Month: October 2012

The Oregon State Police (OSP) Identification Services (ID Services) reported Tuesday morning is currently experiencing technical difficulties accessing LEDS and placing outgoing phone calls. The outage is affecting all services within ID Services including Fingerprint processing (AFIS), Computerized Criminal History (CCH) and the Firearms Instant Check System (FICS). Around 8:30 a.m., problems affecting outgoing calls

During the last several years, more drivers have reported being involved in traffic crashes with wildlife on Oregon roads during November than any other month of the year. Oregon State Police, the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife issued a joint statement Tuesday, urging drivers to be aware of the

New York: It’s the city that never sleeps. But as our own Nina Mehlhaf showed us in videos sent from her iPhone, Superstorm Sandy has left even some of the busiest places in the city deserted. “This is when I knew Hurricane Sandy was going to be the real deal,” Nina said as she struggled

Drivers on the West Coast and nationwide are enjoying a second week of double-digit decreases in pump prices — and hurricane, now Superstorm Sandy should do little if anything to reverse that long-term trend, AAA Oregon/Idaho said Tuesday. The national average for regular unleaded falls 11 cents this week to $3.53 while Oregon’s statewide average

Ian Wilson’s mom, Jain, cherishes his childhood memories more than ever these days. She describes him as a good kid, with a gentle soul. But that good kid started living dangerously. The now 21-year-old got in a car crash last year, and police found cocaine in his pocket. He damaged two discs in his lower

A $29 million bond for recreation improvements is on the November ballot. It’s the only measure that could raise your property taxes, if you live in the Bend area. One of the things the measure would do is provide safe passage through the Colorado Dam, and it would do much more than that. But not

The FBI released its annual Crime in the United States report for American cities on Monday. Nationally, violent crime fell for the fifth year in a row, dropping 4.5% (per 100,000 people) in 2011. Property crime fell for the ninth year in a row, dropping by 1.3% (per 100,000 people.) The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting

A Metolius family, awakened and rescued from their burning home early Sunday, said they were thankful to be alive and wanted to thank the stranger who led them to safety. The fire was reported around 1:30 Sunday morning in a rental home at the corner of 8th Street and Highway 361 in Metolius. While flames

St. Charles Bend nurses voted by a margin of 95 percent to ratify a new, three-year labor contract last week, officials said Monday. St. Charles Health System and the Oregon Nurses Association reached a tentative agreement on the contract on Oct. 11 after a bargaining session that lasted more than 24 hours. “These negotiations dealt

In Oregon, there are an average of 600 woodstove and home heating fires, causing $18 million in damages each year. With a little planning and maintenance, you can help keep from becoming a part of that statistic, Bend Fire and Rescue says. Here are some simple tips for keeping your home safe: Have a Certified

“See and be seen” is a piece of advice making its way around the state, as residents prepare for the annual time change this Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m. That’s when we set our clocks back one hour, and it means the morning commute will bring darkness to us one hour earlier. Pedestrians will

Why do so many Oregon families seek emergency food? A new study out Monday has some answers to that question. Long-term unemployment, persistent underemployment, inadequate SNAP benefits and the high cost of food, gasoline, utilities and rent are the leading reasons people seek emergency food, according to the 2012 biennial Hunger Factors Assessment released Monday

As fall weather continues to bring moisture and cooler temperatures across Central Oregon, Prineville Bureau of Land Management fuels specialists intend to begin burning piles in several locations within the La Pine basin as early as Tuesday. As conditions allow, specialists expect operations to continue for several weeks as they burn piles on both sides

A 49-year-old Burns man has been arrested on a murder charge in the violent death of another Burns man over the weekend, Harney County District Attorney Tim Colahan said Monday. Thomas Reyes Garcia Jr., 49, was arrested early Saturday in the death of Eddie Ben Barela, 30, Colahan said. Barela died early Saturday morning from

A world renowned horse trainer is in Bend this week, giving some clinics. On Sunday, she judged a Halloween horse costume contest. The winner, Ashley Milton of Bend, was dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and her horse Reba was dressed as the scarecrow. Wylene Wilson helped judge the fiifth annual horse show

Like father, like son? Not necessarily — at least, not when it comes to how they’re voting in this year’s elections. In Oregon’s Student Mock Election, being held at schools across the state this week, the idea is not to predict how the “real” election will turn out, but to teach kids the importance of

A week after the Humane Society of Redmond put out a plea for someone to adopt a blind dog and her faithful, younger companion, an Oregon City couple paid a visit to bring the two companions to their home. The shelter had announced “it has two beautiful Yellow Labrador Retrievers with a special bond, in

Oregon State Police say a 26-year-old Hines man was killed early Sunday when his pickup left a highway south of Burns and he was thrown to the ground. OSP troopers were notified around 12:30 a.m. that a passing motorist had found the single-vehicle crash on Highway 205 about 10 miles south of Burns. Troopers said

An Oregon State Police arson investigator is helping local officials investigate a suspicious fire that destroyed a large two-story vacation home in the Cloverdale area southeast of Sisters. The blaze was battled by crews from several agencies for about five hours Friday night. The fire was reported just after 7 p.m. Friday by a resident

More than one thousand cyclocross racers are wearing costumes and competing in two days of racing this weekend in Bend. And Saturday things kicked off in the Old Mill District. The Cross Crusades races are an eight-race series set in the fall. Races are usually held in Portland every weekend in October and November. But