Month: November 2012

Preliminary information released Monday indicates fewer traffic fatalities and DUII arrests made by Oregon State Police troopers during the 2012 Thanksgiving holiday reporting period between 6:00 p.m. Nov. 21 and 11:59 p.m. Nov. 25 . To date, the following two fatal traffic crashes, both occurring on Thanksgiving , have been reported to ODOT’s Fatality Analysis

December is “stocking stuffer” month at Oregon State Parks. From December 1 through December 31 , park-goers can save $5 on the state park 12-month day-use parking permit. The state park permit, which is required at 26 Oregon state parks, is on sale for $25 – regularly $30 – in December. Visitors who do not

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon announced Monday the selection of THA Architecture and Kirby Nagelhout Construction Co. as the architect and construction manager for their planned church construction, to be located on the southeast corner of Skyliners Road and Skyline Ranch Road on the west side of Bend. The plan is for the

Two men were arrested at gunpoint Sunday night after their SUV led police on a chase from Tumalo into Bend, crashing into a rock wall at a northeast Bend intersection, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 8:45 p.m. to the Tumalo Store at 64683 Cook Avenue on a report of suspicious circumstances,

Members of one segment of the American workforce — veterans — are speaking out on behalf of wind energy development, in Oregon and across the country. Many military veterans say their experiences in the oil-rich Middle East have convinced them that the United States should be doing more to encourage alternative energy sources. Some, including

Last Monday’s windstorm sent two trees crashing into a home in Deschutes River Woods, fortunately causing no injuries, but leaving the three renters without a place to live. Trina Towner, one of the renters, says she was home alone when she heard the trees crash into the house. “It felt like an earthquake, like I

It’s the fever that can’t be sweat out. “One thing I hear the most is, ‘If I win I’m going to remember you!’ I hear that one a lot,” Quickway Market employee Devri Dooley said Sunday. With no jackpot winners in the Powerball drawing Saturday night, the staff at the Quickway Market on Butler Market

A Beaverton man was rescued, then arrested on DUII and other charges after a crash that left his pickup truck dangling precariously from a Highway 217 overpass Saturday afternoon, officials said. Beaverton police and Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue crews were called to the Denney Road overpass shortly after 3:30 p.m. and arrived to find

Small business owners geared up for their own Black Friday on Saturday. The national campaign called Small Business Saturday urged people to shop locally. NewsChannel 21 visited Sisters Cascade of Gifts, otherwise known to Sisters residents as “the fudge shop.” The owner says last year was like a party and this year, several customers already

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District is celebrating the holidays this year with a really cool light display at the Sisters fire hall. The lights are timed with the music of “Carol of the Bells.” Sisters Fire Shift Commander Gary Lovegren built the display. Lovegren started the display with a fireman and fire truck that he

More than 300 people packed Chimps Inc. the chimps sanctuary in Tumalo, to watch Saturday’s Oregon-Oregon State Civil War football game. It’s the largest fundraiser of the year for the sanctuary. The money raised goes to improvements to the sanctuary and helps provide the care the chimps need. Beavers and Ducks fans got to enjoy

During the past week, the Oregon State Police has received complaints from citizens regarding telephone calls from individuals claiming to be OSP troopers demanding money in exchange for dropping criminal charges or clearing arrest warrants against the people they call. In two similar cases reported to OSP thus far, male callers with foreign accents called

Potentially beginning next Tuesday, Central Oregon, Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists will burn piles in two separate locations near Bend and Sunriver. Pile burning will occur near the Skyliners neighborhood along Skyliners Road (FS Road 4601); and near Sunriver along Cottonwood Road (FS Road 4143), FS Road 600, and adjacent to the west side of

A Bend resident who saw a young man breaking into a southeast Bend business, then fleeing early Friday confronted and forcibly held the suspect for police. Officers were thankful but strongly urged people not to take such actions, due to the dangers involved. Shortly before 1 a.m., police were called to Duck Delivery at 1076

A California apple truck driver said he swerved to avoid a deer standing in the middle of a Crook County road early Thanksgiving Day, causing the semi to roll onto its side and spill most of the fruit, and diesel fuel as well, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies responded around 1:15 a.m. to the

The number of people depending on food stamps for Thanksgiving dinner is not surprising to Gene Evans, communications director at the Oregon Department of Human Services. While many of us have trouble making room on our plates, others are struggling to provide just a basic meal. The Economic Policy Institute says 42 million Americans will

Four people were injured Wednesday evening in a two-car crash on an ice and snow -covered stretch of Highway 26 about eight miles east of Government Camp, Oregon State Police reported. OSP troopers from The Dalles Area Command office are continuing the investigation. According to Senior Trooper Kendra Raiser, around 5:30 p.m., a 1992 Toyota

A Klamath Falls man whose car struck an SUV from behind on Highway 97 south of Redmond late last Friday night, sending three people to the hospital with serious injuries, has been cited on DUII and other charges, Oregon State Police said Wednesday. An investigation by troopers into the crash led to charges against Pedro

Patricia Moore’s guardian dogs have taken on cougars. Her llamas could stomp a coyote to death. And half of her 80-acre farm on the outskirts of Bend is carefully fortified — complete with an electric fence. It’s all to protect her farm and the 100 South African Boer goats Moore raises for meat. “If the

Ten months after a Sandy teen died in a snowboarding accident on Mount Hood, her parents filed a lawsuit against the ski resort Wednesday, and a Bend attorney weighed in on the case for NewsChannel 21. Last January, Taylur DeWolf, 17, died after hitting a tree at Ski Bowl. Her parents say they believe she