Month: December 2012

Fourteen new Oregon laws take effect starting New Year’s Day — everything from new funding for a forestry education center to new laws about recycling light bulbs. But perhaps one of the more poignant new laws requires college workers to report child abuse. After Penn State Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky was accused and later convicted

A 17-year-old Redmond resident who refused to leave a southwest Redmond home was arrested on charges he stabbed a 40-year-old Washington state man several times during a dispute Sunday night, police said. Police responded shortly after 7:30 p.m. to a dispute at a house in the 900 block of NW Quince Avenue, said Lt. Nathan

As the holiday season winds down, so does the season of giving. It is a problem for Bend shelters, officials said Monday, as January marks the beginning of the hardest time of year for the homeless. “We operate as the area’s severe weather shelter,” said Bethlehem Inn Executive Director Gwenn Wysling. “So when it gets

Nine people were killed and at least 26 others injured Sunday morning when a charter bus slid off an icy stretch of Interstate 84 in northeast Oregon, smashed through a guardrail and plunged about 200 feet down a steep embankment, Oregon State Police said. Troopers said the driver of the westbound bus lost control around

Wanderlust Tours will be celebrating 20 years in the tour guide business next year. And just three weeks ago, they opened up a store in the Fred Meyer shopping center. NewsChannel 21 visited the new store Sunday to see what sort of impact it will have on the popular tour company. “We have hopes to

Central Oregon is known for its many sports. So it was hard to choose the top sports stories of the past year. And while this isn’t a countdown, it’s rather a showcase of some of the best sports moments of the year. You could say the start and the end of the year made it

Two Bend men have been arrested in connection with the theft of four bikes worth more than $11,000 in two recent burglaries at the Eastside Hutch’s Bicycles and an unsuccessful burglary at the Gear Peddler in northeast Bend, police said Saturday night. On Oct. 22, Hutch’s Bicycles at 820 NE Third Street was burglarized during

The last of six people facing charges in a Redmond ATM fraud and theft case was arrested Friday night at a southwest Redmond apartment, police said Saturday. A tip led police to an apartment at 2445 SW Canal Blvd. where Mitchell Bruce Ballard Jr., 25, was taken into custody without incident, said Sgt. Brad McMurrian.

Bend police on Friday released a security-camera image of the masked man who robbed a downtown Bend Home Federal Bank branch late Thursday afternoon, looking very similar to the suspect in three previous holdups over the past year. A review of the surveillance video from the earlier holdups “shows a distinctive hairline, which is concealed”

There’s no doubt several Central Oregon organizations will be affected if there is no deal reached to avert the fiscal cliff, including CASA, the Court Appointed Special Advocates for children program. The federal and state mandatory program helps abused and neglected children who are removed from homes and go into foster care. When the family

Christmas may be over, but it does not feel that way in the Old Mill District in Bend . While kids are still on winter break, the Old Mill is offering them some neat activities. At the Santa Land space next to Jimmy Johns, kids can take art classes — making paper dragons and cardboard

Bend artist Bill Hoppe will exhibit Works on Paper in the governor’s office, in the Capitol Building in Salem, through February 21, 2013. Begun in 2009 as a series of monoprints inspired by Hoppe’s garden, the nineteen works in this exhibition incorporate a spatial illusion taken from a 1425 drawing by Paolo Uccello (1397 –

Oregon Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian and the state’s Bureau of Labor and Industries are stressing to all employers operating in Oregon that New Year’s is the perfect time to ensure compliance with all minimum wage and mandatory posting requirements. As BOLI announced in September, Oregon’s minimum wage for 2013 is $8.95 per hour.

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded St. Charles Health System’s bond rating to A2 with a stable outlook from A3 with a positive outlook, the organization announced Thursday The upgrade means the health system will be able to borrow money for future capital projects at lower interest rates. Ultimately, it gives St. Charles access to more

A Madras woman crossing a downtown street in an unmarked crosswalk was struck by a car and seriously injured Wednesday evening, police said Thursday. Around 5:20 p.m., police were dispatched to the report of a vehicle-vs.-pedestrian accident at the corner of H and Fourth Street (southbound Hwy. 97/26), said Assistant Chief Tanner Stanfill. An investigation,

With much of the nation’s attention on the looming fiscal cliff, there’s another cliff on the horizon we all almost missed. It also will affect your wallet — and maybe the contents of your fridge. “Any time a customer feels that they are not getting good value for their money, than they start looking other

It’s no surprise Bend is the place to go to grab a good craft beer. In 2012, the Central Oregon beer scene exploded, from growlers at a gas station to new breweries. In August, the Stop and Go gas station at NE 27th Street and Hwy. 20 unveiled its 30-tape tap growler fill station, becoming

The Center for Car Donations would like to remind the Central Oregon community that there is still time to donate a vehicle before the end of the year to receive a 2012 tax receipt for the donation. Center for Car Donations accepts vehicles, running or not, for local nonprofits like, Neighborimpact, Bethlehem Inn, Equine Outreach,

Two Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office marine-patrol deputies and two Search and Rescue personnel were honored this month for rescuing five people whose boat capsized at Wickiup Reservoir in May, leaving them struggling to stay afloat in the cold water. The Oregon State Marine Board honored marine law enforcement deputies from around the state for their

“Out with the old, in with the new” takes on a whole new meaning when the topic is electronic gear. A new national certification program ensures that recyclers properly dispose of items such as laptops, televisions and cell phones. According to the Basel Action Network (BAN), a toxic-waste watchdog group, the oversight is necessary for