Month: December 2012

A Prineville pickup driver who ran several stop signs and drove in the oncoming lane refused to pull over for police Wednesday night, prompting a pursuit through several neighborhoods, only ending after officers used “spike strips” to deflate its tires, police said. They also said a friend of the pickup’s owner had jumped onto the

Workers and employers in Oregon’s construction industry are invited to attend a full-day conference on Tuesday, Jan. 29, designed to highlight safe work practices and provide code-related updates. Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), part of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, is one of several partners presenting the Mid-Oregon Construction Safety

A woman was arrested in a raid on her southwest Bend home Tuesday night, accused of selling marijuana from her home, including sales to minors – and allegedly assisted in some sales by a 15-year-old girl, police said. Over the past month, Bend police investigating an alleged drug sale to a minor determined that Jennifer

A 12-year-old Vernonia boy who rescued his grandmother from their burning home in October got a standing ovation as he was honored at a gathering of Oregon sheriffs in Bend Wednesday night. Seth Cutright, recovering from his own burns suffered in the blaze, was recognized by the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association for his heroics and

After a weekend of much-needed snowfall in the mid-Cascades, Hoodoo Ski Area announced late Tuesday that it will open its 75th season of operation on Friday at 9 a.m. “Stay tuned for trail and lift updates as we are expected to get 4-8 inches of snow before Friday,” the announcement said, urging enthusiasts to check

Most of us have never seen or been in an avalanche. But the sound is unmistakable. David Marchi guides heli-skiing in Alaska and now owns Crows Feet Commons in Bend. Four years ago, he got caught in an avalanche while guiding. “It’s like getting run through the washing machine, with snow going down into your

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is considered by many in the field to be the “bible” of psychiatry. The guide is used primarily by mental health professionals for the purpose of making a diagnosis. But some new revisions are causing some controversy in the medical field. The American Psychiatric Association

The City of Bend is seeking applicants for a vacant position on the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board (BEDAB). Members will be appointed by and advise the City Council on economic development matters and ensure that the City promotes a supportive business environment to foster economic growth. The successful candidate will serve a two-year term.

With the farm bill stalled in the House and Oregon farmers and ranchers hit hard by 2012’s historic wildfires, Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden on Wednesday urged President Obama to include wildfire relief in any disaster aid package before the end of this year. A supplemental disaster relief package is expected to move

A Warm Springs transient led Jefferson and Crook County sheriff’s deputies on a wild on- and off-road chase in a stolen pickup early Wednesday before it got stuck on a muddy hill northwest of Prineville, authorities said. The two occupants ran, and while the driver was caught with the helpful bite of a Deschutes County

Mt. Bachelor reopened Wednesday, a day after high winds and heavy rain prompted a closure. Temperatures dropped and there was an inch of new snow overnight, the resort reported, with several inches at mid-mountain. With colder snow on the way, and to “maintain the quality of our snowpack,” Bachelor reported doing “minimal grooming overnight,” advising

Nearly four months after a Bend police officer’s confrontation with a combative patient outside St. Charles Medical Center-Bend, Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty ruled Tuesday that despite an autopsy finding that the man’s later death was a “homicide,” the officer’s action were “lawful and justified.” The DA issued a three-page report on his investigation

Reading between the lines of annual holiday cards and letters may have revealed that some of your relatives or close friends could use a special gift this holiday season–the gift of heat and light. “Getting help to pay their electric bill is not something people ask for in their stocking, but if you know someone

Kiwanis Club of Redmond has established a trust account at Bank of the Cascades for contributions to the Sam Johnson Park improvement project on which it is partnering with the City of Redmond. Kiwanis established the park in the late 1980s on land donated to the city by the Sam Johnson family. Irrigation, landscaping and

Employees of the Shari’s on Bend’s north side were on high alert last week after a man used a metal tool to pry open a cash register, pushed a waitress down and fled. Police are urging anyone with information in the crime to come forward, and on Tuesday released security-camera video of the week-ago robbery.

Drug agents and police, including Central Oregon’s SWAT team, raided a home in western Crook County early Sunday morning, arresting four people and seizing more than a pound of methamphetamine worth about $25,000 on the street, officers said late Tuesday. Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team detectives were assisted by the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team,

The holidays are all about giving and getting, and fifth-generation etiquette expert Daniel Post warns giving shouldn’t stop at what’s going underneath the tree. “I really advise that you keep your tips as one of your budgeted expenses during the holiday season,” said Post. NewsChannel 21 spoke with Post via Skype Tuesday afternoon. Post’s great-grandmother,

Great news about your property value. Home prices in Bend rose by 13.7 percent in October from a year ago, Core Logic reported Tuesday. That’s more than twice the national rate of 6.3 percent — which was the biggest home price rise nationally in over six years, since June 2006. And as you might expect,

The family of a Prineville man who vanished more than eight months ago has more than tripled its reward, to $10,000, for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for his disappearance, authorities said Tuesday. Crook County sheriff’s deputies have been trying to find Robert Alan Bucknell, 55, since his

Oregon lawmakers said Tuesday they wrote to the Veterans Administration to object to regulations which shortchange Oregon veterans going to college under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. In a letter to VA Director of Education Services Robert Worley, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) along with Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.)