Month: December 2012

An estimated 230,000 vehicles suffered damage from flooding in the Northeast as a result of Hurricane Sandy and the Nor’easter storm associated with it. That may be thousands of miles away, but even Oregonians shopping for a vehicle need to beware, Oregon DMV warned Monday. “Unscrupulous individuals may try to prey on consumers looking for

Redmond School District 2J is seeking applicants for one vacant position on the Budget Committee. The Budget Committee is made up of all five School Board members and five appointed Budget Committee members. Budget Committee members are appointed to serve for three years. The Budget Committee will begin meeting and deliberating on the 2013-2014 district

As snow, wind and freezing temperatures hit Central Oregon, the Humane Society of Central Oregon would like to remind people to provide extra care for their pets. Pets are best kept inside. Bring your pet inside when the temperature drops to 32 degrees with the wind-chill factor. Dogs and cats can get frost bitten ears,

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) on Monday announced the nomination of eight students from Central Oregon for acceptance to one of the prestigious United States service academies based on their academic performance, extracurricular involvement and character. Jameson (Jay) Borland, son of Thomas & Ellen Borland of Bend attending Bend High school – United States Air Force

Highway 20 east of Hampton near the Deschutes, Lake and Harney County lines was closed for about six hours Monday morning following a non-injury commercial truck crash, Oregon State Police said. A second minor injury crash also occurred in the traffic backup. Traffic was open to one lane by midday while hazardous material response personnel

Monday’s storm prompted Bend-La Pine Schools to decide on a two-hour delay of classes. The delay also includes includes St. Francis of Assisi, Cascades Academy, Eastmont, Three Sisters Adventist and Trinity Lutheran School. There is also no a.m. kindergarten. Bend-La Pine NeighborImpact Headstart has no a.m. classes, and Bend Parks and Rec has no a.m.

A rumor about a planned school shooting on Dec. 21 at Mountain View High School spread like wildfire throughout the school. Police found there was no danger, but many parents were even more shaken after Friday’s school shooting in Connecticut, with one mom even taking her kid out of class. Watching the devastating scene unfold

Crook County rescuers followed tracks in the snow Monday morning to find a 76-year-old Prineville woman who vanished from her home overnight, deputies said. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched shortly after 8 a.m. to SE Davis Loop and Southwood Drive on a report of a woman missing from her bed overnight, said Undersheriff John Gautney. Deputies

John Devencenzi says he worked for AT&T for 15 years and has nothing against the company. But he joined about 20 neighbors along Alfalfa Market Road east of Bend on Saturday, many holding up neon protest signs to demonstrate their continued opposition to a planned 100-foot AT&T cell phone tower. “I have no issues with

A seasonal closure to motorized access, in place since the late 1990s in the Metolius Basin area, expanded this year into portions of the Crooked River National Grassland and the Sisters Ranger District. The expansion of the seasonal closure is in response to continuing declines in deer populations and increased deer poaching in the area.

Never mind that most of the snow has melted. Give kids a light dusting and some slick grass and they’ll still shoot down the hill. On Sunday, a couple dozen people of all ages celebrated the first major snowfall of the season with some sledding at Bend’s Drake Park. One man with two small children

Bend firefighters said they were called early Sunday to a home filling with smoke north of town, then spent hours dismantling the fireplace area to find the fire and extinguish it. They also reminded fireplace and woodstove owners to have regular cleanings and inspections. Fire crews responded around 6:35 a.m. to the report of smoke

What is the world coming to? That is a question many have asked themselves since Friday’s elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, that killed 26 people — of those, 20 were children. “It’s tragic, awful,” one Bend resident said Saturday. “I have two grown kids, but I can’t imagine, you know — I just can’t

For some unspeakable acts, there are no words. “It’s indescribable,” a Bend eighth-grader said Saturday. “There are no words to describe how people feel,” said a father tightly holding his toddler. “Especially during the holidays.” People on the High Desert were choked with a mixture of emotions on Saturday, the day after the tragic massacre

Jefferson County Fire District crews stopped a fire at a vacant Madras home from making it to the interior Friday evening, limiting damage to about $5,000, officials said Saturday. The fire at 425 SW G Street was called in by a passer-by shortly before 6 p.m.. Two engines and five firefighters responded and were able

Oregon State Police arrested a Prineville woman Friday on felony theft and forgery charges, accused of embezzling over $227,000 from the Redmond company where she worked as a bookkeeper, then sending a fake e-mail — supposedly from her mother — saying she had died. An OSP Criminal Investigation Division detective arrested Christine Marie Harris, 36,

Dignitaries, veterans and townsfolk from the La Pine area gathered on a snowy, cold Saturday morning for the community’s first “Wreaths Across America” ceremony, a 750-city event to honor and recognize veterans across the wars and across America. Wreaths from the city of La Pine, one from and each of the six branches of service

Avoid time-consuming and costly mistakes by learning from someone who’s “been there, done that.” Continuing January 8, 2013, SCORE business counselors will be available every Tuesday from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. for free one-on-one small business counseling in the Second Floor Tutor Room of the Downtown Bend Library. Individuals who operate or wish to start

Redmond bareback rider Steven Peebles collected his initial first-place check here during the ninth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, marking an 84.5-point ride Friday night. Peebles encountered a nerve-wracking experience after recording his score as the first rider to go, and then having to wait through 14 other riders to see if his

Eighteen children dead, six adults dead and after a school shooting in Connecticut, a nation is wrought with grief. Bend psychologist Michael Conner said tragedies like Friday’s call for parents to stay rational and not let their own emotions affect their children. “They don’t know why somebody would do this,” Conner said. “You don’t need