Month: January 2013

She may not be the person behind flashing lights when you get pulled over for speeding, nor does she have a gun or a badge. But Gayle Eppler, the service counter manager at Ray’s Food Place in Prineville, is trying to warn customers before they are hit by a potential scam, sometimes to the tune

The solving, with two arrests, of a pair of Bend robberies last year began with an odd police call a month ago – a man claiming his girlfriend found a gun on their front porch after a knock on the door, and that it then went off. By the end of that night, he was

With the new year comes new resolutions, new trends — and for some new beginnings. For one Bend man, 2013 starts another year of sobriety, somewhere he never thought he’d be in a million “new” years. “My father was a raging alcoholic,” said Mike, a recovering alcoholic. “I guess it was like father like son.”

St. Charles Health System said Tuesday it is restricting visitations to its four hospitals and requiring the use of hand sanitizer at entrances to protect vulnerable patients and caregivers from the flu. Starting Wednesday, the following temporary changes in policy are in effect: No visitors under the age of 17 will be allowed in St.

The American Veterinary Medical Association recently released its U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, which revealed that Oregon ranks 4 th for pet ownership, with 63.6 percent of households owning a pet. In 2006, which was the last time the AVMA put together the sourcebook, Oregon again made the top 10 list of pet owners,

Because they received over 30,000 calls through local community telephone numbers last year, Oregon’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) has opened a statewide toll-free telephone number so that all Oregonians can easily access resources and information from anywhere in the state on issues related to aging or living with a disability. The phone number

A 20-year-old Bend man was in critical condition Tuesday morning after being struck by a car while trying to cross SE Reed Market Road on foot, away from any marked crosswalk, police said. Police responded at about 10:13 p.m. Monday to the reported crash on Reed Market Road east of Third Street, in front of

Nationwide and in Oregon, about half the children who are eligible for the federal free school lunch program also get breakfast at school. That is major progress, according to a new report from the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). Last year, Oregon raised the number of pupils starting out with a healthy school breakfast

An elderly couple in Bend avoided a costly scam after they become suspicious of who the caller really was. Karolyn Eidson says she got a call from a man claiming to be her grandson. “I answered the phone and it was a young man, very scared and he sounded like my grandson,” Eidson said Monday.

About 140 neglected dogs have been seized from an “animal rescue” warehouse in Brooks, north of Salem, and the organization’s president, a 24-year old Salem woman, has been arrested and charged with 120 counts of second-degree animal neglect and one count of tampering with evidence. Willamette Valley Animal Rescue, 8955 Pueblo Avenue in Brooks, is

“It was cool at the time, it was just what all my friends did, they were all snowboarders so I was like I’ll hop on the bandwagon,” said new skier Erik Michaelson. Michaelson started snowboarding when he was 13–now at 22– he prefers two sticks instead of one. “I started skiing and fell in love

Built in 2007, before many residents had curbside recycling, the Sisters Recycling Center was busy Monday morning. “Oh, I probably drop things off here twice a week,” said Kedith Wickware, who recently relocated to Oregon from California. “Coming from San Jose, we had extensive recycling, so I would have been really disappointed if I had

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber kicked off the 77th Oregon Legislative Session Monday with his annual State of the State address in Salem. There were hints the governor might address gun control and mental health issues in his address, as other governors have done recently. But except for a moment of silence for victims of gun

The Board of Directors of St, Vincent de Paul Redmond are pleased to announce plans for a capital campaign designed to raise funds to purchase a permanent facility. The facility will continue to house their programs, services and store operations. The capital campaign aligns with long range plans that have been in development and process

Flu (also known as “influenza”) season has arrived and reports of people sick from the flu are increasing in Central Oregon and other counties around the state. With rates of illness in the “moderate” level at this time, public health departments in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties, area hospitals, medical clinics, and pharmacies suggest the

The Oregon Immunization Program wants parents to know that children will not be able to attend school or child care starting Feb. 20 if their records on file show missing immunizations. State law requires that all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities have up-to-date documentation on their

In the past couple of weeks the LaPine Fire District’s paramedics have seen a significant increase in emergency calls for people slipping and falling – most due to slippery outside surfaces and poor footwear. Injuries have been minor to serious broken bones, contusions and concussions. The LaPine Fire District would like to remind all to

The public may visit federal recreation day-use sites for free on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – Monday, Jan. 21. The fee-free day honors the legacy of the civil rights leader and his work. The administrative fee waiver of recreation-use fees applies to federal recreation lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, as well

An Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division investigation led to a raid on a La Pine home and several wildlife-related charges against a couple, troopers said Monday. OSP Fish & Wildlife troopers, assisted by patrol troopers from the Bend Area Command office and game troopers from The Dalles Area Command office, served a search

All Oregon DMV offices including DMV Headquarters will be closed for the statewide furlough on Friday, Jan. 18., and for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21. Customer waiting times tend to be longer on the days before and after DMV office closures, and this statewide furlough is in combination with the weekend