Month: April 2013

A 34-year-old Bend motorcyclist who refused to pull over and tried to elude a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy crashed his motorcycle Thursday afternoon, was taken to the hospital for treatment and faces several charges, deputies said. Around 4:50 p.m., a deputy tried to make a traffic stop on a 2005 Beta motorcycle heading north on

An earth-mover toppled into a 40-foot-deep ditch on a construction project in southeast Bend Thursday afternoon and a 90-minute rescue operation brought the apparently unhurt worker to the surface and on to the hospital, officials said. The incident was reported around 1:50 p.m. at a Taylor Northwest construction site along Brosterhous Road just south of

According to Oregon Trauma Registry data, the rate of children’s window falls has decreased 46 percent from 2009 to 2011. Officials say the dramatic decrease is due to the combined efforts of the media’s increase in coverage and extensive outreach of a safety campaign: STOP at 4″: The Campaign to STOP window falls. Safe Kids

The Prineville District, BLM is looking to fill several volunteer campground host positions for the 2013 recreation season. Hosts are needed on the John Day, Lower Deschutes and Crooked rivers and provide a valuable service in exchange for receiving a free campsite. Hosts serve as representatives of the BLM and set examples of “model camping”

A retired Deschutes County sheriff’s captain accidentally shot himself in the hand Wednesday morning while disassembling his pistol for cleaning at a shooting range east of Bend, unaware a round was still in the chamber, deputies said. Randy Wight, 66, was flown by Air Link helicopter to St. Charles Bend with the non-life-threatening wound, said

If you receive an unexpected text message with a link and nothing more, or one that offers you something “for free,” don’t be tempted to click on the link, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum warned Thursday. In a “Scam Alert” e-mail, Rosenblum explained why: If you click on the link, you reach a site that

Marking the successful conclusion of years of effort, a fast pledge- and fund-raising effort in recent weeks, American Airlines announced Thursday it will offer nonstop service between Redmond and Los Angeles International Airport, starting June 12. At a news conference Thursday morning at RDM, officials said the new service will operate daily using a 50-seat

By the narrowest of margins, Bend city councilors voted again to open the door – a tall door – to the possibility of taller riverfront buildings than allowed at present. In a repeat 4-3 vote from two weeks ago, councilors gave final approval to a number of housekeeping changes to the city’s development code, a

School board members and the executive director of the Oregon School Boards Association say they will testify Friday in favor of allowing local districts to determine whether guns will be allowed in K-12 schools. Their testimony will come during hearings planned at the state Capitol for four gun-safety bills before the Senate Judiciary Committee. One

A Canyon City couple escaped injury on Hwy. 126 east of Powell Butte Wednesday when the car she was driving crashed into the back of her husband’s pickup after he stopped behind other traffic, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies responded around 10 a.m. to the reported crash at Hwy. 126 and SW Parrish Road,

Each year, donations to MountainStar Family Relief Nursery begin to flow in right before January. People want to give — but they also want that tax year-end tax deduction. “People ask for them, they’re motivated by them — it’s very important,” MountainStar Executive Director Tim Rusk said Wednesday. But a bill in the Oregon Legislature

Avrey Walker, 10, of Redmond is improving significantly after she recently underwent an experimental procedure in Philadelphia. She’s battling leukemia for the third time, and her family says they’re staying optimistic that she will win her fight. “I feel good,” Avrey said this week from the Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia. “I had a few

In conjunction with National Public Health Week, April 1-7, the Deschutes County Behavioral and Public Health Advisory Boards announced their annual selections for the 2013 Health Heroes Awards Monday night. The awards were announced during a special Des Chutes Historical Museum History Pub event at McMenamins St. Francis School. The annual award honors an individual

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies called out on a case of animal hoarding at a trailer just south of Redmond removed 24 cats, three rats and a dog from the home on Wednesday, deputies said. Deputies said they got a tip Tuesday about an apparent hoarding case at Desert Terrace Mobile Estates at 5063 S. Hwy.

After interviewing five candidates, Deschutes County commissioners on Wednesday stayed within the county “family” and chose interim Administrator Tom Anderson for the permanent post. The Prothman Company of Bellevue, Washington conducted a national recruitment for the position. Five candidates participated in a two-day interview process that included a public reception held on Monday and a

Heart of Oregon Corps announced Wednesday that it was awarded $12,000 in funding for the Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps crews in Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, and the Crooked River National Grassland. The summer “work, learn, earn” program enables high school aged youth to complete environmental conservation projects on local public lands while earning

Rep. John Huffman (R-The Dalles) “took a stand in defense of citizens’ privacy and civil rights” Tuesday, supporting House Bill 2710 regarding drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) during a public hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, his office said. The legislation, sponsored by Huffman and Rep. Gene Whisnant (R-Sunriver), would require public bodies that use Unmanned

Heart of Oregon Corps announced today that it was awarded $473 for Madras High School Next Generation of Artists. Heart of Oregon Corps recently acquired the Mt. View Hospital Thrift Store in Madras, which now provides a year-round venue for “work-learn-earn” opportunities for Jefferson County youth. Partnering with Madras High School, Heart of Oregon Corps

Two young cooks from the Western Region, including a Central Oregon Community College student, will pack up their knives and travel to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, for the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Western Regional Conference at The Coeur d’Alene Resort, April 12-15, to compete for the title of ACF Western Region Student Chef of the Year.

The Bethlehem Inn invites the community to Adopt a Night at Central Oregon’s only emergency shelter providing services for adults and children. This program is a way for the community to help support the Inn and the residents they serve by adopting the family wing, a room or even a single resident for as little