Month: July 2013

An Oregon National Guard helicopter crew late Saturday night rescued a 64-year-old man hurt in a fall on a glacier high on Mt. Jefferson, Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins said. Adkins had said earlier the rescue effort would get under way around 5 a.m. Sunday, but he received notice overnight that the helicopter plucked the

Crook County and other firefighters teamed up to douse a fire that destroyed a hay barn in the Lone Pine area east of Terrebonne Saturday night. Crook County Fire & Rescue was called out around 8:30 p.m. on the reported barn fire on NW Lone Pine Road, officials said. They were joined crews from Redmond

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is having a tough time picking up donations for the thrift store it relies on, due to thieves who pulled off an unusual heist. A week ago, the entire rear axle of one of the organization’s pickup trucks was stolen right off the truck. Shelter officials told NewsChannel 21

A Bend greenhouse is destroyed Saturday afternoon after a fan motor overheated. Bend fire officials said neighbors spotted the smoke and flames behind a home near Kearney Avenue and Seventh Street just after 1:30 p.m. Bend fire Capt./ Andy Hood said the neighbors grabbed hoses and tried to put the fire out, as the homeowner

An Oregon State Police trooper followed shoe prints to a La Pine woman’s home Saturday and she was cited for leaving a campfire unattended Friday night, causing a small brushfire on BLM property, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Natalie Jean Schlosser, 34, was cited on a reckless burning charge and released in connection with the

Among the businesses, shoppers and strollers, a new presence joins downtown Bend — police officers on foot patrol. The new patrol follows months of meetings between Bend police, the city and the Downtown Bend Businesses Association. Two police officers will share the new patrolling duties that started a couple weeks ago. “(We were) kind of

A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy’s fatal shooting of a Redmond-area woman outside her apartment was lawful and justified because she was raising a shotgun toward them, having fired five shots since officers arrived and brought eight guns out of the home during the confrontation, District Attorney Patrick Flaherty said Friday. Concluding a five-page report on

Firefighters have established a line around a wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams on Saturday and are focusing on pushing it away from homes. The Pacifica fire threatens 150 homes. Seventy-five of them were evacuated on Friday, but residents have been permitted to return. The fire is burning on about 500 acres,

Firefighters have established a line around a wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams on Saturday and are focusing on pushing it away from homes. The Pacifica fire threatens 150 homes. Seventy-five of them were evacuated on Friday, but residents have been permitted to return. The fire is burning on about 500 acres,

Firefighters have established a line around a wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams on Saturday and are focusing on pushing it away from homes. The Pacifica fire threatens 150 homes. Seventy-five of them were evacuated on Friday, but residents have been permitted to return. The fire is burning on about 500 acres,

Firefighters have established a line around a wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams on Saturday and are focusing on pushing it away from homes. The Pacifica fire threatens 150 homes. Seventy-five of them were evacuated on Friday, but residents have been permitted to return. The fire is burning on about 500 acres,

Firefighters have established a line around a wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams on Saturday and are focusing on pushing it away from homes. The Pacifica fire threatens 150 homes. Seventy-five of them were evacuated on Friday, but residents have been permitted to return. The fire is burning on about 500 acres,

The city of Redmond said Friday it just learned that it is the recipient of a $210,000 Local Government Grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department for the Sam Johnson Park Improvement Project. The project was ranked #1 in the state rankings for large grants, and brings the total fund-raising for this project to

A crowd gathered at Riverbend Park for Friday night’s Balloons Over Bend Nightglow got to witness a different, scarier kind of glow — a wildfire that broke out just to the south along the Deschutes River Trail, sending up tall flames near the footbridge to Farewell Bend Park. The fire was reported shortly after 9

One of two Redmond men floating the Deschutes River on inner tubes northwest of town Friday afternoon fell into the water, then got pinned against a rock by the undercurrent, barely keeping his head above water until rescuers could free him, officials said. Deschutes County 911 got a call shortly before 3 p.m. from Troy

Several sections of streets throughout Bend are scheduled for maintenance and repairs during the week of July 21. Signage and personnel will be in place to help control traffic. Travelers should expect delays. Please proceed through work zones with caution, and thank you in advance for your patience. Project dates are estimates based on favorable

Nearly a week after it began, the Box Springs Fire, 25 miles northeast of Prineville, has been declared fully contained after burning 470 acres, official said Friday night. Crews completed a line around the fire Tuesday, and no smoke was visible in the area Wednesday, according to the agency. The major progress on the fire

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a wind-driven wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams has been 75 percent contained after racing across half a square mile and destroying one vacant home and several vehicles. Rogue Valley Incident Management Team spokesman Don Hickman said as many as 150 homes were threatened earlier

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a wind-driven wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams has been 75 percent contained after racing across half a square mile and destroying one vacant home and several vehicles. Rogue Valley Incident Management Team spokesman Don Hickman said as many as 150 homes were threatened earlier

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a wind-driven wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams has been 75 percent contained after racing across half a square mile and destroying one vacant home and several vehicles. Rogue Valley Incident Management Team spokesman Don Hickman said as many as 150 homes were threatened earlier