Month: June 2014

The Fourth of July means flags, barbecues and, of course, fireworks. Our furry friends are less thrilled about the latter. “She gets pretty scared,” dog owner Rocky Beebe said Monday. “The noises upset her and we just try to keep her in the house and keep her in the bedroom and give her some chew

Strolling through downtown Bend, you’ll find historical plaques on many buildings. Though Roberts on Wall Street doesn’t have a plaque, it’s history in downtown Bend runs deep. “Roberts goes back to 1977 -0, before that it was it was Standifords, same corporation that goes back to 1949, and before that it was Swartzen Newson going

New mobile maps put the geology of Oregon’s volcanic peaks — including the Three Sisters — into the hands of hikers. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) is offering its geologic guide and recreation map series as mobile maps through the PDF Maps app for Apple and Android. The series, available for

Your local Extension Office and 4-H program has an exciting program open to families in Oregon. Experience Japan without leaving home! Japanese delegates are coming in three weeks to experience life in Oregon! We are looking for a few more host families! You don’t need to do anything special except include them as a member

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement Monday in response to a letter provided by the Office of Director of National Intelligence, which details the number of warrantless “backdoor” searches performed by U.S. intelligence agencies. “As this response makes clear, intelligence agencies are searching through communications collected under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence

Join Bend Area Habitat for Humanity on a build trip to San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic on February 7-15, 2015. Bend Habitat is looking for a team of 12 motivated volunteers who want to have an amazing experience in a different culture and help low income families in the Dominican Republic. Volunteers will

A 49-year-old Prineville man was hospitalized and cited on DUII and other charges Sunday evening after crashing his motorcycle on SE Juniper Canyon Road south of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched shortly before 5 p.m. to the area of SE Juniper Canyon Road near Davis Loop on the reported injury crash,

Bend’s Community Center (BCC) is inviting people throughout Central Oregon to donate jewelry, watches, money clips, cuff links and other sparkly items or high quality accessories to the fundraiser, Jewelz for Food, which will benefit the Feed the Hungry program. Jewelry for all ages and both genders is being sought for the fundraiser to be

As across the country, the reaction among Oregon groups and lawmakers was fast and strong to Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on private employers who refuse to pay for certain contraception methods. Here we’ve stitched together their full, unedited statements: News release from Sen. Jeff Merkley: Merkley: Hobby Lobby Decision is ‘Tremendous Blow’ to Women’s

Americans love to celebrate the Fourth of July with family, friends, food and fireworks, but all too often the festivities turn tragic on our nation’s roadways. The fact is this iconic American holiday is also one of the deadliest holidays of the year due to drunk-driving crashes. In an effort to keep our community safe

I am pleased to announce my intention to run for a seat on the Redmond City Council this November. After my recent retirement from a 35 year career in management of technology manufacturing companies, I have found I truly love volunteering in this community where I have lived for the last 4 years and will

The final day of Bend’s weekend food festival, the Bite of Bend, featured two competitive events Sunday The top chef competition had its final rounds on Sunday. The cooking battle took place between eight chefs from various restaurants in Central Oregon, preparing dishes with an hour time-limit in front of a live audience. Also taking

About 60 tons of hay were destroyed in fire off O’Neil Highway west of Prineville Saturday night, as was a Caterpillar loader, officials say. A fire off the O’Neil Highway Saturday night destroyed 60 tons of baled hay and a Caterpillar ‘reach-out’ loader, Crook County Fire & Rescue officials said. Crews responded around 8 p.m.

Mangled metal, broken glass, police tape. Not exactly a sight you’d expect or like to see at a parade. However, it was exactly the sight that those along Third Street in Prineville saw during the Crooked River Roundup Parade on Saturday morning. A totaled car on a flatbed trailer was one of the floats on

A Stevenson fireworks vendor who lost his arm in a Fourth of July accident is sharing his story in hopes of helping others avoid a tragedy. On Saturday, fireworks went on sale in Washington state. Ray Lueders, a fireworks vendor, was looking forward to selling his pyrotechnics to revelers celebrating the Fourth. But KGW reports

The Oregon State Marine Board voted to approve higher motorboat fees during their quarterly board meeting Wednesday in Prineville. The board discussed the agency’s proposed 2015-2017 budget and also approved two boating facility grant increase requests and elected new board officers. Staff briefed the board on budget preparation and the public’s participation in the process.

There’s something about summer and food carts. “The food is really good,” a Bend resident said Friday while ordering lunch at The Lot, the outdoor food cart pod off NW Columbia Street. And each year, there seems to be more options rolling into town. To be exact, 107 mobile food carts are operating in Deschutes

GoPetFriendly.com, a pet travel website, announced today the Top U.S. Cities for Dog Friendly Vacations, according to their annual reader survey — and Bend made the list, as it has in the past. Here’s the rest of their announcement: For dog lovers, nothing is better than finding the perfect vacation spot — one that goes

St. Charles Bend is set to open its $13 million cancer center, the first of its kind on the High Desert and a milestone in treatment for a region covering 250,000 residents. St. Charles Foundation officials told NewsChannel 21 during a media tour of the center Friday that they’ve been waiting for this moment for

A line on the ground, meant to keep protesters away from women who go into clinics to seek abortions, part of an issue that continues to divide the nation. The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that buffer zones around abortion clinics are unconstitutional, a big decision for people on both sides of the debate. “This