Month: August 2014

The Bend Police Department is offering a free Cyber Crime Recognition and Prevention Class at the Bend Police Department on Wednesday, August 27 from 7-8 p.m. The class will discuss the types of cyber crimes and scams reported to the Bend Police Department as well as ways to recognize and identify common scams. This class

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

All-event passes for the 19th annual Sisters Folk Festival are officially sold out. “We sold out even earlier than last year,” said Development Director Katy Yoder. With a lineup stronger than ever and a commitment to keeping the event a reasonable size, organizers are pleased to see the popularity for the festival reaching new heights.

Police said Sunday night that Jessica Smith of Goldendale, Wash., had been arrested on a murder charge in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, found at a Cannon Beach hotel on Friday. They said a Coast Guard helicopter spotted Smith’s SUV off a logging road. Ground teams went in to find her, and she was

Cascade Natural Gas crews will continue working on SE 2 nd St. in Bend this week, replacing aging gas lines. While most of the heavy work is done, there will be some wrap-up work remaining. Drivers will run into a lot of bumps, dips and ruts until paving crews can smooth out the street. If

A car reported stolen in Salem on Friday was spotted in Redmond Sunday morning, leading to the arrest of the driver after he pulled into the parking lot of a Redmond church, as well a female passenger who was under the influence of drugs, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were notified Sunday morning of

A 62-year-old Colorado man, apparently scouting the turbulent upper Deschutes River for a kayak trip, died Saturday after he fell 40 to 50 feet from a cliff at Benham Falls into a shallow pool of water below, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. County dispatchers got a call shortly before 9 a.m. reporting the injured person

The Lakeview District of the Bureau of Land Management gave notice late Saturday that it was temporarily closing some areas along the Upper Klamath River to vehicle operation, river and foot traffic, due to the nearby Oregon Gulch Fire. The special restrictions and prohibitions are established on lands known as the Upper Klamath River Area

Another day of dark skies, thunder and flashes of lightning from intense thunderstorms on the High Desert also dropped quarter-sized or larger hail over some areas — and brought a dramatic cooldown by dark. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings as the storms marched through Central Oregon, bringing rain but also hail photographed

Jefferson County Treasurer Deena Goss has been indicted on 36 counts of forgery, theft and official misconduct following a state Department of Justice investigation into apparent check-altering and discrepancies in the county’s books, the agency confirmed Friday. Goss was indicted on Wednesday and is scheduled for arraignment on the charges next Friday, August 8 th

While firefighters continue to battle dozens of wildfires throughout the Northwest, there’s one thing they don’t need: Help from careless people. Many of the large, difficult-to-fight wildfires have been caused by lightning. One cell, generally moving from northern California up through the Cascades across Oregon and Washington, can leave multitudes of fire starts in its

A Bend-area Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division trooper received an ward from the agency on Friday for his heroic, lifesaving action responding to a fiery injury traffic crash east of Bend. Also on hand: The mother and daughter he rescued. Trooper Travis Ring’s actions, assisted by an off-duty Oregon National Guard member, saved

A 21-year old Bend woman was killed Friday when she lost control of her pickup truck east of town and it overturned, coming to rest on its top in a narrow irrigation canal, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Kaylene Abbey died at the scene of the crash, reported shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Alfalfa Market

A year ago,, John Hammack of Culver died after part of a burning tree fell on him in the Mt. Washington Wilderness while he helped fight a wildfire. On Friday, his sister tearfully reflected on the impact of the loss on their family Hammack was known and loved by many in the Central Oregon community.

Steve Reinke has been hired as the Deschutes 9-1-1 Director and will start work Tuesday, September 2, the county announced Friday, Reinke’s work experience includes serving as 9-1-1 Director for Kittitas County (Ellensburg, Washington), and Valley Communications Center (Kent, Washington); Interoperable Communications Manager for the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office, and as an Incident Review Center

Harmony4Women, the local Women’s Acappella Benefit Community Chorus, has just received a $5,000 grant from Trust Management Services, LLC, of Waldport, OR. The community chorus opens its arms to women who love to sing, and want to be a part of this valuable experience in acappella harmony, music education, and community. The first such community

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued a joint statement of outrage Thursday upon learning from a new internal VA audit that 30 percent of VA schedulers in Roseburg and 50 percent in White City reported pressure to manipulate or falsify data. “That’s completely outrageous, and it’s one of the reasons why we were

Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty Hosting Marty Stewart at this coming Friday Art Walk Warm and inviting landscapes, Marty’s love of the outdoors is apparent inher stunning work. We are very pleased to have her showing in our downtownoffice throughout the month of August. Please join us Friday with Pronghorn, An Auberge Resortas we kick off

Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty Hosting Marty Stewart at this coming Friday Art Walk Warm and inviting landscapes, Marty’s love of the outdoors is apparent inher stunning work. We are very pleased to have her showing in our downtownoffice throughout the month of August. Please join us Friday with Pronghorn, An Auberge Resortas we kick off

Mid Oregon Credit Union is collecting needed school supplies for students in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties. The Supplies 4 Schools drive will run through the month of August. This year’s Supplies 4 Schools will assure that children who can’t afford needed and required school supplies will have a sense of belonging and readiness on