Month: December 2014

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 7.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.56/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307 gas outlets in Oregon. That compares with the national average that has fallen 9.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.28/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

Did you or someone in your life do something heroic this year? Now is the time to nominate local heroes for the annual American Red Cross Oregon Mountain River Chapter Heroes event. Each year the local chapter of the Red Cross honors heroes for their bravery, their knowledge of life-saving skills like CPR and their

Continuing his pledge since 1996 to hold a town hall each year in each of Oregon’s counties, Senator Ron Wyden will begin the new year with town halls this week in seven counties, including a Friday event in Bend. Senator Wyden starts his 20 th year of holding annual town halls in each of Oregon’s

Redmond police are seeking the public’s help in finding a driver who refused to pull over late Saturday night, sparking a pursuit that turned into a two-hour search after he and a passenger got out and ran. An officer tried to stop the Chevy Tahoe SUV for a traffic violation on Southwest Glacier Avenue near

A fire early Sunday morning destroyed a detached shop northeast of Prineville and also heavily damaged a motor home, officials said. Crook County Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched at 4:12 a.m. to the fire in a subdivision off Northeast Wainwright Road, arriving to find the shop ablaze and a 400-gallon heating oil tank venting

Two people were killed and a third injured Sunday morning when a pickup left state Highway 140 East (the South Side Bypass) in Klamath Falls, struck a lamp post and sign, then rolled several times into a pasture, Oregon State Police reported. The crash was reported to OSP around 7:40 a.m. near milepost 3 at

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested on two counts of attempted murder and other charges in the stabbing of two people in Chiloquin Friday night, one of whom was critically injured, Klamath County sheriff’s deputies said. Racina Jean Allen was arrested around 9 p.m. Saturday and booked into the Klamath County Jail on two counts

A 21-year-old Redmond man faces DUII (drugs) and other charges after a Christmas night crash on Highway 97 south of Redmond in which his speeding car hit the rear of an SUV, left the road and flipped on its side, Oregon State Police reported Sunday. The crash occurred around 5:40 p.m. Thursday at milepost 128,

Three people were taken to St. Charles Bend with serious injuries, two by helicopter, after a Christmas Eve crash on snowy Highway 20 near Santiam Pass, Oregon State Police said Friday. Two were in fair condition Friday and the other had been released, officials said. The crash occurred near milepost 80 around 3 p.m. when

“It never occurred to me that I would see her alive again,” said David Schelske of West Linn, whose dog plunged 150 feet down a cliff during a Christmas afternoon hike in the Columbia Gorge. The 3-year old yellow Lab, Sandy, was trapped on a narrow ledge as the Oregon Humane Society’s animal rescue team

An SUV crashed into and knocked over a power pole in southwest Bend Thursday afternoon, knocking out power to about 1,300 Pacific Power customers. Over half had their power back by evening, but it took repair crews until 3 a.m. Friday to finish replacing the demolished pole and restore service to all customers. The crash

A Warm Springs woman who killed her 17-month-old son more than a decade ago has been struggling to meet the terms of her supervised release from prison. Lillian Blackwolf, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2003 death of Kenneth Sconawah. She first told investigators her son was hurt in a fall at a

While more than 1,000 Oregon National Guard soldiers remain mobilized in Afghanistan this Christmas, several will be able to give their families and loved ones the gift of their safe return for Christmas . The first of many returned home on Christmas Eve day. Spc. Jeffrey Duke of Salem and Sgt. Pete Gibbs of Portland,

A Redmond man was arrested on DUII and other charges after his pickup crashed into a power pole southwest of Redmond late Wednesday afternoon, knocking out power to about three-dozen homes, authorities said. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched around 4:25 p.m. to the 7500 block of Southwest 77 th Street, west of Highway 97,

Cleanup efforts continued Wednesday, a day after a train locomotive’s punctured fuel tank leaked more than 2,000 gallons of diesel along a mile of track in Bend — an incident police and railroad officials say they believe was caused intentionally. They also are looking for a possible witness caught on video. Burlington Northern Santa Fe

A white Christmas is at hand for much of the High Desert after a storm brought Christmas Eve snowfall that made for some slick travels and last-minute shopping. Much of the snow melted later in the day, but many streets again froze up after dark, causing more icy roads and crashes. Several crashes and slide-offs

Central Oregon Boy Scout troops are excited to begin the collecting and recycling of Christmas trees for our community. Troops will be collecting trees on different dates; check the door flyers provided in your area. Some troops will be collecting on December 29 and again on January 4th & 5th. Some trees will be collected

Bend Memorial Clinic Urgent Care has changed its holiday location from the Bend Eastside Clinic to the Old Mill District Clinic located at 815 SW Bond Street, Bend. A full list of hours and locations is below: Christmas Eve Bend Eastside, Old Mill District & Redmond I 8am-4pm Christmas Day Old Mill District Only I

The annual “Santa Tracker” provided each holiday season by the U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is currently tracking St. Nick’s Christmas travels once again. The interactive NORAD Santa Tracker is accessible at www.NoradSanta.org. NORAD has been “tracking” Santa via its high-tech instruments since 1955 with its festive annual program designed to show children

A masked man wielding a knife robbed a northwest Redmond Subway sandwich shop Tuesday morning, then ran away, police said. Their search of the area didn’t find the suspect and they sought the public’s help in finding the suspect. Police responded around 8:06 a.m. to the reported holdup at the north Redmond Subway at 529