Month: April 2015

A California fugitive led police on a Highway 97 pursuit south from Deschutes into Klamath County, then ran from his SUV and eluded a manhunt by Oregon State Police in Crescent on Wednesday. An unconfirmed sighting a mile north in Gilchrist on Thursday led to a lockdown of schools there, but the man again was

Four residents escaped unhurt from an early-morning fire at a southeast Bend home that investigators said was caused by the improper disposal of warming-fire ashes in a plastic bucket beside the house. The fire, reported around 3:15 a.m., caused an estimated $25,000 in damage to the two-story home at 20331 Silver Sage Street, said Bend

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson announced today that Brian Kissell has been selected to become the next principal at Highland Elementary School at Kenwood. Kissell is currently the principal at Ada Harris Elementary in Cardiff, Calif., a position he has held since 2010. “It’s obvious to me that Highland has a very special personality

NeighborImpact is calling on community members to help stock the regional food warehouse in Redmond over the next several weeks. Two important food drives bring in about 65,000 pounds of food, which keeps food on the shelves through the summer months. Operation CanOpener – April 23 rd & April 24 th 10,000 pounds in two

Thirty-nine years ago, the Building a Better Central Oregon Awards (BBCO) were established during an economic downturn, when interest rates were in the double digits and very little was happening to beautify Central Oregon communities. Today, this event recognizes worthy nominees who have enhanced their community with outstanding new or renovated residential, commercial or industrial

A Salem man on his way home from a job in Central Oregon escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and his pickup hit the end of a guardrail on Highway 126 west of Redmond, causing it to flip end over end down an embankment, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies

A Bend day care provider was sentenced Thursday to 7 1/2 years in prison, two days after pleading guilty to reduced charges for abusing an infant in her care. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Wells Ashby delivered the sentence to Nicole Johansen, 41, who had pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of first-degree assault. Under a

An autopsy on a Powell Butte woman whose remains were found by a rancher in his field nearly three weeks after she disappeared determined Shauna Fowler died accidentally of hypothermia, with no signs of foul play, Crook County authorities said Thursday, adding that she headed in the opposite direction searchers had thought. “We received a

It’s spring again in Central Oregon! It’s time for irrigation systems to be turned on after sitting idle all winter. Most systems need to be re-calibrated to make sure proper coverage happens over planted areas. At this time of year, systems that aren’t correctly aimed at vegetation can cause overspray onto sidewalks and streets. Wet

Sen. Ron Wyden introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday that he says sends the message that our country should only accept trade deals that will boost middle-class U.S. families and advance Oregon values. The bicameral bill includes unprecedented new provisions to improve transparency, boost Congressional oversight and require stronger enforcement for existing trade agreements, U.S. trade

A witness has helped Redmond police develop a composite drawing of a suspect who held up the same northwest Redmond Subway at knifepoint twice in less than three weeks, officers said Thursday as they again turned to the public for leads. The robber escaped despite extensive police searches of the area after the robberies of

Bend police talked Wednesday about an issue related to the arrest by drug agents of Rico’s Groceries and Rico’s Tacos owner Antonio Rico-Sanchez: SNAP card trafficking The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) Team arrested Rico-Sanchez on Feb. 24 on drug charges after a year-long investigation. His plea entry on Thursday was postponed until April 30,

When people think of the Red Cross they usually think of donating blood or large disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes. With all the attention received by major disasters, people don’t realize the most common disaster threat is not hurricanes or tornadoes—it’s home fires. Last year in our area the Red Cross responded to nearly two

Friday, May 1, is `Drink One for Dane’ Day, when more than 240 Dutch Bros. Coffee locations in seven states will donate proceeds to the Muscular Dystrophy Association , the world leader in fighting Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The event kicks off ALS Awareness Month and is held annually

The public will have an opportunity to discuss the Northwest Forest Plan and the future management of the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and the Crooked River National Grassland during a pair of listening sessions to be held during the last week of April. The Forest Service will host a listening session from 6 pm

After nearly four decades of bypassing the United States, track and field’s marquee event is finally headed to the country that has been the dominant force in the sport. The small Oregon city of Eugene, a northwestern town steeped in American track history and the home of the University of Oregon, was awarded the 2021

A Bend woman was reported in good condition Thursday at St. Charles Bend, the day after a rollover crash on Third Street that police said may have been tied to a medical condition. Police and fire medics responded just after 7 p.m. Wednesday to the reported single-vehicle crash on Northeast Third Street at DeKalb Avenue,

The Oregon House Health Care Committee is scheduled to vote Friday on HB 2028, a measure to adjust the services pharmacists can provide. In addition to other provisions, Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, introduced an amendment to let pharmacists provide oral birth control pills without a previous doctor’s visit. “Improving access to birth control will give

A national survey suggests that slightly more than half of the older adults in the United States are now taking a daily dose of aspirin, even though its use is not recommended by the Food and Drug Administration for most people who have not yet had a heart attack or stroke. The analysis was published

The pavement on the runway at Redmond Municipal Airport needs some work. Runway maintenance is nothing out of the usual, but in this case, it’s shutting down the whole airport May 2-23, 2016. “There’s no safety issue with the runway,” Jeff Tripp, executive director at RDM, said Wednesday. “It’s simply a routine preservation project, and