Month: May 2015

St. Vincent de Paul in Redmond is happy to announce the purchase of a new walk-in cooler for its Social Services Food Bank. The cooler, purchased with the generous support of a grant from the Oregon Food Bank, facilitated by NeighborImpact, will support the agency’s food bank service to the needy in the Redmond community.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sunday night praised the end to the bulk collection of Americans’ information under the Patriot Act, and called for the Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act to enact additional reforms. “Tonight, the collection of phone records of millions of innocent Americans will end,” Wyden said. “The demise of this dragnet

Two callers reporting a suspicious, naked man at Shevlin Park west of Bend Sunday morning brought Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to the scene. The 20-year-old man was taken into custody after he tried to assault one of the deputies, they said. A 911 dispatcher got the first of two calls around 8:50 a.m. from a

Another rash of illegal car entries were reported early Saturday, hitting at least 17 vehicles parked on eight streets in northeast Bend neighborhoods – and so far, all of the victims found had left their cars unlocked, police said. Officers were dispatched Saturday morning to the 1900 block of Northeast Providence Drive after a caller

One familiar feature of this year’s Deschutes County Fair will have a bit less variety, as 4-H organizers have decided there will be no chickens or turkeys on exhibit, or poultry market pens due to an outbreak of the avian flu hitting the poultry industry around the country. A strain of HPAI viruses is “raising

Amidst a housing crisis in Bend, there could be some hope in sight — the city could get more than 1,000 new apartments this year, according to planners. Bend City Senior Planner Aaron Henson told NewsChannel 21 the city has been inundated in recent months with applications to build multifamily housing. “There’s a lot of

A masked gunman held up a Bend coin and jewelry shop Friday morning and ran from the scene, prompting a police search of the area and the release of surveillance photos in hopes of catching him; a Crime Stoppers reward also is out. The suspect entered Mountain High Coins and Collectibles at 185 Southeast Third

An airport shuttle bus left Interstate 5 and crashed south of Woodburn Saturday morning, injuring the driver and his two passengers, when the driver dropped a water bottle and tried to retrieve it, Oregon State Police said. According to Trooper Kevin Ely, around 7:40 a.m.m., a 2011 Freightliner bus registered to HUT Transport was heading

Four La Pine-area residents were rushed to St. Charles Bend Thursday afternoon after they ingested poison mushrooms, having used a phone app to identify which kinds were safe to eat, sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and La Pine Fire District medics responded around 4 p.m. to a report of mushroom poisoning on private property in the

Sad news Friday for Bend-area deer-watchers: The famous, much-photographed Bend mule deer “Buck Norris” was struck by a vehicle and killed, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported.. It happened in a high-density area near 3110 N. Business Highway 97 (Third Street south of Empire Avenue) Friday morning, said agency spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy. Buck

Biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will sample redband trout and mountain whitefish populations in the Crooked River below Bowman Dam from Monday, June 15 through Friday, June 19. Biologists will be electrofishing the river between the Big Bend and Cobble Rock campgrounds. During the sampling, fish will be stunned and netted

The Oregon Army National Guard plans a Saturday demobilization ceremony to welcome home about 180 soldiers of the 234th Engineer Company, 1249th Engineer Battalion, including a Prineville-based platoon. The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. the West Salem High School gymnasium, located at 1776 Titan Drive NW, in Salem. The event is open to

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue members on horseback Friday found three Pacific Crest Trail hikers from Spokane who were fine — and unaware the voice mail they left with the PCT Association about having lost the trail triggered a two-day search effort, deputies said. Nevertheless, it could be a sign of a long, busy

The city of Bend said Friday it is launching a new weekly roadwork report to help residents find the best ways to get around town during a busy summer road construction season. There are many projects in progress this construction season – public and private, sewer and road work – and they can detour or

The Sisters Folk Festival announces the artist lineup for the annual festival, September 11 -13. This is the 20th anniversary celebration of the region’s most well-respected acoustic music festival. Produced in beautiful Sisters, Oregon, where “All the Town’s a Stage,” Festival passes are $120 for adults and $60 for those 18 and under. Sisters welcomes

The Deschutes Land Trust announced today it will dedicate the new portion of its Whychus Canyon Preserve in a ceremony on Saturday, May 30 th . The Land Trust acquired and permanently conserved the new 480-acre addition to Whychus Canyon Preserve in October of 2014. The additional acres create the 930-acre Whychus Canyon Preserve that

State Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, spoke on the Oregon House floor Thursday in support of Michael Rodgers, the whistleblower who leaked the emails at the center of the Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes scandal. Buehler made a personal donation to help Rodgers with his legal expenses and advocated for legislation to protect future whistleblowers from adverse

Portions of Barnes Butte in Prineville will be temporarily closed to public access from June 8 – 22 while the Prineville BLM works with a contractor to remove mercury-contaminated soil. “There is no danger to anyone living nearby; however, we need the public to stay out of the area during the cleanup,” Friday’s announcement said.

On June 1 and June 4 , fourth graders from Crook County Elementary Schools will be taking part in the Prineville BLM’s annual Chimney Rock Days. Students will visit Chimney Rock Campground on the Lower Crooked River south of Prineville for a day of environmental education. The event is geared toward getting young people outdoors

The Oregon House Rules Committee unanimously passed a measure written by Bend state Rep. Knute Buehler to expand access to birth control, but a Bend pharmacist isn’t sure it’s the right way to go.. The bill that advanced Wednesday offers the option to bypass a doctor’s visit for birth control pills, but from one pharmacist’s