Month: June 2015

As the weather heats up, the Bend Park and Rec District said Friday it’s cracking down on illegal jumping from bridges in its parks, saying there’s plenty of safer, legal ways to cool off. No-trespassing signs are going up, and violators will be cited, officials said. “It’s perfectly legal to swim in the river,” said

Recreational marijuana will be legal to own on July 1, but you will not be able to buy it anywhere legally — yet. An Oregon Senate bill would make it legal to buy recreational marijuana starting Oct. 1. “As soon as it’s legal, there needs to be a dispensary. Otherwise, how are people supposed to

Firefighters quickly doused a small brushfire between a gas station and video store near a northeast Bend intersection early Saturday morning. Investigators later said it was apparently human-caused, though the specific cause could not be determined. Firefighters were called to the address at 211 NE REvere Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m., in a landscaped area

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling Friday that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide sparked applause from many of Oregon’s elected officials and gay rights groups, and a call for reconciliation and respect for differing views from a Central Oregon legislator. Here’s a sampling of the statements released Friday: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: ” Today ,

Recent news about algae at Lake Billy Chinook may have travelers wondering whether to visit — and state park officials said Friday there’s no reason not to, as the health alert resulted from tests in one relatively isolated arm of the lake. The Cove Palisades State Park staff note algae normally grows rapidly this time

Exploring along the banks of the Deschutes River is usually a placid, familiar activity for locals and visitors alike. But two men, from Bend and Redmond, ended up seeking rescuers’ help Thursday evening when they climbed to the wrong spot – a beaver dam – got attacked by a protective beaver and fell into the

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the owners of a goat found earlier this month south of Sunriver and a pony found Wednesday in northeast Bend. On June 16, around 4:12 p.m., the sheriff’s office ws dispatched to a report of a goat at large in the area of Elsinore Road and Solar Drive,

The Redmond Municipal Airport will be painting pavement markings on the road leading to the Terminal Building Saturday and Sunday June 27th & 28th 6:30 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. This work may cause slight impact, if any, due to lane closure, officials said. Drivers are encouraged to be alert for workers, equipment and to drive

With temperatures soaring toward he triple digits, leaving your dog in a car can be deadly — but according to Oregon law, it’s not necessarily illegal. Still, the best thing to do — or not to do — is clear. “Definitely don’t leave your dog in a car,” Lynne Ouchida with the Humane Society of

A 22-year-old La Pine woman was arrested on DUII, assault and other charges Wednesday night after her pickup truck crashed and rolled, seriously injuring one of two passengers, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deschutes County 911 dispatchers got a report around 8:40 p.m. of the injury single-vehicle crash at the southern intersection of Huntington Road

The Redmond City Council next week will consider an application from Central Oregon’s Leading Edge Aviation, doing business as Leading Edge Jet Center LLC., to provide aviation related services at the Redmond Municipal Airport. The services include fueling, aircraft storage, line service, general aviation services, maintenance and avionics service centers, and on-demand charters, city officials

Bend police said Thursday night a wanted 32-year-old transient has been found and arrested, accused of slashing a woman with a switchblade knife as they argued in a car while traveling in the southeast part of the city Thursday morning. Bend police detectives, assisted by Oregon State Police, found Carl Philip Gavic and the car

Mt. Bachelor will open for the summer season on Saturday, a week earlier than initially planned, thanks to recent warm and dry weather, the resort announced Thursday. Starting Saturday, Mt. Bachelor will offer scenic chairlift rides, lunch at Pine Marten Lodge, disc golf and sled dog cart rides. The downhill bike park opens the following

Heat, wind and chances of thunderstorms this weekend are prompting area fire officials to call extra resources into Central Oregon. The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for much of the region, starting late Saturday, and a red flag warning for the Deschutes National Forest for scattered thunderstorms and critical fire conditions

A Deschutes County Jail deputy saved a choking female inmate in the jail’s medical unit by performing the Heimlich maneuver Wednesday afternoon, sheriff’s deputies said, also noting the first-in-Oregon testing of a new medical alert device that helped in the incident. Here’s the news release issued Thursday by sheriff’s Capt. Shane Nelson. On 06/24/15 at

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center will operate special hours for a swim meet June 26th through 28th and for Independence Day, July 4th. Friday, June 26th through Sunday, June 28th, the Bend Swim Club will host the Sun Country Invitational Swim Meet in the outdoor pools. The event attracts hundreds of Oregon’s top swimmers, ages

The Bend Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution was recognized Thursday in Washington, DC at the DAR’s national conference, the 124th Continental Congress. Bend Chapter’s Literacy Promotion Project, one of hundreds across the country, was awarded the National Second Place award for excellence. In the past year, Bend Chapter has collected over 1,300 children’s books

The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland are seeking nominees to fill vacancies on its 15-member Resource Advisory Committee,, which reviews projects funded by the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. RAC members review proposed land management projects on or adjacent to national forest lands in Deschutes, Crook, Klamath and

There have been three possibly related burglaries at homes in a subdivision east of Bend in the past two weeks, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Thursday as they urged the public to watch for suspicious activity and to make use of the vacation house check service they offer. The burglaries have occurred in an area

The Bethlehem Inn announced Thursday that it is has received funding from two foundations. U.S. Bank Foundation awarded $3,500 in support of emergency shelter services for adults and children experiencing homelessness. Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awarded the Inn $7,500 in support of the Families First Program. The U.S. Bank Foundation funding will support the