Month: June 2015

The Cascade Cycling Classic presented Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon is back for its 36th year! July 22-26. The CCC is the longest standing professional stage race in the nation. All the top domestic teams will be here competing over 6 days and we need volunteers to make sure the race is safe for the

Central Oregon firefighters went after six new wildfires around the region Thursday, bringing the total to 17 since Tuesday, many of them lightning-sparked, officials said. Most of the new fires were caught small across the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and Prineville BLM lands — except for the 8- to 10-acre Shevlin Fire that closed

A brushfire broke out late Wednesday afternoon northeast of Warm Springs and raced across 1,500 to 3,000 acres before firefighters got it out, having reached within a half-mile of some homes. The fire was reported around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday near the landfill about seven miles northeast of Warm Springs and was driven by moderate winds

The Bloom Project, a volunteer-driven nonprofit that provides fresh floral bouquets to hospice and palliative care patients, has received a $12,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation. The grant supports additional staff for the non-profit as it provides donated bouquets to a growing number of hospice and palliative care facilities in Central Oregon. “The generous

Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Thursday they have blocked the confirmation of David J. Shulkin, President Obama’s nominee for Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The senators said their hold on his confirmation will remain in place until the VA releases a final decision

Repair crews finished work Wednesday afternoon, replacing a 12-inch water main in northeast Bend that ruptured in the early-morning hours. sending deep water swirling into a few homes and basements, prompting evacuations and road closures while leaving about 15 homes without water for much of the day. City crews quickly began work to clean up

The Oregon Humane Society announced Wednesday that it is partnering with the Animal Legal Defense Fund to increase the reward for the person who shot Lucy, a 12-week-old kitten, from $500 to $5,000. “Anyone who can engage in such a violent and depraved act presents a huge risk to our community,” said Scott Heiser, Director

Starting Thursday, the Deschutes National Forest said it will be closing the Tumalo Falls Trailhead, parking lot and bridge below the falls that accesses the lot, for work on the city of Bend’s water project. The closure is being put in place, in addition to the closure on Forest Road 4603, to allow the city

EPIC Property Management announced Wednesday it will take applications next week for a lottery to choose tenants for 40 new affordable housing units off Northeast 27th Street in Bend. The units will be leased at The Parks at Eastlake, an affordable apartment community located on Bend’s east side, behind Eastlake Village. The development provides Bend

Last week, the Marion and Yamhill county district attorneys announced that they would not pursue charges against Michael Rodgers, the whistleblower responsible for leaking the former Gov. Kitzhaber emails that eventually led to his resignation. Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, who was the first public official to support Rodgers, introduced legislation Thursday to enhance protections for

A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed buildings in the small Columbia River Gorge town of Biggs Junction, Hood River County authorities confirmed late Wednesday afternoon. Rising temperatures, gusty winds and low humidity have combined to create especially high wildfire danger in the gorge and across much of Oregon, with the National Weather Service issuing a red

A tense real-life drama played out at a northeast Bend park on Tuesday, as police confronted a man who allegedly grabbed a knife, injured himself and challenged officers to kill him and threatened to kill them, until two officers could deploy Tasers and take him into custody. Shortly before noon, an officer stopped a white

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday for the ceremonial signing of a bill that provides stronger confidentiality protections for the victims of sexual assault on Oregon’s college campuses. With the signing of House Bill 3476 into law, Oregon has one of the strongest confidentiality protections for victims of sexual assault and

At its 14th commencement on Sunday, Oregon State University-Cascades will set a record when it awards 324 bachelor’s and master’s degrees. That’s a 24 percent increase in degrees conferred over the previous year. Campus officials anticipate that more than 2,500 family and friends of graduates will attend the ceremonies at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in

Redmond School District has announced its free Summer Meals Program schedule for the summer of 2015. The program allows children who are 18 years of age and under to receive a nutritious breakfast and lunch at no charge. No registration is required to participate. The Redmond School District participates in the USDA Summer Food Service

The Bend-La Pine Schools Summer Meals and Summer Reading program begins Monday, June 15 in the Bend area and Monday, June 22 in La Pine. The program serves hundreds of local students healthy, tasty meals each weekday at 11 locations throughout the region. Five of those sites will also host Lunch & Learn summer reading

The victim of a Sunday night shooting at a home north of Prineville was identified Tuesday as a 26-year-old resident, who was listed in critical condition at St. Charles Bend. Crook County Sheriff Jim Hensley identified Frankie Holliday as the man who was shot in the incident reported just after 8 p.m. Sunday at his

Two years ago, Central Oregon economic development officials used a $500,000 federal grant and nearly $400,000 in local business ticket purchases to convince American Airlines to add daily non-stop flights between Redmond and Los Angeles. On Tuesday, the airline confirmed it has decided to cut back and drop those flights for three months this fall,

The Oregon National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (OYCP), a statewide accredited alternative high school that serves all 36 counties in Oregon, will host a graduation ceremony for its 49th class on Wednesday, June 17, marking the completion of the program’s rigorous 5 -month residential phase. The graduation ceremony featuring 125 students from 48 different high

The battle over the OSU-Cascades four-year campus on Bend’s Westside may be coming to an end — or maybe not. “We’re in the business of education. and we know that this community wants to have a four-year university,” OSU-Cascades Vice President Becky Johnson said Tuesday after a state appeals board upheld the city’s approval.. “It’s