Month: August 2015

Three days after a horrific three-car crash on Highway 97 south of Redmond, Oregon State Police said Friday they believe road rage might have been a factor in the head-on collision. OSP Lt. Bill Fugate told NewsChannel 21 a fourth car was involved in the incident. The driver of that car and the driver of

The father of a Bend man who was shot and killed in June 2012 after he was found asleep inside an Awbrey Butte home has filed a lawsuit alleging the homeowner and his companion were the initial attackers. The wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Edmund Munoz seeks more than $500,000 in the death

The Redmond Police Department conducted enhanced DUII patrols throughout the month of July, with special emphasis during the Deschutes County Fair. A total of 28.5 grant-funded overtime hours were worked by five Officers during that time. Six DUII arrests were made by the officers on the grant-funded overtime shifts. Additionally, a DUII grant-funded officer arrested

Community members, neighbors, parents and students are invited to meet Bend-La Pine Schools’ principals during ice cream socials at local schools on Thursday, Aug. 13 from 4 to 6 p.m. These district-wide events will include time for the public to chat with their local principals while enjoying free ice cream bars and Popsicles. Every school

This weekend, hundreds of classic cars will descend on Bend for the 2015 Flashback Cruz. Roadsters and hot rods are expected to blanket the grass of Drake Park through Sunday. “I bought that car when I was 15 years old,” long-time classic car collector Harry Fagen said Friday. “I’ve had it the whole time, and

People from all over Central Oregon gathered Friday to discuss the 2015 legislative session with state Rep. Knute Buehler. More than 50 people were in the crowd at St. Charles Bend. The Bend Republican discussed his thoughts on the session but started by saying the point of the meeting was for the people there. He

Hours after he shot and killed his friend and landlord, Daniel Norquist re-enacted the shooting while Bend police filmed — telling detectives Andrew Cordes was walking toward him, ignoring orders to stop. “Are his hands up?” an investigator asked. “No,” Norquist replied standing in his room where he pulled the trigger two weeks ago. “Just

Five Bend-area residents were injured, four critically, Saturday afternoon in a head-on three-vehicle collision on South Century Drive south of Sunriver that brought out numerous first responders – including both air ambulance services – and closed the road for three hours. On Friday, 48-year-old Natalie Hancock remained in critical condition at St. Charles Bend. 23-year-old

A Madras man who pulled his pickup onto the shoulder of Lower Bridge Road to take a phone call Thursday afternoon then pulled out in front of a Terrebonne woman’s pickup, causing a crash that sent the woman to the hospital, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 3 p.m. Thursday to the

A construction backhoe accidentally pulled a natural gas line off a northwest Bend building Friday afternoon, triggering a leak that prompted an evacuation of that business, shut down the busy roadway and brought fire crews to the scene, officials said. The gas leaked into a business at 507 NW Colorado Avenue,prompting a call for Pacific

It’s still summer, but Bend Park & Recreation District is thinking about the cooler days of fall! Registration for fall recreation programs begins Monday, August 10th. Fall programs run from September 1 st through the end of December and include youth and adult activities, fitness, swimming, sports and outdoor recreation. Newly added this year, fall

Bend’s Regal Cinemas Old Mill 16 & IMAX has banned backpacks in its theaters, NewsChannel 21 learned Thursday. Other bags, such as purses and diaper bags will be subject to searches. The announcement comes days after a man was killed by police in Tennessee after he allegedly attacked moviegoers with a hatchet and pepper spray

Deschutes County commissioners plan two hearings next Wednesday morning and evening to receive public input as they consider whether to opt out of any of the marijuana businesses otherwise authorized by state law in unincorporated areas. The hearings are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the Deschutes Services Building, 1300 NW Wall Street

Sisters Folk Festival Inc. received three grant awards recently, all focused on providing second-year funding for a realignment and expansion of staff for the organization. In 2014, SFF hired Ann Richardson as Managing Director, allowing Brad Tisdel, the former Executive Director, to assume the role of Creative Director and focus his skills and attention on

Rising rents amid a tight rental market are an ongoing trend in Central Oregon. Tenants at one Bend apartment complex, The Commons at Pilot Butte, are the latest victim. Rents there are increasing by at least $200 a month, but in some cases more for tenants. If they can’t pay, and many can’t, they must

Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Friday the hiring of G. Matt Sybrant in the new position of Key Industry Coordinator. Sybrant is an Oregon native and longtime Central Oregon resident, having moved to the area in 2000. He has a professional background in residential design, graphic design, business startups, education, and logistical operations. EDCO

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced legislation this week that would block the sale or transfer of certain arms to Bahrain until the State Department certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all of the recommendations by an independent oversight commission. “This legislation sends the clear message U.S. arms should not aid and

Redmond School District board member Rhonda Etnire has submitted her resignation effective August 5. Etnire is currently the Redmond Fred Meyer Store Director. She has accepted a position as Apparel Coordinator for Central & Eastern Washington and will be relocating to Boise, Idaho this month. Entire was elected to the board of directors on July

A hay bale wagon caught fire and was destroyed Thursday afternoon in a Culver wheat field blaze that also burned 45 bales of straw and spread to 20 acres of stubble, a Jefferson County Fire District official said. Assistant Fire Chief Tom Jaca said crews were called out about 3:15 p.m. to the fire on

“The river is a better gym than any other gym that you would go to,” mermaid Stephanie Villanueva said Thursday. The water can be used as all forms of exercise for the people who feel right at home in it. “Always, ever since I was little, I was always first one in the water, last