Month: September 2015

A 45-year-old resident of The Dalles has received a 32-year prison sentence for robbing seven banks around the Northwest five years ago. Bradley William Monical was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Michael McShane in Medford for the holdups that took place in Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho. McShane ordered the sentence to be served

Bend’s most famous pooch is rolling out her bucket list — literally. The Humane Society of Central Oregon’s beloved three-legged mascot isn’t letting her specially fitted wheelchair hold her down from living out her golden years. Maty, the nearly 15-year-old Australian Shepard mix, has already crossed off stand-up paddle-boarding, a visit to the Chimps Inc.

Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that at the request of Oregon State Police Superintendent Rich Evans, she’s formed a work group to evaluate the practices and procedures followed by the OSP Crime Lab, “based upon the recent concerns raised by stakeholders.” “The credibility of the criminal justice system is critical to Oregon’s citizens,” Brownsaid.”Superintendent Evans

Two Idaho residents were killed Thursday night when their SUV left U.S. Highway 20 west of Burns and rolled several times, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers received a report just after 8 p.m. of vehicle heading west at a high rate of speed with no headlights, said OSP Lt. Bill Fugate. Minutes later, the OSP

Whitney Malkin has been hired as the Deschutes County Public Information Officer and will start work on Monday. Whitney will replace Communications Coordinator Anna Johnson, who relocated to Arizona this past July. The position of Public Information Officer is responsible for managing external and internal communications, media relations, public relations, and a range of other

A 15-year-old Crooked River Ranch boy who suffered serious injuries Tuesday evening when he fell 40 to 50 feet down a cliff while trying to retrieve his dropped cellphone was in fair condition Wednesday at a Portland hospital, officials said. It took nearly two hours for 10 members of Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue’s

Thursday was a busy day for many new and returning Central Oregon Community College students as they hundreds were the first class to move into the school’s new residence hall. The $21 million project was completed earlier this year and is one of the first residence halls to be located on campus. More than 225

Oregon Department of Transportation crews were out on Highway 20 east of Bend Thursday morning, laying out the groundwork for higher speed limits. Earlier this year, lawmakers voted to increase speeds from 55 mph to 65 mph on rural highways in Central and Eastern Oregon. The new law will go into effect in March. But

A Redmond father who smelled smoke Thursday evening was able to escape along with his two children from a fire that caused heavy damage to their mobile home, officials said. The fire was reported around 6:20 p.m. at the Desert Terrace Mobile Estates at 5063 South Highway 97, said Fire Marshal Traci Cooper. As it

The City of Bend is seeking applicants for three at-large position on the Downtown Parking Stakeholder Group. The committee will review the City’s downtown parking management district and program, and recommend changes to the district and program, including possible changes to the comprehensive plan and city codes. The committee may recommend parking-related capital improvement projects.

Wildland fire officials will be hosting h unter information booths throughout Central Oregon to provide hunter s with current fire restrictions. The Oregon Department of Forestry and Walker Range Forest Protective Association will provide info rmation on restrictions for open fires, off-road travel, smoking in the woods, and chainsaw use. Cooler fall weather has not

The City of Redmond Transportation Division will be restricting traffic at the intersection of NW 19 th Street and NW Jackpine Avenue beginningSeptember 28 th throughOctober 1 st to reconstruct sidewalk curb ramps in the area. NW 19 th Street will remain open while access turning onto NW Jackpine Avenue will be closed during the

Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO), host of the 12 th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC), has announced the five Early Stage finalists that will vie for the $15K BendBroadband Business cash prize at BVC on Friday, October 16. In alphabetical order, the five Early Stage finalists, which were decided by audience vote at PubTalk

A 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday during a raid on his northwest Redmond townhouse, accused of raping a woman in a van in Prineville nearly two weeks ago, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies, assisted by Redmond police and the Oregon State Police Crime Lab, executed a search warrant Thursday at the home of Juan

Beginning Thursday, Central Electric Cooperative will be installing an underground electric line on forest roads near Suttle Lake. All roads will remain open during construction, but visitors could experience some delays in their travel. The underground electric lines installation will impact Forest Roads 1210 and 1210-200, which are north of Highway 20 and across Highway

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Fire-weary Oregonians are like soldiers lately returned from the battlefield who duck at the sound of a car backfiring – a glimpse of smoke in the distance raises anxiety. But fall is when the counterpoint to wildfire emerges on the landscape: prescribed forest burning. Many forest landowners are currently planning controlled burns to occur whenever

The Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division said Thursday it is seeking applicants to serve on a newly created Task Force on Researching the Medical and Public Health Properties of Cannabis (the Cannabis Research Task Force). The task force consists of 15 members appointed by the governor. It is charged with studying and publishing a

During recent construction of the Brookswood Boulevard/Murphy Road roundabout project, the nearby intersection of Brookswood and Baker Road was converted to an interim three-way stop to accommodate construction detour traffic. The Deschutes County Road Department said Wednesday it “has evaluated operations upon normalization of traffic volumes at the conclusion of the project and determined that

The city of Bend is asking for the public’s help help in planning the future of the city, as it works to draw new city limits that it hopes will meet with state approval. You can tell the city what you think about different Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion scenarios currently under consideration through an