Month: September 2015

The Presbyterian Women’s group of First Presbyterian Church and local partners distributed 1,014 hygiene bags to homeless students in Deschutes County. Through the generous efforts of hundreds of community members and several local partners, these bags will be distributed throughout the school-year to homeless children by the Family Access Network advocates and school district homeless

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that includes NBC, FOX, The CW, and Telemundo affiliates in Bend, Oregon, is accepting applications for Part-time On-Air Technician for our morning Sunrise newscast. The Part-time On-Air Technician will run all aspects of the control room including directing live newscasts, running/creating graphics for newscast, running the

Despite public testimony largely in the other direction, the La Pine City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to take the state’s “opt out” option and not to license recreational marijuana sales at stores that already sell medical marijuana. The vote came after many area residents testified at a public hearing that they believe recreational marijuana

Four Bend residents and a California man were arrested Tuesday in a southeast Bend drug raid that capped a nearly two-month investigation into heroin and methamphetamine trafficking from a home near R.E. Jewell Elementary School, authorities said. Neighbor tips helped lead to the 8 a.m. raid at 61137 Brosterhous Road, near Murphy Road, and the

While enjoying another lovely eighty- degree day on my deck, I was shocked to see the leaves on the maple tree were orange-tipped. Ready or not, here comes fall….and flu season!Influenza (flu) is a highly contagious respiratory virus. People who have contracted it can spread the virus to others from the day BEFORE the first

A Bend plumber pleaded guilty Tuesday in Eugene federal court to failing to report more than $1.6 million in income on federal over four years, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Gary L. Ford, 55, the owner and operator of Summit Plumbing in Bend, also admitted he was responsible for all of his plumbing business’s

Five teens ages 13 to 19 were caught and arrested in Redmond early Wednesday, accused of entering 30 to 50 mostly unlocked cars and stealing items from many of them, police said as they asked others in the area to check their cars and report anything missing. Wednesday night, Sgt. Curtis Chambers issued the following

A bone-dry summer is ending — leaving many looking to the skies to see if winter will replenish what’s been lost. “It could be devastating, if it’s below average,” Deschutes Basin Watermaster Jeremy Giffin said Wednesday. “Next year could be really bad.” Giffin is talking about desperately needed snow and rain. A new NASA study

Don’t be fooled by the cool mornings and shorter days of September. Oregon Department of Forestry fire officials said Wednesday that there’s an average of more than 200 fires that burn in excess of 1,000 acres across the state each fall. In fact, in the early fall of last year, the 36 Pit, Yellow Point

The city of Bend and its partner agencies are seeking volunteers to help collect information about how people get around. Following a consistent, nationally recognized methodology, this data collection effort will improve the quality, consistency and frequency of our data. The information we collect will document current levels of walking and biking, help us measure

Three gunshots were fired late Sunday night near Highway 97 south of Redmond, one of which struck a home and fatally injured a cat inside. The cat was sleeping just a few feet away from the 80-year old resident, who was not injured. The shots, possibly fired by a poacher going after a buck, woke

A case of vandalism at Tumalo Falls last May that led to an encounter and viral Facebook posting led to an investigation that has now been resolved by a ticket, a fine and restitution, federal authorities said Wednesday. But they aren’t saying much more than that, saying details of federal tickets are not public record.

ODOT’s Rail & Public Transit Division is joining with Oregon’s Operation Lifesaver in an educational campaign aimed at improving safety at highway-rail grade crossings throughout the state. The partners received funds from the Federal Highway Administration for the campaign and will promote the nonprofit group’s ongoing “See Tracks? Think Train!” public awareness campaign. Funds are

The Farewell Bend bridge will be closed between the hours of 7:30am and 5:00pm on Thursday and Friday, September 24th and 25th. Contractors working for the Bend Park and Recreation District will be conducting tests on each end of the bridge as part of an inspection and assessment of the condition of the bridge. The

Saving Grace will hold its semi-annual advocate training for volunteers over the course of three weeks starting Saturday, October 3 through Thursday, October 22. The 40-hour training, which will be held over a series of Tuesday and Thursday evenings and three Saturdays, will prepare volunteers to work directly with the individuals Saving Grace serves. The

Redmond Municipal Airport recorded an all-time record number of travelers in July, the city announced Wednesday. RDM served a total of 58,360 passengers in July, an 8.6 percent increase from the previous record of 53,720, set in July 2014. “It’s exciting to see the numbers to continue to grow at Redmond’s Robert Field,” remarksed Redmond

The Haggen grocery chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, claiming Albertsons had sabotaged its efforts to successfully operate 146 newly acquired stores. Haggen bought the stores in a government-ordered sale when the two grocery giants Safeway and Albertsons merged, but things have not gone well in the months since. Albertsons sued Haggen for

A Portland man reported overdue on a backpacking trip in the Three Sisters Wilderness became the subject of a successful two-county search and rescue effort Tuesday, and was recovering at a Bend hospital. When rescuers reached Christopher Ray, 34, he suffering from a medical emergency and was being helped by three people also hiking in

This week will bring warmer, dryer weather conditions back to the John Day valley, and back to the Canyon Creek Complex Fire, raising the possibility of more fire and smoke on the horizon, Oregon Department of Forestry officials said Tuesday. As of Tuesday, 562 firefighters were still on the 110,410-acre blaze, which is 85 percent

About 5,400 Pacific Power customers in Crooked River Ranch and Culver lost power for about an hour late Tuesday afternoon. The utility was investigating the cause of the outage that hit about 4:45 p.m. and affected 5,448 customers. Crews were able to reroute and restore power by 5:43 p.m. The utility had estimated restoration of