Month: October 2015

The Redmond Police Department conducted enhanced DUII patrols throughout the month of September. One DUII arrest was made by the officers on the grant-funded overtime shifts, but officers not on grant time arrested at least seven DUII offenders during the month. The Redmond Police Department said it plans to apply for additional grant money to

A citizen’s report in northeast Bend Sunday morning led to the arrest of two 15-year-old boys accused of entering at least two unlocked cars, looking for items ranging from clothing to marijuana, police said. Shortly before 9:30 a.m., a concerned citizen called police to report observing two juveniles trying to open parked cars in the

A 24-year-old intoxicated Bend man entered a northwest Bend apartment late Friday night, stole an unloaded shotgun and caused damage, prompting a police search that led to his arrest, police reported. Officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. to the Acadia Newport Apartments at 1052 Northwest Newport Avenue on a report of a burglary and theft

Recreational marijuana went on sale legally in Oregon on October 1. Needless to say, it was a hit. “In Bend, it’s going to boom. In Oregon, it’s going to explode,” one medical marijuana user said Friday. In the first 1 1/2 hours after opening, 300 customers walked through the doors at Oregrown in downtown Bend.

Here is the full text of Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin and several other officials who spoke at Saturday’s news briefing on the Umpqua Community College shooting, as well as disseminated information on timeline, partner agencies, how to help and resources available to the public. Talking PointsSheriff John Hanlin 10/3/15 12:00 p.m. briefing Good afternoon.

Thursday’s shooting left many wondering how their children will deal with the sort of trauma that comes with tragedies like this. We interviewed the coordinator of the Tri-County School Response Team, Nita Carnagey, to see how they ensure the mental safety of the kids in Bend-La Pine Schools. “What we do is we work with

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that includes the NBC, FOX, The CW, and Telemundo affiliates in Bend, Oregon is seeking an experienced Sales Assistant. This position will assist the Sales Department with order input, proposals, reports and invoicing as well as support all other functions of the Sales Department. In addition,

Reducing fire danger with … sheep? It’s not something you hear every day. That was a creative solution to some hazardous fuels along major access routes on the Ochoco National Forest this summer. The woolly little livestock came to the rescue, removing hundreds of acres of knee-deep, dried-out grasses along busy forest roads. The Forest

The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office, along with other Oregon DA offices, received and have acted upon a request to send victims’ assistance support to Douglas County in the aftermath ofThursday’s mass shooting at Umpqua Community College. Two members of the Deschutes County Victims’ Assistance Program traveled to RoseburgThursdayafternoon and assisted in making nine preliminary

October is Cancer Awareness Month, the annual awareness campaign to increase screenings and learn the steps of early detection. The community is invited to attend a free presentation, offered by Soroptimist International of Bend (SI Bend), at a program meeting on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at the Deschutes Historical Museum, at noon. The public will

French terror train hero Alek Skarlatos of Roseburg was registered for fall term at Umpqua Community College and would have been on campus Thursday during a shooting that left 10 dead. Instead, KGW reports, he was in Los Angeles during rehearsals for “Dancing With The Stars” andappearing on the “Ellen” show. “I would have been

The Oregon Department of Agriculture isreceiving numerous calls from residents concerned about brown marmorated stinkbug populations in and around their homes. The invasive insect species, whichwas first detected in Oregon in2004, has established itself in several urbanareas of the state and is now spreading to suburban and rural communities. While brown marmorated stink bug is

River recreation detours will be in place on the Deschutes River under the Colorado Avenue Bridge effectiveMonday, Bend officials said. People boating or floating must portage around the bridge, exiting just prior to the orange boom extending across the river. Unless posted otherwise, the Bend Whitewater Park will remain accessible from McKay Park beach or

A pair of power outages hit Jefferson County and Crooked River Ranch Friday morning, with CRR affected by both of the blackouts, Pacific Power officials said. Utility representative Ry Schwark said the first, 23-minute outage began around 5:49 a.m. and lasted 23 minutes, affecting 10,700 customers over a wide area of Jefferson County. Portland General

Central Oregon Community College said Thursday it “is committed to the safety of its students, faculty and staff and has increased security on its campuses for the remainder of the day in the wake of events at Umpqua Community College. “ “There have been no threats directed at any COCC students, faculty or staff at

Failure to display a rear license plate prompted a traffic stop of a pickup truck in La Pine, leading to the arrest of two occupants and seizure of 2.3 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the dashboard and elsewhere, Central Oregon drug agents said Thursday. A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy pulled over the 2005 Ford F-350

A Redmond man at the wheel of an SUV that crashed on Highway 97 north of Bend last year, killing his 7-year-old stepdaughter, pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday and received a 9-year prison term and a lifetime driver’s license suspension. William Fix, 33, pleaded guilty and was sentenced for drinking and reckless driving in

During the 2014-15 school year, Oregon school districts served 20,524 K-12 students experiencinghomelessness, officials said Thursday. That represents an 8 percent increase and brings thehomelessstudent count up to levels not seen since the 2010-11 school year. The majority of the increase was in the number of students identified as “unsheltered,” meaning they live in vehicles,

Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered flags lowered to half-staff at all public institutions throughout Oregon until sunset on Friday in honor of the victims of the Umpqua Community College shooting. “Today is heartbreaking for Umpqua Community College, the greater Roseburg community, and all of Oregon,” the governor said. “My heart is heavy as we

St. Charles Bend and St. Charles Redmond hospitals have received the prestigious international recognition as Baby-Friendly designated birth facilities, officials said Thursday. The designation is important because it means the two hospitals have made a commitment to promote and support breastfeeding — which has been shown to improve health outcomes for children over the long-term