Month: November 2015

Trinity Lutheran School students and staff were crestfallen Tuesday morning to arrive at school and learn their beloved solar-powered race car had been stolen, along with the bright red trailer it’s kept in. But in less time than it takes for a Sunday morning sermon, their frowns turned upside down, thanks to a blessed combination

Redmond Municipal Airport confirmed Wednesday that American Airlines will return daily service to Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 17. American Airlines also announced they will be increasing flight capacity with an Embraer 175 (ERJ-175) aircraft replacing the Bombardier CRJ-200 (CRJ-200). The ERJ-175 is configured with 70 coach seats and six seats in a first-class

A northeast Bend resident who saw two teen boys on his property and a third knocking on a neighbor’s door called police – and that led to the recovery of items stolen in a home burglary and three arrests, police said Tuesday. Officers were sent around 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday to a reported trespass in

Tom McCall Elementary School has received a $5,000 donation from Best Buy and Intel’s Retail Edge program. During the summer, Best Buy store associates from more than 5,000 retail locations competed against other stores (through quizzes and knowledge checks) across the U.S. and Canada for the chance to recognize a local school with a donation.

As part of a three-year effort to update the management plan for the Big Summit herd of wild horses on the Ochoco National Forest, interested members of the public are invited to join a monthly stakeholder group focusing on mutual education, exploration, dialogue and eventually bringing management recommendations to forest planners. The Big Summit wild

The Redmond City Council on Tuesday night approved a new four-year contract with CourseCo, Inc. for the management of the city’s troubled Juniper Golf Course, starting Jan. 1. A lengthy public review of CourseCo’s past performance by the Golf Committee, City Council and city staff led to new contract terms intended to reduce the city’s

Diabetes and Eye HealthDiabetes affects just over 9% of Americans, both children and adults. There are several types of ocular complications from diabetes with diabetic retinopathy being the most severe. Nearly 1 out of 3 of diabetic adults is affected by diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic RetinopathyDiabetic retinopathy is a condition that affects the small blood vessels

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists discovered one tui chub in a trap net during ongoing fisheries monitoring at Diamond Lake in mid-October. Fisheries professors at Oregon State University confirmed the fish was a tui chub, the first seen in Diamond Lake since the 2006 rotenone treatment that eliminated about 90 million of the

St. Charles Health System on Friday temporarily suspended heart and lung surgeries at St. Charles Bend for up to 12 days “due to an unexpected physician coverage issue.” In a statement, the hospital said its “leaders expect to restore the service by Nov. 10 and are continuing to work on securing physician coverage prior to

If you’re itching to hit the slopes — the wait is almost over — Mt. Bachelor plans to fire up its snow machine next week, and the resort hopes to open before Thanksgiving. Fresh powder falling the last couple of days has put two inches on the mountain, enough for Jeremy Davidson to take his

Health officials said Tuesday 37 people have confirmed E. coli cases in Washington and Oregon amid an outbreak tied to Chipotle restaurants in the Northwest, up from 22 cases reported late last week. However, officials said late Tuesday they had determined one case in Deschutes County is not tied to the outbreak elsewhere. However, OHA

Are you ready for a mature relationship? Looking for a pet that is aged to purrfection? Adopt a dog or cat, 7 years and older, at the Humane Society of Central Oregon for 50% off the adoption fee through the month of November, National Adopt a Senior Pet Month There’s a dog waiting to be

The Bend Fire Department and Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2 have closed burning for the remainder of Tuesday due to increasing winds throughout the Bend area, officials said. Fire officials asked anyone currently burning to extinguish immediately and ensure the fire is completely out to prevent the winds from fanning the fire back

On Tuesday, November 17 th , the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland will host a workshop in Prineville to provide information on seasonal employment opportunities with the US Forest Service and how to apply for jobs. Every year, the US Forest Service hires thousands of employees into temporary, seasonal positions to work

Sunday was the first day Oregon drivers were allowed to use studded tires on the road this season, and tire stores across the High Desert were busy with tire changeovers on Monday. With studded tires again becoming legal, Bend Tire Factory’s Manager Dan Elms explained to News Channel 21 that his store experienced an increase

Authorities on Monday confirmed the identity of a man who killed three people in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday morning before being killed in a shootout with police. NewsChannel 21 learned, meanwhile, that Noah Jacob Harpham, 32, of Colorado Springs was a former resident of Sisters. Many in the Sisters community were shocked when they

A Crook County teen is out of the intensive care unit at St. Charles Bend and in fair condition as she recovers from a rare case of bubonic plague contracted during a hunting trip; her family expressed gratitude Monday for the community’s support. The girl caught the disease from a flea bite on her abdomen

Engineers at Oregon State University said Tuesday they have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to reduce its cost and make it more practical for wider use. The advance is based on a new innovation with thermochemical storage, in which chemical transformation is used in repeated cycles to hold

A long stretch of Bend’s 27th Street will undergo a major sewer-line project, starting in the spring, and a string of meetings are planned in coming weeks to offer details and take input, officials said. The Southeast Interceptor Project is a large-diameter sewer pipe mostly within the road corridor, starting near Medical Center Drive and

It’s a scandal that’s hitting in the heart of Oregon’s justice system. Nika Larsen, a forensic analyst with the Oregon State Police crime lab in Bend, is suspected of tampering with evidence. As the criminal investigation into Larsen continues and officials debate whether charges should be filed on a state or a federal level, experts