Month: December 2015

Sewer line construction along Arizona Avenue at the intersection of Bond Street will continue into the evening for the next three nights. Construction work will end by 10 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15 through Thursday, December 17. Hours are being extended so work at the intersection can be completed and the intersection reopened by Friday.

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications from members of our community who are interested in becoming a Search and Rescue volunteer. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue is one of the busiest search and rescue units in the state of Oregon. This year, DCSO SAR has completed over 300 missions and trainings.

The Cascade Youth and Family Center’s transitional living program, also known as the LOFT, serves homeless and runaway teens in Central Oregon. The center has partnered with Tag It Forward Coffee to create a program called Coffee for a Cause. Through this partnership and a renovated coffee van, the legacy of one Bend man lives

Shop with a Cop is a joint venture between local law enforcement agencies throughout Deschutes County, and local Wal-Mart stores. Its primary focus is to help make the holidays a little brighter for less-fortunate families, and provide an opportunity for children to engage in positive police interaction. The dates for this year’s events are: *

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statement Tuesday night after reports that must-pass, end-of-year tax and spending legislation included a deal to lift the ban on exports of U.S. oil: “Lifting the oil export ban is a windfall for big oil at the expense of working Americans and our planet. Working families will pay

Members of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on DUII are reminding motorists this holiday season that it is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana. In Oregon,, there is no presumed blood level of marijuana in a driver’s system that implies that the driver is impaired. The most important thing is, no matter what the

The American Red Cross opened an emergency shelter in La Pine on Monday as repair crews struggled to restore power to all affected by a weekend storm that dumped up to 30 inches of snow in southern Deschutes County and Northern Klamath County. Midstate Electric Cooperative repair crews that again worked through the night have

More than 100 trees fell onto power lines and Oregon Highway 138 East overnight as ODOT and Pacific Power crews struggled to reopen the highway, officials said Tuesday. “We can’t give a firm estimate on reopening when we have trees still coming down,” said Dan Metz, ODOT maintenance manager for the High Cascades District. More

A Redmond man accused of fatally shooting a woman in the back late Friday night as she fled, trying to break up with him, appeared in court Monday, as the victim’s grieving brother issued a statement about the “very beautiful, loving young woman.” Mario Emanuel Morataya, 23, appeared in Deschutes County Circuit Court on murder

As the black scars turn white with snow, wounds were fresh again for dozens of families in Canyon City, realizing Christmas will be much different this year. The Speths always celebrated with family and friends in their log-cabin home in the family since the 1970s. With the house reduced to ashes, this year they’ll get

An SUV and pickup collided on icy Juniper Canyon Road near Prineville Sunday evening, sending six people to the hospital. They included four juveniles who were not wearing seat belts, which led to one driver being cited, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to Juniper Canyon Road near milepost

The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division asked for the public’s help Monday as it seeks information to identify the person(s) responsible for the unlawful killing of 15 to 20 coot ducks near Government Cove in Cascade Locks. On the morning of Nov. 12, OSP was notified by a Hood River County sheriff’s deputy

The 24th annual St. Charles Hospice Christmas Auction sold out for the first time ever and netted more than $100,000, breaking last year’s record. Proceeds provide charity care to St. Charles Hospice and Transitions patients in Central Oregon. Community members and local businesses and organizations donated elaborately decorated trees, beautiful quilts and many other items

Oregon Highways 138E, 230 and 62 in the High Cascades will remain closed Monday night as ODOT crews continues work to clear fallen trees hazards, officials said. ODOT Maintenance Manager Dan Metz said the agency’s goal is to reopen Oregon 138E (North Umpqua Highway) by Tuesday night. More ODOT maintenance crews were called in Monday

Bend Garbage & Recycling, Cascade Disposal and High Country Disposal will not have collection service on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For both holiday weeks, their Friday customers will be serviced on Saturday (December 26 and January 2). Collection times may vary, so customers are asked to have their carts out by 6:00 am.

We are currently experiencing the strongest El Nio in the equatorial Pacific Ocean since the winter of 1997-98. That should result in a mild winter for the Pacific Northwest, but the precipitation forecast is less certain. A strong El Nio can also produce quite stormy periods, like we have recently seen and may experience again

Finding time to exercise can be challenging, but as little as 30 minutes of daily walking can have significant health benefits, which is why Bend Memorial Clinic is introducing a new physician-led Walk with a Doc educational exercise series every Tuesday from 7-7:30 a.m. beginning Jan. 5. The weekly sessions, which depart from and return

Through its Operation School Bell ® program, the Assistance League of Bend provided new clothes to 1,775 students in Bend–La Pine Schools and the Redmond School District for the new 2015 school year. Operation School Bell is the signature philanthropy of Assistance League of Bend, providing a shopping opportunity for children whose families are not

A semi driver lost control on icy Highway 97 near Sunriver Friday night and the crossed into oncoming lanes, colliding head-on with a pickup truck and killing its driver — a La Pine man who helped rescue a little girl run over at last weekend’s Christmas parade, a family member said.Saturday Oregon State Police troopers

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.28 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307 gas outlets in Oregon. That compares with the national average that has fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.01 a gallon, according