Month: February 2016

The city of Redmond has been looking for a new council member after Councilor Heather Carlin resigned last month due to health issues. Mayor George Endicott recommended the councilors appoint a Central Oregon native who brings a wealth of financial and management experience to the table. “You know, Angela’s perfect. She’s been in Redmond for

It’s time to register (or change your registration) to vote in the March 8 Bend special election on the 5-cent gas tax, and also a good time to do so for the May 17th primary election. The Deschutes County March 8 Special Election only includes one item: the City of Bend Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax,

Shipping costs and business growth have been the deciding factors in Deschutes Brewery’s expansion to the East Coast. And some of the cities in the running for the new brewery aren’t just putting out the welcome mat – they are in the midst of full-fledged social media campaigns. “It’s a long way to ship beer

The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District has launched several prescribed burn projects in Central Oregon to cut the amount of dry brush and trim the threat of intense wildfires. Officials say it can be helpful when trying to stop a large wildfire. “The way it does it cuts down the fire intensity, so if

Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer is under investigation by the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association after calls flooded their office. “This is probably one of the highest, if not the highest issue that we’ve had calls and emails on,” OSSA Executive Director John Bishop told NewsChannel 21 Tuesday.. The investigation comes after Palmer was scheduled to

A young boy fell off his couch after jumping up and down with joy from finding out he would get to go to the Oregon Adaptive Sports Snow Camp for teenagers who are deaf or hard of hearing. Like this boy and many other people who are deaf and hard of hearing, live in a

Each year, property tax bills pour into the homes of Central Oregonians. You may sigh and sign your name on a check without a moment’s hesitation, but did you ever really look into where your money is going — and why? You may be surprised how property tax es are divided up. You may be

On Day 38 of the armed occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, one of the last four remaining occupiers, David Fry, has posted more videos. It comes after a week of silence on his YouTube page. He said it was because the FBI had asked him to stop posting videos and cut off

Oregon State Police said Tuesday a Redmond woman has died at a Boise hospital of injuries suffered in a Feb. 1 head-on crash on U.S. Highway 20E just east of Burns that also claimed the lives of both drivers. The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1 when the driver of a red

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., applauded President Obama’s call Tuesday for increased assistance for homeless Americans in his fiscal year 2017 budget. The president’s budget proposal follows a Senate push led by Merkley for increased assistance to help communities across the country, such as Portland and other Oregon communities, which are struggling with rising homelessness as

A segment of the Pilot Butte Canal between Cooley Road and Yeoman Road in Bend and Deschutes County is Oregon’s latest entry in the National Register of Historic Places, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday. The agency said construction of the Pilot Butte Canal was a result of the vision of east-coast real-estate

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday in honor of slain Seaside Police Sergeant Jason Goodding. “Sergeant Goodding served the Seaside Police Department for 13 years, always putting the safety of his community first,” Brown said. “Please join me

Bend’s still-expanding Deschutes Brewery is weighing a decision among several East Coast candidate cities for its new brewery. Among the five cities in the running: Asheville, North Carolina and Roanoke, Virgina, which are both vigorously promoting their cities through social media campaigns. NewsChannel 21’s Dani Fried spoke this week with Tony Kiss, a journalist from

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office and Prineville Police Department are joining other Law enforcement agencies across the state in a statewide safety belt and child car seat traffic enforcement “blitz’ from February 8- 21. In addition to looking for proper safety belt use and child car seat use, deputies will also be on the alert

The Oregon Department of Agriculture said Friday it hasordered a halt of sale and the removal of the pesticide product Guardian,which is labeled for use on ornamental, food, and feed crops for mite controlbut also used by cannabis growers. Inaddition, ODA is asking growers who mayhave purchased the pesticide product to refrain from using it.

Ever wonder where the food you eat comes from? Well, now you have the chance to find out. The local non-profit Central Oregon Locavore created a Meet Your Farmer dinner series, including an event held Monday night. The dinners happen once or twice a month, from fall to spring, and give foodies the chance to

Tax filing season has begun, and the Oregon Department of Revenue on Monday reminded taxpayers to file early, file electronically and immediately report suspected identity theft — a rising problem. Oregon other states, and the IRS have seen significant increases in the filing of fraudulent tax returns, often using stolen identities and fictitious W-2s as

A 45-year-old Bend woman was arraigned Monday afternoon on murder and other charges in the New Year’s Eve death of the 92-year-old grandmother she was caring for. She’s also accused of withholding needed care and stealing property, including medications and cash. According to an initial charging document filed by the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office,

The Oregon Department of Education released results Monday from the third annual Kindergarten Assessment, a snapshot of early skills. The assessment is given each fall to entering kindergarteners and provides a snapshot of students’ foundational skills in three core areas of learning and development: early literacy, early math and interpersonal/self-regulation skills. Officials said this year’s

At the rate humans are emitting carbon into the atmosphere, the Earth may suffer irreparable damage that could last tens of thousands of years, according to a new analysis published this week with an Oregon State University expert as its lead author. Too much of the climate change policy debate has focused on observations of