Month: March 2016

Bend police on Friday released a series of three security-camera photos of the suspected getaway car used by a masked gunman who held up the Columbia Bank on Northeast Third Street on Feb. 29 and got away. In a rare move, police were able to release detailed photos of the specific car, believed to be

New details were released in a federal court filing Thursday in a Warm Springs double-shooting that left a couple seriously injured in their home Wednesday morning and led to the arrest of their 24-year-old niece nearby a short time later. The shooting was reported by a family member at 8:24 a.m. at a home along

Fire managers on the Crooked River National Grassland plan to burn 227 acres of juniper slash Friday afternoon, pending favorable weather. The burn unit is located near the intersection of Southeast Grizzly Road and the power lines, about three miles northeast of the Rimrock Springs Wildlife Management Area, located along Highway 26. The juniper slash

Are there special buildings to you in Redmond? In celebration of Historic Preservation Awareness Month in May, the City’s Historic Landmarks Commission wants to see which Redmond places and buildings matter most to you with the 1 st Annual This Place Matters Photo Contest. Take a photo of yourself or someone you know holding a

Oregon collected $3.48 million in marijuana sales tax revenue in the first months of the program this year, state officials said Thursday. February was the first month for medical marijuana dispensaries to remit the taxes they collected on their previous month’s recreational marijuana sales. Dispensaries are responsible for collecting a 25 percent tax at the

Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins released Thursday the final list of candidates to appear on the 2016 Democratic and Republican presidential primary ballots for the May 17 primary election. “Campaigns for both the Democratic and Republican nomination for president are not showing signs of slowing down,” Atkins said. “While the role Oregon’s May primary

Spring thunderstorms are knocking on our door, and wildfire season is getting closer every day. “Our goal is to save lives, and we all share that goal,” meteorologist Doug Weber said. It’s time to meet the threat head-on. Weber and fellow National Weather Service meteorologist Allen Polan traveled to Bend to help improve communication between

Sunriver police said Thursday they have heard from several people about a scam from callers falsely claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House and seeking your address — and your cash. According to a “scam alert” email from Sgt. Joe Patnode, “This is the way it works. A (fake) representative calls and informs you that

Bareback riding world champion Steven Peebles broke his back in a car accident on Feb. 13, but he says he hopes to be back in the saddle in eight weeks. Still, it means he can’t compete in next week’s debut of the Elite Rodeo Athletes national tour at the Redmond Fairgrounds. To Peebles, rodeo is

The operators of Mt. Bachelor late Wednesday announced “leadership changes,” including the departure of President and General Manager Dave Rathbun after eight years at the helm of the ski and snowboard resort west of Bend. In a brief announcement, Powdr Corp., the Park City, Utah-based “active entertainment and mountain resort company” announced that Rathbun “will

A man and woman were found shot several times and seriously wounded Wednesday morning at a home on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and police have arrested a 24-year-old woman who was found lying on the ground by a rifle near the home, the FBI said. Warm Springs police received a report around 8:45 a.m.

As families in Flint, Michigan continue to struggle with lead-contaminated water, eighteen Democratic senators – including Oregon’s Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — are pushing to boost investment in water infrastructure repairs to avert future crises of contaminated drinking water supplies. In a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Interior Appropriations

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Earl Blumenauer , D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday to increase outdoor recreation access for visitors and boost rural economies in Oregon and nationwide. Based on input from Oregonians about how to remove bureaucratic roadblocks to public lands, the Recreation Not Red-Tape (RNR) Act expands outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans, especially

This spring and summer, the Bend Park & Recreation District will be replacing the aging pedestrian bridge over the Deschutes River between Farewell Bend and Riverbend parks. The public is invited to learn more about the project at a community open house on Friday, April 1 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the park district office, 799

When Bend-La Pine Schools students are out of school for spring break, Bend Park and Recreation District features opportunities for families to be active and engaged through a variety of recreational programs. Offered at several locations, days and times throughout March 19 – 27, spring break activities include creative arts, science, sports and play. Spring

A scary 36 hours had a happy ending for a Bend family. Joshua Richardson was stranded in the snow southeast of town overnight Sunday, but is now back home with his family. He’s also back to work at the family business, Downtown Ornamental Iron, after a wrong turn left his pickup truck trapped in deep

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statement Wednesday after President Obama announced that he would nominate federal Judge Merrick Garland to serve on the United States Supreme Court: “I thank President Obama for fulfilling his constitutional obligation to put forward a nominee to fill this critical vacancy. I look forward to meeting with Merrick

As part of a public education effort by Oregon’s secretary of state, the Elections Division began sending notifications to the state’s 540,000 non-affiliated voters on Tuesday to help make them aware of their options to participate in the May 17 primary elections. Oregon will hold three major party primaries by the Democratic Party, the Independent

Lights Out Bend is an organization that focuses on getting local communities to turn their lights off after sunset, to help local bird migration. Group co-coordinator Mary Ann Kruse spoke to us Wednesday about the importance of the program. “In Central Oregon, we have well over 150 different species of songbirds that migrate during the

Fifteen months after Loretta Macpherson, 65, died at St. Charles Bend from a medication error, a settlement of an undisclosed amount has been reached. But as son Mark Macpherson said Wednesday, it will not bring back his mother. “I think I will always feel remorse, bringing my mother to that hospital,” Mark told NewsChannel 21.