Month: April 2016

Two southwest Redmond residents were arrested Friday in a drug raid on their home that turned up methamphetamine, cash and other evidence of drug sales, police said Sunday. Three young children were taken into protective state custody. The Redmond Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit served a search warrant Friday afternoon at 2360 SW Salmon Avenue,

The ocean chemistry along the West Coast of North America is changing rapidly because of global carbon dioxide emissions, scientists said Monday, and the governments of Oregon, California, Washington and British Columbia can take actions now to offset and mitigate the effects of these changes. That is the conclusion of a 20-member panel of leading

A 26-year-old Bend man was killed Saturday afternoon when his van crossed the center line of Highway 97 for unknown reasons and collided head-on with a semi-truck, Oregon State Police reported. The crash was reported shortly after 1:30 p.m. and blocked the highway in both directions near milepost 162, just north of the Paulina Lake

A Bend man was arrested by Washington County sheriff’s deputies, accused of pulling a knife and assaulting another Bend man late Saturday night during a fight in Cornelius, west of Portland. Sheriff’s deputies serving Cornelius responded around 11:40 p.m. to the reported fight on South Beech Street, said Sgt. Vance Stimler, the agency’s public information

Cascade Natural Gas crews in Bend have the first two Blocks of NW Tumalo Avenue (between NW Riverside Boulevard east to NW Congress Street), shut down to through traffic until Wednesday. The shutdown is to allow for temporary paving of the trench from NW Riverside Blvd. past the intersection with NW State Street. Once the

Bend lumber mill pioneer Arthur “Art” Pozzi was laid to rest Sunday, a week after his passing at age 84. Stepdaughter Lisa Coats Taylor, who worked for him for 15 years, shared with us some of her fond memories about a humanitarian who cared greatly for his family, workers and others along the way. The

It’s been almost a decade since a snowboarding accident left Bend resident Tyler Eklund paralyzed. Since then, his story has inspired many in Central Oregon. Ever since his accident, Eklund has wanted to return to his favorite event: the half-pipe. It’s been a goal of his for years, and now it’s another accomplishment he can

Trouble in the form of smoke was brewing on the roof of the Platypus Pub and Brew Shop on Northeast Third Street in Bend on Saturday afternoon, but fire crews were able to douse the fire before any damage to the building could occur, officials said. Firefighters responded shortly after 3 p.m. to the reported

A January traffic stop of a distracted Bend driver turned up 63 pounds of processed marijuana, sparking an investigation that led to two raids this week. One was at a home north of Bend that housed a marijuana grow and a lab to make a potent form of hashish oil, called “butane honey oil,” authorities

Portland residents are still rocked by the discovery of toxic heavy metals in their air and ground. Some of that is traced back to colored-glass manufacturers in the area. Now, new proposed regulations by the Department of Environmental Quality could have huge implications for Central Oregon glass artists like Marily Badger. Badger displays her work

A driver who led police on a high-speed pursuit from Redmond north to Culver stopped after his car was spike-stripped early Friday and faces several charges, police said. Redmond police Lt. Mike Kidwell said an officer tried to conduct a traffic stop shortly before midnight on a black 2001 Pontiac Grand Am in the area

For years, scammers have been preying on people by sharing unbelievable news of winning a lottery prize worth millions. And for a few hundred dollars and some personal or banking information, the prize could be yours. “The Oregon Lottery was recently notified by a player stating that someone from the Oregon Lottery called to inform

The Farewell Bend footbridge is steeped in history, built by lumber mills in the 1940s. But the years and high traffic have taken their toll. Jim Figurski, project manager of the bridge replacement, said Friday the Deschutes River span is “gradually deteriorating, to the point where now there are some major problems.” Many people have

Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest have experienced two successful days of “jackpot” burning in the Upper Beaver units near Rager Ranger Station, and plan to continue burning juniper jackpots Saturday in the Maury Mountains. The burning goal for Saturday in the eastern Maury Mountains is to undertake 200 acres of juniper jackpots in

White-nose syndrome has been confirmed in a little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) found near North Bend, Washington – the first recorded occurrence of this devastating bat disease in western North America. The presence of the disease was verified by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center. WNS has spread quickly among bats in other

Free skiing, snowboarding and tubing Friday, and that was no April Fools’ Day joke but a fun day for hundreds at Hoodoo Ski Area near Santiam Pass. After a big rebound in snowpack and business, Hoodoo offered up free lift tickets for those who could take off on a warm, blue-sky Friday to enjoy the

Residents living in the Ponderosa Drive neighborhood of Madras said Friday they still can’t believe a meth lab was brewing so close to their homes. Police arrested Jeremiah Leach, 24, after they found a half-ounce of methamphetamine on him during a domestic violence call on Wednesday. Investigators served a search warrant Thursday at a home

A survey team led by Kurt Moffitt, a soil scientist, conducted surveys Thursday to measure the snow depth at west of Bend near Mt. Bachelor for the last time this season. “We sample the snow using a core, and with that core we can figure the depth of the snow,” Moffitt said. It was a

A resident of the Pinebrook neighborhood in southwest Bend said Thursday he and several neighbors are fed up with all the trash transients are leaving behind as a “tent city” emerges on vacant lots in the area. Jackson Dunham said a tent city has been growing for the past few weeks, and the pile of

Roats Water System Inc. on the south side of Bend has filed a request with the Oregon Public Utility Commission to increase its rates by about 32.5 percent, its first proposed increase since 2006, the agency said Thursday. The PUC said a pre-hearing conference, will be scheduled with the time and location to be announced.