Month: May 2016

A Warm Springs woman was found dead in her home early Thursday, the FBI reported. Police and FBI agents alerted the public as they searched for her husband, who they said should be considered armed and dangerous and may be suicidal. Warm Springs officers conducting a welfare check found the body of Candelaria Rhoan, 30,

A concerned citizen’s call to police prompted a drug raid later that day on a southwest Redmond home that led to the arrest of six Redmond residents and the seizure of methamphetamine and heroin, police said Thursday. It was the second such raid there in three months and the third in six years. Officers with

Bend-La Pine Schools has announced the finalists for the principal position at Pilot Butte Middle School. Community members are invited to meet the finalists and offer feedback at a forum set at 6 p.m. Monday, May 23 at Pilot Butte Middle School in the library. The four finalists for the position are: Jim Crist is

According to local climate change advocates, action is needed to address climate change in Bend. They say if we don’t act now the city may reach a point of no turning back. At Wednesday night’s Bend City Council meeting, councilors took up the controversial issue at their work session and reviewed a climate change proposal.

Despite the largest number ever of voters registering to vote in Deschutes County and a record number of party switches before the primary, the voter turnout on the High Desert was anything but record-breaking. “It was surprising to me,” Deschutes County Clerk Nancy Blankenship said Wednesdasy. Statewide, 47 percent of voters returned their ballots. In

The death toll from Tuesday’s crash on Highway 97 south of Madras has risen to four with the death of a Madras woman’s third son, Oregon State police said Wednesday. The10-year-old son of Anita Bemrose succumbed to his injuries while being treated at St. Charles Bend, said OSP Capt. Bill Fugate. The crash occurred shortly

Deschutes County sheriff’s patrol Lt. Tim Leak, a 23-year veteran of the department, has been placed on paid administrative leave “for allegations of violating sheriff’s office policies,” Sheriff Shane Nelson told his staff Wednesday afternoon. “The alleged policy violations are not criminal in nature,” Nelson wrote. The sheriff told NewsChannel 21 that unlike previous incidents

A 21-year-old Culver man injured in an apparent DUII rollover crash on the Culver Highway Tuesday night made it to Highway 97, where he flagged down a passing off-duty paramedic and was flown to St. Charles Bend for treatment, Oregon State Police reported Wednesday. Troopers said Zachary Michael Lofting was heading south on the Culver

After weeks of debate and an order from the district attorney, Sisters City Council released a controversial 40-page investigative report about former City Manager Andrew Gorayeb. The report was released Monday evening, on the eve of a deadline set by Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel, who reviewed the matter and decided the information should

A dramatic national race for the White House spurred many Central Oregon voters to cast primary ballots. In Tuesday night’s early count, Democrat Bernie Sanders held a widening lead over Hillary Clinton and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump was winning handily. Here’s direct links to the statewide and Central Oregon county election results pages. Oregon:

Deschutes County first responders celebrated Tuesday night as Measure 9-107 passed by a landslide. The new 911 district will provide the dispatch center and communications system with funding from a permanent tax. First responders were blown away by the results — as of Wednesday morning, about 79 percent in support — and said they were

In an effort to raise awareness of healthier eating among faculty, staff, and students at Warm Springs K-8 Academy, PacificSource Health Plans has launched its monthlong Healthy Life Schools Challenge. The challenge, which began May 1 and continues through May 27, rewards Warm Springs K-8 Academy with a $3000 donation from PacificSource to be used

Crook County will be paying a little more to keep criminals behind bars at the Jefferson County Jail. Jefferson County commissioners said the 5 percent increase is due to the rising cost of living and labor relations contract. Currently, Crook County rents about 25 beds for $65.92 per bed per day for inmates lodged at

Ballot returns over the weekend indicate that voter turnout is at 29.3 percent as of 8 AM Monday, the Oregon Elections Division reported. That means 106,534 Oregonians dropped off ballots over the weekend leading up to Election Day Tuesday. In Deschutes County, about 36 percent of ballots had been returned as of Monday afternoon. In

Springtime in Bend can be summed up in three words: pole, pedal and paddle. For Teague Hatfield, the owner of the FootZone in downtown Bend, it’s a boost in foot traffic for his store. “It’s just another reason people are motivated to be active and engaged, and all of that is positive for people shopping

A Redmond father and son were critically injured and a Woodburn man was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning on rainy U.S. Highway 20 east of Santiam Pass, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers and medics responded shortly before 7 a.m. to the reported crash near milepost 83, about three miles east of Santiam

A string of strong spring thunderstorms rumbled northward through Central Oregon Saturday, with lightning that ignited two costly Bend house fires and a heavy dumping of hail that caused a winter-like traffic mess on Highway 97 at Lava Butte south of Bend. A report of a lightning strike and smoke in the basement brought fire

Oregon State University’s wide-ranging efforts to provide a culture of equity, inclusion and social justice also include efforts underway at OSU-Cascades. Neil Browne, an English professor andWendi Forsberg, a student majoring in human development and family sciences student both received the 2016 Faculty and Student Diversity Awards, sponsored by the university’s diversity committee. The Diversity

A horse rescue organization reached out to the public for help Saturday as several groups, veterinarians and others came together to care for an orphaned week-old foal rescued from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Here’s a news release from 3 Sisters Equine Refuge in Bend: It has been said it takes a village to raise

Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Rep. Peter DeFazio announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded Umpqua Community College $529,623 to help the UCC community recover from the mass shooting that occurred on campus last fall. The funding comes after the three lawmakers sent a letter of support to the