Month: June 2016

The Deschutes National Forest’s Cascade Lakes Welcome Station is expanding its hours of operations to better serve the increasing demand for recreation passes and forest information, officials said Tuesday. Beginning next Monday, July 4, the Welcome Station will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. Staff intend to maintain expanded

Michigan state officials and lawmakers are among those mourning the loss of a state representative who died Saturday after collapsing during a hike at Smith Rock State Park. Deschutes County sheriff’s Sgt. Vance Lawrence identified the victim as Juliana (Julie) Kathleen Plawecki, 54, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Lawrence said Plawecki was vacationing with her two

Wildlife officials plan to remove the ovaries of 100 wild horses, prompting backlash from a nonprofit horse group. The Bend Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/29l5uQe ) the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Burns District says it plans to go forward with a research effort that involves three methods of surgically sterilizing wild mares, some of them pregnant.

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and eight colleagues urged congressional leaders Tuesday to include in the final Veterans Affairs funding bill sent to the president a provision that protects veterans’ ability to discuss the use of medical marijuana with VA physicians in states where it is legal due to

Mosaic Medical announced Monday it is one of five Community Health Center organizations from Oregon to receive a $350,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to expand oral health services in their primary care clinics. The organization said the funding will enable Mosaic Medical to offer integrated oral health care services throughout the

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday night ‘s drawing has quietly been building to its current $390 million level. And if there is no Mega Millions jackpot winner tonight , the jackpot for Friday ‘s drawing will grow to an estimated $415 million. “The current Mega Millions jackpot is tied for fourth among all-time Mega

Bethlehem Inn announced Tuesday that The Collins Foundation is offering to matchall donations from new donors and increased donations from current donors up to $10,000. These gifts must be received by the Inn no later thanAugust 15. This match grant funding will support the Inn’s program providing shelter, meals and case management services to adults

It’s being called the most important ruling on abortion rights since Roe v. Wade in 1973. Planned Parenthood, whose supporters say it’s a cornerstone for women’s health, is saying the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday striking down parts of a Texas law is about protecting women’s rights. “Today was an enormous win for women that

A 77-year-old Bend man whose motorcycle crashed on George Millican Road in Crook County Saturday afternoon was listed in fair condition late Monday night at St. Charles Bend, a house supervisor said. Oregon State Police said Clifford Wayne Owens was riding a dark blue Harley Davidson heading north on the road near Southwest Reservoir Road

NeighborImpact’s Food Recovery Program staff received good news in the form of a grant for $10,000 from Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation. The funds will be applied toward costs associated with collecting and delivering food through our distribution network in Central Oregon. The Food Recovery Program collects food through partnerships with Oregon Food Bank and

U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers are following up on an apparent human-caused fire that burned more than an acre near the shore of Crane Prairie Resort on Sunday, officials said. The initial report came in shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday of a brushfire at the popular fishing and camping spot about 35 miles southwest

Oregon’s deadliest holiday for impaired driving is around the corner, the Oregon Department of Transportation warned Monday. Eight people have died on Oregon roadways in alcohol-involved crashes in the last two years over the Fourth of July, and this year – with legalized marijuana now in the mix – the three-day-weekend could see the toll

The body of a 16-year-old Monmouth teen who drowned in the John Day River was recovered Monday by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue divers, the day after he disappeared while swimming with friends, Wheeler County sheriff’s deputies said. The body of Cody Lane Watson was found in the river near milepost 82 on Highway

The American Red Cross Cascades Region said Monday it is responding to three massive disasters throughout the U.S.,, helping people who have lost everything in the raging wildfires in California and the devastating floods in West Virginia and Texas. A total of 13 responders from Portland, Salem, Nehalem, Beaverton, Williams, Turner, Keizer, Bend and Eugene

The Tower Theatre Foundation said Monday it received a $4,000 grant from the US Bank Foundation for general operating support. This contribution helps provide access to arts and culture. It reinvests in those core values of civic mindedness, cultural relevance, education enhancement, and sustainable economic vitality through a leading performing arts nonprofit. At this time,

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., hailed Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a Texas state law known as HB-2, which they said would have placed burdensome requirements on health care clinics and doctors who offer abortions. NewsChannel 21’s Pedro Quintana will have local reaction tonight on NewsChannel 21. “In the United States,

A rural Crook County woman was arrested Saturday on attempted murder and animal abuse charges, accused of pulling a gun and firing several shots at her live-in boyfriend during an argument, one of which struck and injured one of the couple’s dogs, sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched shortly before 4 p.m. to a report

Three motorcyclists were killed in crashes on Oregon highways over the weekend, Oregon State Police reported Sunday. On Friday around 5:15 p.m., t roopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a motorcycle -vs.-pickup crash on state Highway 36 near milepost 7, near Mapleton. A preliminary investigation found a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle was

Alice Miles of Bend recently was named as state regent for the Oregon State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Miles was installed as state regent last week at the DAR’s 125th Continental Congress in Washington, DC. She is a past regent of the Bend Chapter of DAR and has held previous state

Ground conditions have improved, and Cascade Natural Gas crews are picking up speed in their pipeline replacement project on Bend’s west side, the utility said Sunday Working south on Broadway Street, they’ve crossed the intersection with Northwest Jefferson Place. A traffic control change will take place on Tuesday: Northwest Broadway Street will be open From