Month: August 2016

Central Oregon kids are either back in school, or getting ready to go. Some might be riding a bike or scooter to get to class. Bend Police want to remind you your children need to wear helmets — not only because it’s state law, but because they’re a lifesaver. “Having been in a bad bicycle

It’s that time of year, back to school. That means more traffic on the roads. But one local organization is prompting commuting to school the healthy way, on your bike or by foot. The hustle and bustle of back to school means not just hitting the books, but also being safe on the roads. Brian

Bend Fire Department Investigators said Wednesday they have been unable to confirm the cause of a fire that destroyed a home east of town on Billadeau Road last Friday, only that it started in the living room.. Battalion Chief Dave Howe also reduced the loss estimate to $375,000 to the structure and $200,00 to the

A 63-year-old hiker from Portland died Tuesday while hiking up the South Sister, prompting other hikers’ unsuccessful efforts to revive him and a recovery effort that took several hours, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deschutes County 911 dispatchers got a call just after 11 a.m. from hikers on the South Sister Trail who had found

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that includes NBC, FOX, The CW, and Telemundo affiliates in Bend, Oregon, is accepting applications for Part-time On-Air Technician. The Part-time On-Air Technician will run all aspects of the control room including directing live newscasts, running/creating graphics for newscast, running the audio board, and master control

Acting on an anonymous tip, police raided a northeast Bend motel Monday, arrested a New York woman on prostitution charges and cited two Bend men for commercial sexual solicitation, the second such human trafficking charges in the city in less than two weeks. Patrol officers got an anonymous tip on Monday regarding suspected human trafficking

In the continued effort to build a safe network to encourage biking and walking in Redmond, the City of Redmond Bicycle and the Redmond Pedestrian Advisory Committee is looking for volunteers to help conduct the annual bicycle and pedestrian counts. Two years ago, with the first counts, a baseline of bicycle and pedestrian users in

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded over $4.7 million in grant funding for homeless veterans in Oregon. The funding comes from the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program and will be distributed to organizations across the state. “Our veterans have stood up for us,

Central Oregon is known for its beautiful scenic views, but some hikers expressed dismay Tuesday at the city of Bend’s choice for where to install ‘tobacco-free campus’ signs in the middle of a view atop Overturf Butte. The butte attracts many people because of its views and now the city signs are in the way

About 16,500 Pacific Power customers across the north half of Bend lost power, some for more than an hour Tuesday morning due to an equipment failure on a main transmission line, the utility said. The lights (and computers, etc.) went off just after 9:30 a.m. over a wide swath of Bend, including the downtown, north

The weather is great, but it is time to start thinking about going back to school — and school zone safety and speed limits, the Bend Police Department reminded Tuesday. As Bend-La Pine Schools start on Sept. 7 (Sisters, among others, already are back in session), it will bring buses and kids to our roadways,

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the Oregon Department of Transportation $2.1 million Tuesday to further develop OReGO, the nation’s premier Road Usage Charge Program. “One of our nation’s biggest challenges is how to meet the funding needs of our nation’s crumbling surface transportation infrastructure in a long-term, sustainable way,” said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., ranking

The Bend Park and Recreation District Youth Flag Football program enrollment is at an all-time record high, with more than 470 youth participating on 47 teams. Adult volunteers are needed to coach teams this season. The fall flag football season runs Sept. 6 through Nov. 5. Program participants are boys and girls in first through

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is looking to keep local area seniors warm this winter. The Council will be compiling a firewood resource list to inform seniors in need where to locate free firewood or pellets in Central Oregon communities throughout the Tri-County area. “Every year, we get calls from seniors that are

A 75-year-old bow hunter from Bend who had been missing in the Ochoco National Forest for two days was found early Tuesday in “relatively good health,” having walked several miles to a ranch the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office reported. Around 8:30 a.m., the hunter, whose name was not released, “was found safe and in relatively

Economic Development for Central Oregon issued a statement Tuesday opposing Measure 99, saying while Outdoor School is a good program, taking more lottery dollars away from economic development to fund it is the wrong way to go. At a meeting earlier in the year, a quorum of the EDCO Board of Directors unanimously opposed the

The start of the school year for students like Ben Capizzola means gearing up for classes and suiting up for the big game. The soon-to-be eighth-grader and football player at Pacific Crest Middle School, is just one of the dozens of Central Oregon students preparing to stay safe this season by tackling a concussion baseline

A construction accident at the Wickiup Junction railroad overpass project north of La Pine on Monday caused no injuries but sent two large, heavy concrete beams falling, one blocking the train tracks below for five hours, officials said. ODOT spokesman Peter Murphy said two 173-foot concrete and steel beams were being put into place by

Federal investigators are looking into why a biplane crashed, killing the pilot, during the Airshow of the Cascades at Madras Airport on Saturday. The National Transportation Safety Board had the 1941 Stearman biplane’s wreckage moved from the Madras Airport’s main runway. The pilot,Marcus Paine, 61, of Anchorage, Alaska, was pronounced dead at the scene. The

As Deschutes County’s population grows, so does the demand for open and accessible meeting and event spaces. In response to this burgeoning need, Deschutes Public Library recently revised its meeting room policy to provide even greater access for both public and private events. Kevin Barclay, Assistant Director of Public Services for Deschutes Public Library, says