Month: August 2016

We are currently experiencing issues with our KFXO over-the-air broadcasts. This affects all OTA viewers in Central Oregon. as well as Dish and Direct satellite subscribers along with Crestview Cable subscribers. You can alternatively view KFXO onthe following channels in the following areas: 21.3 – Bend and surrounding areas27.3 – Prineville/Madras and surrounding areas. We

It only took a moment for things to go wrong Monday afternoon for a southeast Bend resident, as the wind blew bedroom blinds into a resident’s candle, igniting a fire. But after that, things went right: She heard the smoke alarm go off, quickly grabbed her child and ran outside – and neighbors put a

Michael Gaskill, the man hit by a Redmond police car last week, died over the weekend. NewsChannel 21’s Dani Fried spoke Monday with two neighbors who say they’re in shock and looking for answers. Emotions were raw for Terri Dowling as she listened to the last message Gaskill left her. “And although he was the

The popular lodging website Airbnb has agreed to collect transient room taxes for participating property owners in Bend, starting Oct. 1, the city and company announced late last week. “Today, we are excited to announce new tax agreements with two communities in Oregon: Bend and Washington County,” said Laura Rillos, Northwest press secretary for Airbnb

A small wildfire broke out west of Bend off Skyliners Road late Monday morning and was quickly caught by crews at about an acre, officials said. The fire, reported to dispatchers at 11:36 a.m., sent up smoke visible from around Bend, prompting concern amidst a recent spate of apparent human-caused fires, at least 14 of

Redmond Municipal Airport is in the final stages of the reconstruction of Runway 5-23, adding navigational aids that will make travel faster and safer. The $18.5 million project will conclude and the runway will reopen no later than October 22, officials said Monday. During this final stage, the Federal Aviation Administration is installing updated navigational

Firefighters made good progress and completed mop-up Sunday of a wildfire that began in the Deschutes River Canyon and moved uphill toward homes and condominiums at Eagle Crest Resort, forcing evacuations, officials said. As a result, the final Level 1 “pre-evacuation” notices were allowed to expire at 8 p.m. Sunday, said Deschutes County sheriff’s Sgt.

Firefighters have made strong progress in recent days in mopping up a nearly 200-acre wildfire that broke out west of Junction City, but fire managers said Monday there’s still plenty more work to do. “Don’t plan on the forecast rain to put out this fire out. It’s you guys that will put this fire out,”

A hugely successful first effort charity golf tourney was hosted at Eagle Crest Resort course by the Redmond Habitat for Humanity & Jericho Road. The event was held on Saturday , August 20th and involved 68 players from the community playing to support these wonderful organizations in Central Oregon. According to the coordinators, John Smallwood,

The Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District announced Monday it plans to conduct an emergency gather of wild horses in the Three Fingers Herd Management Area due to a recent large wildfire that burned pasture in the area. The Cherry Road Fire, which started August 21, burned about 90 percent of the Wildhorse Basin pasture,

Decades of shrinking budgets for Oregon’s public schools has led to some of the largest class sizes and lowest graduation rates in the country, a new report says. Along with a statewide study of Oregon’s many funding gaps in education, authors of the report at the Oregon Education Association compared Salem, Massachusetts – one of

A 25-year-old Bend woman was killed and a bicyclist seriously injured in a collision Saturday night on an on-ramp to the Bend Parkway that also involved a car, police said Sunday. Police responded around 8:20 p.m. to the reported crash on the Empire Avenue on-ramp to the southbound parkway, said Sgt. Eric Hagen. Motorcycle rider

A 63-year-old Redmond man who was struck by a Redmond police car last Thursday after reportedly pointing a handgun at passing cars has died at St. Charles Bend, authorities confirmed Sunday. MIchael W. Gaskill, who died Saturday, had been flown by AirLink helicopter from St. Charles Redmond to the Bend hospital shortly after Thursday afternoon’s

A skilled pilot, Marcus Paine was no stranger to tricks and loops in his 1941 Stearman aerobatic biplane. “He just was a real aviation enthusiast and a real proficient pilot,” said Don Mobley, performance coordinator for the air show. But the 61-year-old Anchorage, Alaska resident’s life was cut short Saturday afternoon, in front of a

“It wears you out,” Redmond Soap Box Derby racer Wade Sadler said Sunday. There’s a moment of anticipation, then a burst — and then, they’re out of sight! As a Soap Box Derby race spectator, watching young family members speed down the hill, with gravity in control, you’re balancing two emotions. “At first you’re nervous,

A skilled aerobatic pilot from Anchorage, Alaska died when his biplane crashed during an initial loop shortly after takeoff at the Aishow of the Cascades at Madras Airport on Saturday afternoon, Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins confirmed. Adkins said Marcus Bruce Paine, 61, was at the controls of the Stearman biplane when the crash occurred

A wildfire that broke out Friday northwest of Madras was expected to be fully contained by Sunday night, while another blaze west of Terrebonne also has not grown, a fire official said Sunday. The Willow Fire at Willow Creek Canyon near Pelton Dam was 60 percent contained by Sunday and remained at 150 acres, said

A fire destroyed a three-story home on Bend’s Awbrey Butte Saturday afternoon, though firefighters and neighbors with garden hoses were able to stop a brushfire that threatened to spread and damage other property, officials said. Firefighters responded just after 1 p.m. to the reported structure fire at 1928 Northwest Trenton Avenue, said Battalion Chief Dave

A high-speed chase of a reckless driver who ran a red light in southwest Redmond Friday night ended in a crash and arrest of the driver, a 23-year-old Redmond man, police said. But he only spent 33 minutes in jail before being released. Shortly after 8 p.m., officers saw a gray older BMW being driven

An 84-year-old Sisters adult foster care resident who took one of her caregiver’s cars overnight, sparking a widespread search, was found later Saturday morning in good shape, more than 100 miles away, on Highway 26 near Government Camp, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Sometime between 11 p.m. Friday and 2:12 a.m. Saturday, Lena Shieler left