Month: September 2016

The Bend Police Department is excited to offer a free class for women on safety awareness and education. The class will focus on personal safety options and self defense techniques. It will include a classroom presentation and demonstrations. Sergeant Elizabeth Lawrence will be instructing this class on November 13 th, 2016. Sergeant Lawrence has over

Cooler temperatures and shorter days have created an opportunity for fuels specialists on the Deschutes National Forest to begin prescribed burning season. If conditions remain favorable, fuels specialists will begin burning as early as next week, officials said Friday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, fuels specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District are planning three prescribed

How might experts’ use of storytelling impact rural families’ interactions during Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities? This is a core question that the High Desert Museum and its partners, Oregon State University – Cascades and the Deschutes Public Library, will research, thanks to the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ $250,000 STEMeX grant.

The Bend Chamber Board of Directors announced Friday the hiring of Katy Brooks as the new president of the Bend Chamber of Commerce. “The Bend Chamber board worked hard, with the help of Anne McDonald, principal of the mcd group, to find someone who will lead our organization into the future,” said Bend Chamber of

In 2004, National Geographic and the world’s best longevity experts teamed up to discover why. They traversed the globe and found pockets of people who reach age 100 at rates 10 times greater than people in the United States. Researchers found that these “Blue Zones,” as they came to be known, shared common lifestyles that

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The lone woman on trial in Oregon’s refuge-standoff case could have a weapons charge dismissed unless more evidence emerges. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2dwQzIH) U.S. District Judge Anna Brown gave prosecutors until 5 p.m. Monday to provide more evidence to support the charge of firearm possession in a federal facility against defendant

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon experienced one of the least damaging forest fire seasons of the past decade, despite dry and warm conditions. The Statesman Journal reports ( http://stjr.nl/2dBkvmL ) wildfires torched 186,317 acres in Oregon this year, the lowest total since 2010 and well below the 10-year average, according to data from the National

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon state director for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is shifting his efforts to Michigan. Jacob Daniels, a Creswell attorney, tells the Bulletin (http://bit.ly/2cGmzJi ) that he moved to Michigan because Trump is bulking up staff in the most competitive states. Trump made big promises on the campaign trail in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A driver who struck and killed a Portland bicyclist while high on marijuana has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2dvRBEP) that 27-year-old Kenneth Britt Smith was sentenced Thursday for the December 2015 crash that killed Martin Greenough. Investigators say Smith hit the 38-year-old victim

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A moment of silence is planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at a community college campus near Roseburg. The Register-Guard reports (https://is.gd/Mv3RdH ) that Saturday marks one year after Chris Harper Mercer killed nine people and injured nine others at Umpqua Community College before dying in a

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man faces a charge of disorderly conduct after police say he installed a large speaker on his rooftop and played a “pro-hatred” message on loop as a group rallied against hate crime at a nearby park. Springfield police say the amplified message could be heard from blocks away Thursday,

Crews in the Maury Mountains were engaged in a fire suppression effort Friday after a wind event Thursday afternoon pushed a prescribed burn outside planned containment lines. The Ochoco National Forest had been conducting a prescribed burn to improve the natural resources within a 333-acre unit near Elkhorn campground and Forest Road 16. Around 4

Buyers of Oregon state hunting and fishing licenses whose personal information may have been compromised by a data breach are being notified by letter and receiving identity protection services, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday. ACTIVE Network, the department’s online hunting and fishing license sales vendor, agreed to mail information to an

The four candidates for Oregon State Treasurer were in the hot seat Thursday . The public was encouraged to get the know them better at a forum hosted by the Deschutes County League of Women Voters. Tobias Read is a democratic member of the Oregon House. “I think I have that clear vision for the

OSU-Cascades cut its on-campus parking fee by more than half, to $2 a day on Thursday in a bid to convince more students to park there and not crowd Southwest Chandler Avenue and other nearby streets. The streets and some business parking lots had been filled with cars since classes began recently. Kristi Russ, an

Temperatures will be dropping as Central Oregon enters fall, which means it is time to help prevent slips, trips and falls caused by excessive water on our sidewalks and streets. The City of Bend encourages everyone to do their part to ensure the safety of motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Four steps to sprinkler-related public safety:

Saving Grace is currently accepting applications for its semi-annual advocacy training. This 40-hour training–held over three weeks in October–prepares volunteers to work directly with survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault seeking services from Saving Grace. Participants gain the necessary background and skills to assist with a wide-range of services including: answering hotline calls,

The Bend Chamber is seeking entries for the 17th annual Veterans Day Parade. “This parade honors the service and sacrifices made by ALL military, veterans and their families,” said Bend Chamber EVP Programs & Events Robin Rogers. Bend’s annual Veterans Day Parade is one of the largest Veterans Day parades in Oregon, with more than

Police stations across the country have been getting reports of scary clowns lurking at night, and now the clown sightings have hit Redmond. Officers responded to a report of a clown sighting at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Southwest Indian Avenue and 11th Street in Redmond. An employee working at Central Oregon Eyecare

Two Redmond teens who plotted to kill one’s mother, then burn down her house with her body inside were sentenced Thursday in a negotiated plea deal that Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said strived to strike a balance between tough and fair. Dakota Ortwein and Reyanne West, both 17, pleaded guilty in connection with