Month: September 2016

Four horses and two mules standing in the middle of Highway 97 were struck and killed by a semi-truck hauling potatoes in Sherman County early Friday morning, Oregon State Police reported. Around 4:35 a.m., troopers responded to the reported crash scene near milepost 25, about four miles north of Grass Valley said OSP Lt. Cari

A 33-year-old Prineville man was arrested Thursday on more than a dozen rape and related counts, accused of sexually abusing a young female over the past few years, police said Friday. The Prineville Police Department began a sexual assault investigation in June involving a young female victim, said Capt. Larry Seymour. The abuse was reported

Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson is re-forming the Citizens’ Advisory Panel. This committee will provide guidance and insight for the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and be used as a sounding board for agency programs, procedures and the revamp of our strategic plan, Nelsons aid Friday. “We had a Citizens’ Advisory Panel 20 years ago when

Beginning Monday, the Deschutes National Forest will expand the West Bend Area Closure to include the Voodoo Trail from intersection 11 to intersection 19 and road 4601290 south of its intersection with 4601370. Grand Slam and portions of the COD trail as well as roads in the closure area remain closed. All trail closures are

The Deschutes National Forest in partnership with Discover Your Forest is hosting a Volunteer Information Night on Thursday, September 29 to offer information to members of the public interested in assisting with educational programs at Mt. Bachelor and other locations on the Forest. The Volunteer Information Night will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00

Former Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office captain Scott Beard was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison and three years of supervision upon release in U.S District Court in Eugene for theft and money laundering. Beard pleaded guilty on May 23 to two counts each of theft and money laundering arising from a series of crimes

Deschutes County Health Services said Friday it has confirmed a case of West Nile virus in a Bend resident who recently traveled out of the state . A second possible case is being investigated by Jefferson County. The Bend resident recently traveled outside of Oregon, officials said, so it isn’t clear if he was exposed

The Bend Park and Recreation District Board authorized staff on Friday to pursue the possibility of taking over arts and crafts programs previously provided by the recently closed Art Station. The Art Station program was part of the offerings by Arts Central, a nonprofit that recently announced its closure after nearly 40 years of operation.

A Redmond motorcyclist lost control on a curve along U.S. Highway 20 west of Santiam Pass Thursday afternoon and went into the oncoming lane, where it was struck by an oncoming pickup truck, seriously injuring his wife, Oregon State Police reported. OSP Capt. Bill Fugate said Tony Larson, 62, of Redmond, riding with his wife,

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker released a report Thursday highlighting goods exports from U.S. metro areas for 2015, including a record tally for the Bend-Redmond metro area (Deschutes County). The International Trade Administration’s 2015 Metropolitan Area Export Overview indicates that goods exports from the Bend-Redmond metro area reached a record $149 million. The county’s

NPG of Oregon Inc., with an NBC and FOX affiliate in Bend, Oregon is accepting applications for News Reporter/Producer/Anchor. This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to learn a variety of positions including weather. It’s a fun group of people in an extraordinarily beautiful location. NewsChannel 21 is the well-respected news leader of

In a letter to lawmakers Thursday, Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins shared the findings and recommendations from an independent investigation of the Business Energy Tax Credit program, which was sunset by the Legislature in 2014 following concerns about huge cost overruns and possible criminal activity. “By the time the BETC program ended in 2014,

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., went to the Senate floor Thursday to call for a vote on his bill to stop a dangerous plan that would make it far easier for the government to hack into Americans’ personal devices on a massive scale. “This major policy change is going to make it easier for the government

Beginning Monday,drivers can expect delays as crews work to add an asphalt overlay on Dodds Road east of Bend from Obernolte Road to Alfalfa Market Road. Drivers can expect delays of up to 20 minutes between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. During this time, traffic will be limited to one lane. Road work, which includes

Fuel conditions on the Ochoco National Forest are currently very dry, but as temperatures moderate and more precipitation arrives this fall, fire managers will look for opportunities to complete two large prescribed burns and several smaller ones to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health. Any decision to move forward with prescribed burn plans will

As we move into autumn, people start cranking up their wood heating devices. Burning green or wet wood will result in an excessive buildup of creosote in the chimney, the Bend Fire Department warns. Creosote is a flammable part of smoke, so if you burn wood, you will create creosote, but wood that has not

One rider was critically injured Wednesday when a group of motorcyclists from Iowa encountered lumber debris on Highway 20 east of Burns, causing some to crash, Oregon State Police reported. Around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded to the reported multiple-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near milepost 136, four miles east of

Firefighters from several agencies helped contain a small brushfire that threatened three structures in La Pine Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported around 3:20 p.m. in the 16400 block of South La Pine Drive officials said. Nearly 30 firefighters responded from the La Pine Rural Fire Protection District, the Oregon Department of Forestry, the U.S.

Police across Central Oregon are making sure drivers see them as the school year kicks off this week. It was an exciting Thursday morning ride-along with Bend Police Department, when a normal traffic stop turned into a brief pursuit. Officer Leo Lotito was out making sure drivers are pushing on the brake rather than the

Two issues about Bend’s future shared center stage at City Hall on Wednesday, as councilors gave the initial nod to a revised. slimmed-down urban growth boundary expansion and also adopted a resolution to set city government goals to tackle climate change. On Tuesday night, four city council candidates had talked about how to keep Bend