Month: September 2016

The Sunriver Marathon for a Cause, benefiting St. Charles Cancer Services, finished up Sunday with a celebration and two races. What does it take to make it past the finish line in record time? This year’s half-marathon winners, Allison Morgan and Jared Bassett, put in more miles of running a week than many people even

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel was released from the hospital Saturday, two days after a driver who police said ran a stop sign smashed into the side of his car at a northwest Bend intersection. Hummel told NewsChannel 21 on Sunday he’d been brought home from St. Charles Bend Saturday afternoon. He suffered a

Deschutes County sheriff’s Lt. Robert Trono was placed on paid administrative leave Friday for undisclosed “allegations of violating sheriff’s office policies” that came to light as federal investigators looked into complaints over building a firearm for a co-worker while off-duty. Sheriff Shane Nelson announced. Here’s the rest of the statement issued late Friday afternoon by

A home in Juniper Canyon southeast of Prineville was heavily damaged by a fire Friday afternoon and two people suffered smoke inhalation, but about 50 dogs and puppies at a breeding kennel on the property were rescued unharmed, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Crook County Fire and Rescue crews, as well as BLM firefighters and

A Tumalo homeowner knocked down a fire in an attached carport before firefighters arrived Friday night. Officials said Saturday the fire’s likely cause is a good safety reminder about keeping any light fixture away from anything that can burn. Crews responded just before 9 p.m. Friday to the reported structure fire in the 21000 block

A bicyclist was killed Thursday afternoon when he struck a Redmond man’s pickup and RV on Highway 199 in southern Oregon, State Police reported. Troopers and emergency personnel responded around 12:45 p.m. to the reported crash on Highway 199 in Selma, Capt. Bill Fugate said. A preliminary investigation found that Michael Mann, 58, of Redmond,

A traffic stop and vehicle impounding turned into a rescue drama Thursday afternoon on Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls when an SUV struck the back of a tow truck, left the road and plunged into an irrigation canal, troopers said. Around 3 p.m., an OSP sergeant was on a traffic stop when he called

The deadline for this year’s Oregon Blue Book student essay contest is fast approaching, and Secretary of State Jeanne P. Atkins would like to remind elementary-, middle- and high-school students to submit their entries. The selected essays will be published in the 2017-2018 Oregon Blue Book. “With the new school year starting after the summer

The Bureau of Land Management Vale District said Friday it has successfully concluded an emergency gather of wild horses in the Three Fingers Herd Management Area. Between August 29 and September 1, a total of 155 horses – 33 foals, 55 mares and 67 studs – were gathered. All gathered horses were transported to the

The Deschutes National Forest has extended the temporary closure on the Swampy Lakes Loop trail at Swampy Lakes Trailhead west of Bend through September 15. The trail closure, 15 miles west of Bend, remains in place seven days a week through the middle of September while contractors remove dead standing trees on both sides of

Work to replace the Farewell Bend Bridge is wrapping up and the bridge will reopen to pedestrian use beginning Saturday, Sept. 10, the Bend Park & Recreation District announced Friday. Officials said the bridge provides important connectivity between Farewell Bend Park, Riverbend Park and the Deschutes River Trail, and is highly used by walkers, runners,

An investigation by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife of a Central Oregon wildlife rehabilitation center has been turned over to the Oregon State Police. Investigators are looking into allegations of animal neglect and permitting violation involving High Desert Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, OSP Public Information Officer Capt. Bill Fugate told NewsChannel 21 Thursday.

Monday marks the start of National Suicide Awareness Week, part of National Suicide Awareness Month. And while several activities are planned in Central Oregon, NewsChannel 21 also is beginning a “Let’s Talk” campaign to help with education, awareness and efforts to address this challenging issue. Please watch the accompanying video from NewsChannel 21’s Samantha O’Connor

A grand opening celebration for Oregon State University–Cascades and its first academic building, Tykeson Hall, will take place at the new campus on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and include a ceremony and community open house. The OSU-Cascades campus is the first university campus to open in Oregon in a half-century. Located near downtown Bend, the Old

Opponents of payday and car-title lending say they lead to financial abuse of consumers, and a new report supports new federal rules to combat the problem. In the report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, researchers analyzed close to 10,000 recent complaints made to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They found that 91 percent

Mt. Bachelor announced Wednesday season pass pricing for the upcoming 2016-2017 ski and snowboard season, up in general $20 to $70 from last year as the new Cloudchaser lift takes shape, among other changes. The resort also released pricing on seasonal children’s programs offered by the resort’s Gravity School. The seasonal programs typically sell out

During the Labor Day weekend, Oregon State Police will be increasing patrols on state highways to ensure travelers in Oregon have safer travels. Despite those efforts, the public is asked to prepare for their travels and to help enforcement efforts if they spot dangerous driving (any hazardous driving that puts others at risk: excessive speeding,

Bend midwife Kelsey Wright has helped in the birth of hundreds of Central Oregon babies. But in October, she’ll travel overseas to deliver her skills to serve the needs of war-torn Syrian refugee women and newborns. “Ever since I was little, I’ve had this desire in my blood to go into Third World countries and

A 140 foot cellphone tower proposed Verizon Wireless caused some heated discussion Tuesday night during a public hearing attended by rural Deschutes County residents. Verizon Wireless told the county during the meeting, the tower would increase the coverage its customers near Highway 20 east of Bend. Carol Fulkerson enjoys looking at her picture-perfect view. The

Two Bend men who allegedly threw a rock through a sliding glass door to burglarize a home under construction east of town ran when Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies arrived early Thursday. But after deputies heard a rustling in the brush outside, two suspects were caught hiding in the nearby woods with the help of sheriff’s