Month: March 2017

NeighborImpact Head Start is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year. Children who live in Crook and Deschutes counties may be eligible for Head Start, a free, high-quality pre-school and family support program. To register, families must meet income eligibility requirements and submit an application and income documentation. “NeighborImpact’s Head Start program

There have been some interesting proposals on the table this legislative session, things like taxing coffee or old cars. These bills sparked strong reactions on NewsChannel 21’s social media pages. “Why don’t you just take away everything that we American citizens slaved to own?” said one viewer. “This sounds like events leading up to the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge in Oregon has found four men guilty of misdemeanor charges of trespassing and tampering with government vehicles and equipment during last year’s high-profile takeover of a wildlife refuge. U.S. District Judge Anna Brown issued her verdict Tuesday after a bench trial. She found defendants Jason Patrick, Darryl Thorn,

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawmakers in the Oregon Senate have approved a bill that would shield thousands of recreational pot customers from having their names, birthdates, driver’s license numbers or any other identifying information exposed. Senate Bill 863, a bipartisan proposal, is one of the first state responses to mixed signals coming out of Washington

The snow in Central Oregon has finally begun to melt away and now is a great time to clear out the debris and clutter that has accumulated. The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District would like to ask residents and landowners to clear a defensible space in preparation of the upcoming wildland fire season. Defensible

Continuing his efforts to fight opioid addiction in Oregon, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., led a hearing Tuesday on how to address the crisis that is plaguing the state. During the hearing, Walden discussed how to best combat fentanyl, a deadly drug that is accelerating opioid abuse in Oregon and across the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The mother of a 4-year-old special education student who was left sleeping on an empty Tillamook County school bus has filed a lawsuit. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://is.gd/BncdnN ) that Laura Pozos Leon filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging negligence and infliction of emotional distress. According to the lawsuit, a bus

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – An Albany man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading no contest to assaulting a baby and, later, a fellow inmate at the Linn County Jail. The Democrat-Herald reports (https://is.gd/CsZb4W ) that most of the sentence stems from the assault on the baby. Aaron Heyer told police his

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Salem man has been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of three girls younger than 12 after a two-hour standoff in Lincoln City. The Statesman Journal reported (http://stjr.nl/2nEUt6s) James Raymond Killion was arraigned on several sex abuse charges Monday. Marion County deputies investigating sex abuse allegations had alerted Lincoln

Chitosan, a natural carbohydrate derived from crustacean shells, is showing promise as a weapon against a bacterium that annually sickens more than a million people in the U.S., Oregon State University researchers said Tuesday. After salmonella poisoning, the second-most common bacterial foodborne illness in the U.S. is Clostridium perfringens food poisoning. Present in soil, decaying

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent in February, from 4.3 percent in January — the lowest unemployment rate since comparable records began in 1976, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. Oregon’s 4.0 percent unemployment rate was significantly lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.7 percent in February. In February, the number of unemployed

(Update with fire district info, cause under investigation) Nearly 24 hours after arriving on scene, firefighters finished Monday afternoon putting out the last embers of a stubborn fire that tore through the center of a 17,000-square-foot, three-story home valued at $3.5 million in the Plainview area east of Sisters. The Cloverdale Rural Fire District was

The High Desert Amateur Radio Group (HIDARG) has announced its annual “Ham Radio Operator of the Year” award for 2016. Bill Johnson, of Bend, call sign N7RGB, was presented with the award at the group’s recent meeting. Each year, the Board of Directors selects a recipient for this special award. They look for a ham

(Update: sheriff’s office corrects name; fixing typos) An 18-year-old Madras man died at St. Charles Bend Monday night, a few hours after his pickup truck left a road north of Madras and overturned several times, Jefferson County and Bend hospital officials said. Sheriff’s deputies responded around 6:15 p.m. to the reported crash on North Adams

The Oregon Senate Business and Transportation Committee on Monday passed a bill sponsored by Senate Republican Deputy Leader Tim Knopp of Bend in a novel bid to address safety issues on Central Oregon highways, by setting up a fund in which residents could donate to the Oregon Department of Transportation for desired projects. During a

The Crooked River is full to the brim with low-elevation melting snow, and the Prineville Reservoir is being employed to manage river levels. The reservoir was built for both irrigation and flood control. Oregon Water Resources Department Regional Manager Kyle Gorman said the reservoirs current overflow is 3,000 cubic feet per second, while inflow is

A 26-year-old Prineville man facing a murder charge in a September 2015 fatal shooting in Juniper Canyon was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to lesser charges in what authorities called a drug deal gone wrong. Michael Donovan, who was due to go on trial in May on a murder charge,

Some Deschutes River Woods residents are dealing with hazardous flooding. Deschutes County crews were out pumping a pool of water from between several properties Monday. “We’re going to have a mess to clean up,” said flood victim Daisy Lydy. Lydy said there’s a culvert under River Woods Drive that goes to Baker Pond, across from

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Ruthy Hebard had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Oregon earned its first Sweet 16 berth by upsetting Duke 74-65 on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Maite Cazorla added 17 points and Lexi Bando finished with 14 points to help Oregon (22-13) become the first No.

A 21-year-old Crooked River Ranch man has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of two roommates in February of last year, in exchange for prosecutors seeking life without parole instead of the death penalty, authorities confirmed Monday. Mitchell Julio Morris, now 21, already had reportedly confessed to