Month: April 2017

Community members welcomed a chance to own a physical memory of Bend’s Kenwood School gym. The building collapsed a few months ago due to the heavy layer of snow on the roof. Bricks from the gym were handed out Saturday at High Desert Middle School, giving people a chance to reminisce and to own a

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office turned to the public for assistance Saturday in finding the owners of two horses found running together east of Bend on Friday afternoon — and within a few hours, the owner had been found, deputies said The horses,a chestnut female with black mane and tail and a male gelding with

(Update: Suspect posts bail, released from jail) A reportedly intoxicated 34-year-old La Pine man went to his mother’s hair salon with a rifle and damaged its interior Friday evening, prompting evacuation of a nearby restaurant and other businesses, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The man eventually agreed to come out and surrendered peacefully to deputies,

State Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, addressed a variety of issues during a town hall at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend Friday night. He began by outlining what he called the most important things he’s working on in Salem this session — which included education, health care, poverty and fixing our “broken” political system. One

Bend city councilors resume council office hours in April, on April 12 and 13. This will be the second year that city councilors have held office hours, an informal chance to talk one on one with councilors about issues of interest. April 12 , 2 p.m., Bill Moseley at City Hall April 13 , 5:30

A Tacoma, Washington woman was killed and another resident was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Oregon Highway 58 near Willamette Pass, Oregon State Police reported. OSP responded around 2:30 p.m. to the reported crash near milepost 52, about 17 miles east of Oakridge, troopers said. A preliminary investigation indicated a grey

All basins in Oregon are experiencing near normal to well above normal snowpack conditions, with a statewide average of 126 percent as of April 1 , according to the latest water supply outlook report released Thursday by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Oregon. Warm temperatures and rain-on-snow during mid-March caused widespread snowmelt throughout

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement Friday on recent events in Syria: “I am relieved that Bashar al-Assad’s most recent war crime–the use of banned nerve gas to poison his own citizens–has finally convinced the Trump administration what my Senate colleagues and I have long known: the bloodthirsty Assad regime has no

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say one of four people rescued from an overturned boat that sank on the Columbia River near Multnomah Falls has died. Gresham city spokeswoman Jill Bradley says rescue personnel initially thought the waters were too rough to reach the boat. They changed their minds when the boat sank, forcing three

SEATTLE (AP) – The Latest on a lawsuit filed against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray alleging he sexually molested a teenage high-school dropout in the 1980s. (all times local) : ___ 4:30 p.m. An attorney for a man who claimed Seattle Mayor Ed Murray sexually abused him decades ago – allegations Murray has forcefully denied –

(Update: comments from arborist, affected residents) A fierce windstorm raked the High Desert and much of Oregon Friday, sending numerous tall trees toppling onto power lines, roads and homes, as power outages affected more than 200,000 residents around the state. The National Weather Service initially issued a high wind warning for the region until 8

A 27-year-old Bend man was arrested Thursday on numerous sex abuse-related counts, accused of luring and molesting a teenage Bend girl over the past several months, police said Friday. Bend police officers and detectives began an investigation Thursday of a possible sex crime occurring in the 19000 block of Brass Drive, west of Brookswood Boulevard

According to the Oregon Library Association, the Library Employee of the Year Award is given to a library employee who provides excellent service and shows leadership, initiative, and willingness to share skills. In her 18 years at Crook County Library, Circulation Services Manager Cindy York has done all those things and more – she’s been

A Bend man staying at the Shepherd’s House homeless shelter on Northeast Division Street was critically injured Friday morning when he was struck in the parking lot by a pickup truck loaded with firewood, police said. Police officers and Bend Fire medics responded around 7 a.m. to what initially was reported as a vehicle-pedestrian crash

HARRISBURG, Ore. (AP) – A plane has crashed in western Oregon, killing four people. Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports his deputies responded to the crash in a field Friday near the town of Harrisburg and that the four occupants of the plane died. The Register-Guard newspaper reports the plane was approaching the Eugene Airport

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Friday it will open the gate for vehicle access to the Pilot Butte summit on Saturday, April 15. The gate will open at approximately 10:00 a.m. each day throughout the season, weather and road conditions permitting. The gate closure time is 8:00 p.m. and is subject to change

The Humane Society of Central Oregon would like to offer pet safety tips for the high winds expected in Central Oregon through Friday. The Bend animal shelter is receiving calls about fences being blown over and pets escaping yards. Check and secure all fences and keep your pets inside the home. If you have lost

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon safety officials have fined a company nearly $5,000 for its role in a Portland natural gas explosion that caused an estimated $17 million in damages and seriously injured a firefighter. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2ofKQKN) the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division faulted Loy Clark Pipeline Co. for digging on the

A Redmond couple was arrested Thursday on murder by abuse, manslaughter and criminal mistreatment in the December death of their 5-year-old daughter, authorities said. A Deschutes County grand jury returned an Indictment Thursday charging Redmond residents Sacora Horn-Garcia, 31, and Estevan Adrian Garcia, 33, with one count of murder by abuse, two counts of first-degree

Deschutes Children’s Foundation’s Executive Director Amy Ward, board members and staff enthusiastically accepted a $50,000 donation presented by Subaru of Bend owners Bill and Matt Thomas at the dealership on Wednesday. Last holiday season, DCF was the hometown charity in Subaru’s annual Share the Love event, in which Subaru donates $250 for every new car