Month: April 2017

Deschutes County will observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week during the week of April 2 -8. Each April since 1981, The United States Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has helped lead communities in the annual observance of victims’ rights. During this week, communities across the country promote victims’ rights, honor crime victims

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Karl-Anthony Towns had 34 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped Portland’s six-game winning streak with a 110-109 victory over the Trail Blazers on Monday night. Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points and Ricky Rubio had 11 points, 16 assists and seven rebounds for the Timberwolves, who bounced back from an

There’s less than five months to go until the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse turns out the lights over much of Central Oregon, and hotel rates are extremely high. But were some early room renters dumped by some hotels seeking to make premium dollars? According to Expedia, one night at the Days Inn in Bend

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. KIDS Center and MountainStar Relief Nursery are coming together to get the community talking about and helping tackle the difficult topic of child abuse. A local woman, Sally Lemos, was sexually abused when she was 3 years old by a family member. Her abuse continued for nine years. Today,

(Update: Driver improves to serious condition) A 19-year-old Redmond woman was critically injured Sunday morning when she lost control of her car on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway and it crossed into the oncoming lane, colliding with an oncoming pickup truck, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. She improved to serious condition on Monday, officials said. Deputies

(Update: Mother says she wanted to spend birthday with girl) Bend police issued an urgent alert Monday afternoon for the public to help find a missing 5-year-old girl who was in state custody and vanished from her foster home. About 30 minutes later came word the girl had been found safe, but her mother, a

Fuel management specialists on the Ochoco National Forest will be doing prescribed burning in the Upper Beaver units near Rager Ranger Station Tuesday and continuing through the end of the week. Burning in the area is in addition to completing prescribed burning within an 800-acre area done in Upper Beaver units last year, about 15

A malfunction in a barbecue sparked a fire that engulfed the deck and threatened a home west of Redmond Monday morning, but firefighters were able to stop its advance before it caused major damage to the home, officials said. Redmond firefighters responding to a reported juniper tree on fire on Southwest Indian Court got an

All eyes will be on the sky late this summer in Madras for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, as the community is in the path of totality. The number of people in the city is expected to skyrocket from about 6,500 to more than 45,000. Even though it’s still months away, businesses are preparing. “We

It takes a lot of planning for an event that only lasts two minutes and two seconds. On Monday, Aug. 21, the sun will take center stage in Madras with a total solar eclipse. “I heard about it three years ago and brought it up to the city manager,” Madras Mayor Royce Embanks said Wednesday.

The Crook County Foundation held a “What’s Brewing? Solar Eclipse” panel Wednesday evening to discuss the expected business impacts of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse on the area. Business owner Melanie Marlow said that for example, you cannot order ice anymore for that timeframe, because it is sold out. “The hotels and motels have been

DENVER (AP) – Governors from the first four states to legalize recreational marijuana are asking the Trump administration to let the pot experiments continue. The governors of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington say that marijuana legalization has expanded their economies. The governors also say in Monday’s letter that legal weed can be regulated to protect

ENTERPRISE, Ore. (AP) – Six eastern Oregon counties say they are halting the use of cyanide traps to kill coyotes to protect the state’s wolf population. The Baker City Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2nxdd2Y) that the USDA Wildlife Services and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife came to the agreement to stop the use cyanide traps

Bend’s Southeast area is getting a much-needed community park, and the Bend Park and Recreation District is asking for input. As part of the 2012 district bond measure, land was purchased for a future community park in the Southeast area. The 37-acre parcel is on the west side of 15 th Street and south of

Beer lovers looking to celebrate National Beer Day on Friday, April 7 should look no farther than Bend, Ore., according to data released Monday by the business data and analytics provider Infogroup that ranks Bend as the No. 1 “Hidden Beer Gem” in the U.S. To determine the top U.S. cities for beer, Infogroup used

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Officials are investigating nine Oregon hotels — including one in Prineville — who travelers claim canceled their room reservations and inflated prices ahead of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2o2uNjA) more than a dozen people filled complaints against nine hotels to the Oregon Department of Justice. Consumers said

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – To protect and serve and … rescue ducklings? Oregon State Police said Monday on its official Twitter and Facebook accounts that one of its troopers helped pluck two ducklings from a Salem storm drain where they were stranded over the weekend. Witnesses say a mother duck and her 10 ducklings were

(Update: Adding conditions of house arrest, GPS tracking monitor if released) A Deschutes County judge on Friday rejected a bail-reduction request by a Bend babysitter facing 114 criminal charges, accused of leaving seven young children alone on numerous occasions while she went to the gym and a tanning salon – as prosecutors revealed new details

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Plans to find a new home for the Oregon State Police crime lab in Pendleton are gaining momentum, but there are disagreements about what that will mean. The East Oregonian reported Monday (http://bit.ly/2oBLvE7) that some elected officials in eastern Oregon want to see it move to Blue Mountain Community College from

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police have arrested a man wanted in connection with last week’s protests outside a City Council meeting after officers observed him filming them as they had coffee. The Portland Police Bureau said Monday that 45-year-old Philip Stan Schaefer was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of second-degree robbery