Month: July 2017

The Humane Society of Central Oregon would like to offer tips on keeping your pet safe in the heat. With temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees for several days this week, the best spot for your pet is inside a safe, cool house. Dogs and cats cannot cool their body temperatures as efficiently as humans.

A lengthy Redmond police investigation involving several online child-luring victims led to the arrest of a 25-year-old Dallas, Oregon man who allegedly used female aliases on Facebook and Instagram to exchange sexually explicit material with young boys in several states, officers said Monday. He was jailed in Bend on $2.25 million bail as police sought

Gun owners are much more receptive to suicide-prevention messages tailored to respect their rights as firearms enthusiasts than they are to messages that use language that aims to be culturally neutral, a study published last week suggests. The research at Oregon State University-Cascades is significant because more than half of the roughly 40,000 people in

The Bend City Council is working alongside Deschutes County officials to create a licensing system that they hope will better manage tobacco sales and make inroads to prevent tobacco sales to minors. The tobacco license would work much like state liquor licenses and help to keep track of where tobacco products are being sold. The

One of Bend’s most prominent landmarks has been vandalized. More than a million people visit Pilot Butte each year, but some of them were greeted with an unwelcome sight Monday morning. The usual scenery was tagged and tarnished. “I was shocked,” said Bend resident Kathryn Lippert. “I’ve never seen any graffiti up here before. It

From rock climbing and rafting to hunting and fishing, Central Oregon is full of guiding services. But there could be some rule changes for these outfitters in the coming months. That’s because a bill passed in 2013 has to be implemented by 2018. House Bill 2039 required the Oregon State Marine Board to come up

A Prineville man, his girlfriend and her daughter became lost while hiking in the Mill Creek Wilderness area of the Ochoco Mountains on Sunday, prompting a call for help and a search that found them after dark, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said Monday. Deputies took a report around 5:30 p.m. of the lost group, said

Housing Works staff will be gathering Thursday at 10 a.m. with partners, sponsors, government representatives and community members to celebrate the grand opening of Cook Crossing in Redmond. Cook Crossing will provide 48 affordable apartments to low income seniors (55+) and is centrally located on Veterans Way next to Lowes. Guest speakers will include city,

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking people what they think Congress show now make their top priority: What should Congress now make its top priority? Keep trying to repeal/replace Obamacare – 26% (228 votes) Tax reform – 32% (276 votes) Infrastructure – 42% (362 votes) Total Votes: 866

(Update: OSP releases victim’s name) A 30-year-old Hillsboro resident was killed Friday evening when his motorcycle was struck by an oncoming car on Highway 20 west of Sisters, Oregon State Police said Saturday. OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded around 5 p.m. to the report of a car-vs.-motorcycle crash on the highway near milepost 93,

Triple-digit temperatures are expected across the region this week, and in order to stay safe, the American Red Cross urges residents to be aware of the steps they should take to avoid heat-related illness. Follow these simple steps to keep yourself and others safe before and during a heat wave. Before – Be aware of

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The National Weather Service in Portland has issued an excessive heat warning. The warning issued Monday runs from noon Tuesday until late Friday. Forecasters say the high temperatures Wednesday and Thursday might reach Portland’s all-time record of 107 degrees. Triple-digit highs are already present in some parts of the state, with Medford expected

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – A student driver crashed into an Oregon church after stepping on a minivan’s accelerator instead of the brake. Springfield police say the 20-year-old woman was practicing Sunday night in the parking lot of the Springfield Faith Center when she crashed through a wall, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Neither she nor the

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The future of one of Oregon Legislature’s most powerful members is uncertain. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2vYq1oA ) Senate President Peter Courtney said Thursday he has yet to decide whether he will retire or return for another year. The 74-year-old Democrat’s contemplations of retirement come after achieving career milestones such as most-tenured Senate president

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have recovered the body of a 68-year-old man who drowned in Oregon’s Henry Hagg Lake. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says Mark Cuddigan of Hillsboro went under Sunday night while swimming with a friend at Bobcat Cove. Deputies found the body at 2 a.m. Monday. It has been turned over to the

(Adding Emerson Fire update; now 90 percent contained) Fire in the wilderness is a natural process, but it can sure change your plans. The 167-acre Whitewater Fire has been actively burning a few miles from Jefferson Park in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area for a week, and more closures were being put in place Monday,

Removal of the more than 100-year-old wood and concrete dam, along with hydroelectric equipment, at Cline Falls on the Deschutes River near Redmond is underway and is expected to continue through the end of August, officials said Monday. Once completed, resident trout and wildlife will be able to migrate freely through the former dam site,

The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame & Museum has announced its 2017 class of inductees, including Central Oregon’s own Ashton Eaton and his wife, Brianne Theisen-Eaton . According to Mike Rose, induction ceremony chairman, the Hall of Fame will induct six new members to join over 350 prior inductees. The presentations will be made at

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Offenders given true-life sentences for crimes committed as juveniles have gained a glimmer of hope they might someday be released. Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have made clear that only juvenile offenders deemed irreparably corrupt should have no chance for parole. But an Associated Press review has found the gate of

(Update: Suspect captured after several more pursuits) A 28-year-old Prineville man, wanted after fleeing Deschutes and Crook County sheriff’s deputies in a pair of chases Saturday morning, was caught and arrested at gunpoint in the Alfalfa area Sunday afternoon, after several more pursuits of varying lengths, deputies said. Around 2 p.m. Sunday, a Crook County