Month: August 2017

Soccer fever is alive in Central Oregon! The 2017 Bend Unified Recreation Soccer League enrollment is at a record high, with more than 2,000 boys and girls participating on 150 teams. Soccer officials are needed to work more than 40 games on Saturdays. Jointly run by the Bend Park and Recreation District and the Bend

As the eclipse quickly approaches, issues related to traffic, wildfires, and smoke are affecting travel. Rumors related to fuel, and a shortage of eclipse-rated glasses, are also prompting concerns. The Oregon Eclipse Joint Information Center, working with partner centers and agencies around the state, will issue regular updates starting today. WILDFIRES + The State Emergency

An abandoned building went up in flames in downtown Madras Friday afternoon, threatening to spread to other homes in tall grass before crews contained it, officials said. Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews responded to the fire in the 100 block of Southeast D Street shortly after 4 p.m. Officials said the structure was

As of late afternoon Friday, the Milli Fire put hundreds of homes into a Level 3 “GO” evacuation, affecting at least 1,500 people — and consequently, affecting their animals, too. The Pet Evacuation Team is an animal rescue organization that serves Central Oregon, and Jamie Kanski is the regional coordinator. “We are taking large animals,

(Update: Comments from police, bike mechanic) The Bend Police Department has partnered with Pine Mountain Sports to help cut down on bike thefts across the city — and it’s working. The business recently was recognized by Bend police for their service. The outdoor store has provided funding and bikes to the police, helping them continue

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll asking about the state’s recent killing of NE Oregon wolves that attacked livestock: Do you agree with the state’s decision to kill wolves that attack livestock? Yes – 61% (504 votes) No – 39% (326 votes) Total Votes: 830

Here in Oregon, we are counting down the days to an amazing celestial event. The United States is the only country which will experience the total solar eclipse and Oregon will be the first state where it can be viewed. Federal, state, and county agencies have spent a great deal of time in recent months

A raid on a northeast Bend apartment Thursday night turned up more than a dozen suspected stolen bicycles being disassembled and repainted, along with several drugs, bike parts and a possibly stolen snow blower, police said. The two residents were arrested, one after jumping from a bedroom window, they added. Police served the search warrant

McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon family’s golden retriever has been honored by a sheriff for digging up $85,000 worth of black tar heroin in a family’s backyard. KATU-TV reported (http://bit.ly/2xb1MmW ) Friday that the owners of the 18-month-old dog named Kenyon thought he had dug up a time capsule in their backyard, so they decided

(Update: DA says girl had several bone fractures found to not be accidental) A Bend couple face criminal mistreatment charges in the alleged abuse and neglect of their 2-year-old daughter, who suffered several bone fractures, was left home by one or the other parent on more than a dozen occasions and was present when the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Calls to 911 show backpackers tried to save the life of one of the two Portland women who fell to their deaths while hiking on Mount Hood last week. Recordings obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive (http://bit.ly/2wgR9CG ) show the hikers covered the woman in a reflective blanket for warmth, urged her to live

A Redmond couple entered not-guilty pleas to murder by abuse and manslaughter charges Thursday in the alleged child-neglect death of their 5-year-old adopted daughter four days before Christmas. A June 5, 2018 trial date was set Wednesday for Estevan Adrian Garcia, 34, and Sacora Horn-Garcia, 31, who were arrested in early April and face charges

Agencies working together to keep eclipse chaos to a minimum now have a home base. The multi-agency Joint Information Center is up and running at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. Key players from numerous federal, state and local agencies are all under one roof and in one room where they’ll be able to coordinate whatever the

At the Negus Landfill in Redmond, the first total solar eclipse in 38 years isn’t changing operations. But everyone is ready, in case it does, said Christopher Shotwell, site supervisor operator at the landfill. “We’re taking it as it comes and trying to be fluid with it because nobody knows exactly what’s going to happen,

Crooked River Ranch has set up an emergency operations center at the fire station to help deal with the expected influx of emergency calls this weekend. This is the first time the sprawling rural subdivision has used an emergency operations center, and the idea is to lessen the load of calls first responder have to

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Milli Fire in Deschutes County. FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Sharon Loper determined that the fire threatened such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. Loper approved the state of Oregon’s request for a federal Fire Management

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Legacy Health in Portland says some of the glasses it gave away at public events for viewing the upcoming total solar eclipse may be among those recalled by Amazon. The hospital said Thursday that people who got solar glasses from Legacy Health at public events should discard them and buy new

KIDS Center, Central Oregon’s only child abuse intervention center, dedicated to the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of child abuse, is pleased to announce achievements stemming from the Cork & Barrel 2017 wine and food event fundraising series, a benefit for the non-profit organization. Over the course of three days focused on wine, food, and philanthropy,

(Update: City, county, ODOT rerouting traffic on ‘back way’ to concert) Thousands of festival-goers heading to Big Summit Prairie have been traveling through Prineville since Wednesday, causing traffic backups of 15 to 30 miles east of town, according to authorities. Oregon State Police reported late Wednesday a 30-mile backup from the concert site, where 30,000

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, gauging current feelings about next Monday’s solar eclipse. How do you feel now about the eclipse? Excited – 19% (155 votes) Worried/anxious – 21% (171 votes) Indifferent – 61% (502 votes) Total Votes: 828