Month: August 2017

A 61-year-old Prineville man has been arrested in the theft of a dump trailer stolen from a Prineville business and an excavator stolen from a Redmond business, while authorities seek the owners of two other recovered, apparently stolen trailers, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said Thursday. Prineville police were called Monday to investigate the theft of

Sen. Ron Wyden’s first-ever town hall on the Warm Springs Reservation Thursday afternoon started with a question regarding the health of the Warm Springs community from a resident who said each generation does not have more hope than the last, and that there is little room for upward mobility. Wyden responded by saying he wants

MONMOUTH, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified a baby killed in a Wednesday fire that destroyed a home in Monmouth. The Monmouth Police Department said Thursday the body of 11-month-old Sebastian Spencer was found in the home after the fire was extinguished. Authorities say the house was fully engulfed when firefighters responded. Two firefighters suffered burns while

(Update: More comments from Wyden, fire official) Senator Ron Wyden has been traveling around Oregon to meet with officials and learn more about wildfire conditions across the sate. As the senator was told at a wildfire briefing in Redmond on Thursday, Central Oregon is facing a lot of the same problems that other areas of

With increased fire activity and an influx of visitors coming to Central Oregon for the solar eclipse, the Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association announced Thursday it will be banning recreational fires and campfires on private lands within all the fire districts in the tri-county region in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Beginning at 12:01 a.m.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Top federal and state fire managers say the National Fire Preparedness Level will be raised to its highest point Friday afternoon. The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group made the announcement Thursday, saying the jump to Preparedness Level 5 reflects a high degree of wildfire activity and that further assistance from the military and

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle’s tax on gun and ammunition sales has been upheld by the Washington state Supreme Court. In a ruling Thursday upholding a lower court decision, justices said the levy was valid because its primary purpose was to raise revenue for “the public benefit.” The tax added $25 to the price of each firearm sold

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon woman is suing the hospital where she gave birth to her son in after he died from being smothered at just 4 days old. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported ( http://bit.ly/ 2vStOqWhttp://bit.ly/2vStOqW ) Wednesday that the woman filed an $8.6 million lawsuit against Portland Adventist Medical Center. Monica Thompson claims the hospital

The American Red Cross is urging our community to camp out this weekend using only the contents of your disaster preparedness kits to ensure families have the supplies needed on hand if a disaster strikes. With one million visitors expected to come to this region to view the eclipse on August 21 and a Cascadia

The Family Access Network (FAN) Foundation announced Wednesday it has received a generous $7,500 donation from The Bill Healy Foundation to help connect families to basic-need services at Terrebonne Community School. These funds will directly serve the most needy children and families in Terrebonne. The FAN advocate will work with students throughout the school year

From Wednesday, August 16 – Tuesday, August 22, Bend Garbage & Recycling and Cascade Disposal are asking all of their customers to put their garbage & recycling carts / containers out the night before their service day. Due to the increased traffic from the solar eclipse, collection times will begin in the early morning hours,

More than 50% of adults faced at least one traumatic experience as a child. Trauma, toxic stress and Adverse Childhood Experiences all refer to the abuse, violence, and distressed family environments that children experience, which impact their health and behavior. Trauma disrupts development and leads to physical, mental, and behavioral problems later in life. The

On Tuesday, August 15 th , at 10 a.m., Housing Works will gather with development partners, sponsors, local government officials and community members to celebrate the beginning of the transformation of the former Ochoco Elementary School into Ochoco School Crossing, an affordable apartment community for 29 low-income households. The property is located at the junction

If you’ve ever had to swerve around a vehicle sticking too far out of its downtown Bend parking spot, you’re not alone. Beth Miller lives in Bend and has seen this issue many times before. “So when the big trucks park downtown, it sometimes will take up a whole lane, so then it diverts traffic

An unattended cooking fire caused an estimated $50,000 damage to a southwest Redmond home early Thursday morning, but the two occupants escaped uninjured, officials said. Redmond Fire and Rescue was dispatched around 5:35 a.m. to the reported cooking fire at a home in the 2000 block of Southwest 23 rd Street that began on the

Sharon Preston, a Redmond dog owner, is hoping her post on social media will bring awareness when it comes to people giving pets edible cannabis that can cause some serious health issues. Preston told NewsChannel 21 on Wednesday that Smitty an Aussie-heeler cross, was acting strangely and couldn’t walk on Saturday. She took him to

An international group of geoscience experts will convene in Bend Sept. 10-14 to develop a proposal for drilling one of the hottest wells in the world at Newberry Volcano in Central Oregon. More than 40 scientists and engineers will meet at the Oregon State University-Cascades campus in Bend to explore options for the geothermal energy

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A group that represents farmers says saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Pacific Northwest is too costly and is turning to the Trump administration. The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association wants the government to convene a Cabinet-level committee known as the “God Squad” with the power to allow exemptions

As the state prepares to welcome an estimated 1 million visitors planning to watch the solar eclipse later this month, the Oregon Health Authority is encouraging prospective temporary food vendors to first check with county health departments about licensing requirements. OHA officials say a number of counties have expressed concern that these so-called “pop-up” vendors,

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) – A man has been cited for animal neglect after police say he left two dogs in a hot van in Beaverton. KOIN-TV reports (https://goo.gl/YGFKZP ) two employees at Panera Bread saw the dogs inside the vehicle with the windows rolled up Wednesday afternoon. Beaverton police say the Yorkshire Terriers were barking and it