Month: August 2017

The Redmond Police Department is proud to announce the 2017 Citizen Police Academy, beginning Thursday, Sept. 28. The academy is an 8-week program designed to give residents an overview of the criminal justice system, how their police department functions, and the procedures involved in working to make Redmond the safest community in Oregon. “RPD is

Oregonians and people across the country age 62 and older have until midnight on Sunday to get a great deal on lifetime passes to national parks and other federal recreational sites. The passes are $10 until Monday when the price increases to $80. It’s the first price increase since 1994. Because of the $10 deal,

A plot of land east of Redmond is home to a few hundred homeless people. It’s scheduled to be cleared out soon. Officials blocked roads leading to the camp last week to prevent anyone else from settling on the land, leaving only one entrance open. The problem is some residents say that road is too

(Update: Bank robbery suspect arrested in traffic stop; new mugshot) The Madras man sought in Monday’s robbery of U.S. Bank in downtown Madras was arrested Thursday afternoon by Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies in a guns-drawn traffic stop north of Culver. Tyler Fuller, 28, was stopped and arrested without incident around 2:30 p.m. while driving on

(Update: More details from authorities) OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – A rock climber’s body has been recovered after a large amount of rock fell on him from above in an Oregon City park. Officials with Clackamas Fire District 1 say authorities were called to a rescue in the area of Promontory Park Thursday morning by a

Deschutes County Health Services, along with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, have distributed masks to help combat smoky conditions in Central Oregon. The masks that are being given out are different then the typical dust or surgical mask. These masks are called “particulate respirators” and filter out the air particles that come along with harmful

The Deschutes National Forest will be closing Lava Lands Visitor Center on the Newberry National Volcanic Monument for the season on Monday, Sept. 11 . Lava Lands Visitor Center will close on Monday, September 11 to facilitate the removal and replacement of the Visitor Center roof before snowfall. The Visitor Center is set to reopen

(Correction: fixing day of incident, King does have a valid concealed carry permit; initial charges dropped, DA’s office reviewing matter) Three security personnel at the massive Symbiosis music festival east of Prineville have been arrested on criminal trespass and assault charges for what Crook County sheriff’s deputies say was an illegal drug raid on an

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether people think Old Bend-Redmond Highway safety improvements should be a high priority for Deschutes County: Do you think Deschutes County should make safety improvements to Old Bend-Redmond Highway a high priority? Yes – 59% (291 votes) No – 41% (203 votes) Total Votes: 494

UMATILLA, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the killing of two wolves from a pack in northeastern Oregon. The agency said Thursday in a statement that wolves have killed four calves from a local ranch. The rancher requested permission to eradicate the entire wolf pack, but the agency will only allow

(Update: Girls found safe, had lost cell service at festival; county sheriff comments on missing person cases) A California teen and her younger sister, reported missing from the Symbiosis music festival east of Prineville, have been found and were “never in danger,” Crook County officials said Thursday. Melissa Lea, 18, and her 7-year-old sister were

After several days of thick smoke blanketing much of the High Desert, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Deschutes County Public Health officials on Thursday advised people in and around Bend to take precautions from unhealthy levels of wildfire smoke. Bend has experienced air quality that is unhealthy, officials said, and people who are

Kodiak brown bears are abandoning salmon – their iconic prey – due to climate change, according to a new study. The bears are more interested in chowing down on early-arriving red elderberries. The likely result of this “prey switch,” the researchers conclude, is a disrupted ecosystem on Alaska’s Kodiak Island. The research was conducted by

Several car owners arrived at their cars at the downtown Bend parking garage Wednesday afternoon, only to find that one or more of their car tires had been slashed. “I was working in the building and I was coming to move my car and I came to my tire being popped,” said Blake Terry, one

Rodney Ott lives on the corner of Tumalo Road and the Old Bend-Redmond Highway. In his 45 years living there, he has seen many bad accidents and changes to the road, but one sticks with him more then the others. “The worst one is when the county commissioner told me we have to kill seven

Step outside in Central Oregon right now, and you’ll be hit with the unmistakable smell of wildfire. Then you’ll see your visibility is limited, but maybe not before your eyes start to water. All this smoke is very dangerous for people with asthma, but it also not good for people with healthy lungs to go

(Update: Adding Land/Watch comment) In a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, a panel of three Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of appeals judges ruled in favor of the city of Bend and the U.S. Forest Service in a long-standing lawsuit over the city’s water project and its replacement of an aging pipeline to Bridge Creek. “We are

(Update: Police release details, charges; tally up to 14) A transient roused from sleeping in Bend’s downtown parking garage, knife in hand, Wednesday afternoon allegedly slashed the tires of nearly a dozen cars parked there before leaving and was caught nearby, police said. Shortly before 2 p.m., employees at the adjacent Oxford Hotel called police

(Update: Governor mobilizes 125 more Guard members) BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) – Cooler temperatures and coastal moisture are allowing fire crews to make progress fighting a nearly 100,000-acre wildfire in southwest Oregon near Brookings. Fire authorities said Wednesday no new evacuations have been ordered for the 156-square-mile blaze (404 square kilometers) in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

With all this smoke and talk of fire, it might seem like fires are worse than ever. But for the families of firefighters, it’s just another season. It’s easy to focus on the fire itself, and forget about the faces behind it. In particular, the families, waiting for their firefighter to come home. Catie Starr