Month: September 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police arrested a man accused of using Craigslist to sell stolen passes to Disneyland. Sgt. Chris Burley says a Portland woman purchased two three-day passes to the California attraction, only to discover at the front gate that the tickets had been stolen. The woman and her daughter had to buy new

Economic Development for Central Oregon on Friday announced the Top Five Early Stage finalists to present at the 14 th Annual Bend Venture Conference Thursday, October 19 – Friday, October 20, on the iconic Tower Theatre stage in Downtown Bend. The Early Stage competition includes companies from Central Oregon that have a great idea and

With the Milli Fire now 100 percent contained, the Sisters Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest will reduce the area closure in place around the fire area, officials said Friday. While an area closure remains in place due to danger tree removal on roadways, forest officials have changed the southeastern border of the closure

Public notice was provided Friday by the Oregon Department of Human Services Self Sufficiency Programs on a federal change. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service approved a change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) income guidelines and the SNAP benefit allotment amount. These cost-of-living adjustments are effective October 1,

Continuing his efforts to combat the opioid crisis in Oregon and across the country, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) has expanded an investigation into alleged prescription pill dumping by a major drug company. This action comes as Walden recently announced a full committee hearing on the epidemic the week of October

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement Thursday in response to press reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke intends to reopen federal land management plans for the Greater Sage-grouse to potentially allow more oil and gas development. Farmers, ranchers, environmentalists, and industry stakeholders spent years developing the current federal sage grouse habitat management plans

A new study appearing this week in Science reports the discovery of a startling new role of plastic marine debris — the transport of non-native species in the world’s oceans. Co-authored by Oregon State University marine scientists John Chapman and Jessica Miller, the study also suggests that expanded coastal urbanization and storm activity, including the

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A southern Oregon man will serve at least 25 years in prison after authorities say he admitted to killing a man he considered his friend in a drug-fueled dispute. The Mail Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2xO77UL) 25-year-old Frank Joseph Hernandez Jr. was sentenced after pleading guilty to murder Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court. Authorities

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Division of Financial Regulation has fined an Ontario man and his companies for securities fraud and perpetuating a community-wide investment scam. The division fined Robert D. Doughty of Ontario and his companies — Inland Pacific Energy Center and Global Alternative Energies Centers — $35,000 for selling fraudulent

In 2016, Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $791, or 87.5 percent of the $904 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. BLS Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the 2016 women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio

Allegations dating from 2010 to 2016 have forced the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to put deputy Eric Kozowski on paid administrative leave as an internal investigation is underway. Captain Paul Garrison confirmed Thursday that Kozowski was put on leave on Sunday as the sheriff’s office is investigating several allegations about the former candidate for sheriff.

Rumors have been swirling about construction happening in the Box Factory area in Bend. On Thursday, NewsChannel 21 spoke with developers, business owners and the city of Bend to find out what’s going on. The entire area on Southwest Industrial Way and Bond Street is getting a major makeover, from an apartment building to a

(Update: FBI releases details of drug raids, names of those arrested) A joint operation and series of raids early Wednesday involving the FBI, DEA and Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team resulted in the federal arrest of nine people charged with participation in a drug distribution network operating in the Madras/Redmond area, the agencies announced Thursday.

(Update: Comments from Bend nurses, hospital on findings) The Oregon Health Authority uncovered numerous staffing violations at St. Charles Bend during a months-long investigation this summer, according to a recent report by the OHA’s Office of Health Care and Quality Improvement released Thursday by the Oregon Nurses Association. The hospital, in turn, said it has

Prineville police said Thursday they are looking for a person of interest to interview in a possible sexual assault case earlier this week. A 40-year-old Prineville woman contacted police early Wednesday and reported being the victim of a sexual assault, said Capt. Larry Seymour. The incident reportedly occurred in the area of Northwest Third and

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking about your views on cellphone towers placed near schools: Do you have health concerns about cell towers near schools? Yes – 21% (43 votes) No – 79% (159 votes) Total Votes: 202

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team has reviewed the 24,000-acre Milli Fire on the Sisters Ranger District and made several recommendations for rehabilitation and recovery of the area, the Deschutes National Forest reported Thursday. Background The Milli Fire began on August 11 and was fully contained on September 25. The fire burned within a

With increased moisture and consistently cooler weather, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland have dropped the Industrial Fire Precaution Level to 1. This change means that there are no longer precautionary restrictions in place for firewood cutting or for permitted and commercial activities

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the aid of a Redmond woman who got lost hiking near Broken Top, but it took until early Thursday to find her, huddled by a warming fire, officials said. Around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, 911 dispatchers got a non-emergency call from Vanessa Collier, 39, who said she’d

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – The Rogue Valley Humane Society rescued about three dozen cats from the home of an elderly Grants Pass woman. Society director Margaret Varner tells the Daily Courier (https://is.gd/nwpk2z ) that staff members removed 33 cats, but there might have been more in the house. She says they were under couches, and