Month: November 2017

Job losses across the High Desert have been largely consistent with the typical seasonal pattern for the fall, resulting in no significant changes to the broad employment situation, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday. Here’s the county breakdown from Regional Economist Damon Runberg: Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose modestly to 6.5 percent

For reef-building corals, not just any symbiotic algae will do, new research shows. The findings are important because they amount to another danger sign for the world’s coral reefs, which rely on a partnership with the millions of phototrophic algae they host to obtain food. Global climate change is threatening the reefs in part because

(Update: Comments from Monday evening meeting, Prineville store, residents) There may not be any snow on the roads in Prineville right now, but the city is getting ready to make sure they can clear snow efficiently when it does arrive. The city’s Public Works Department is already hard at work getting the roads prepped for

Recovering populations of killer whales, sea lions and harbor seals on the West Coast have dramatically increased their consumption of chinook salmon in the last 40 years, which may now exceed the combined harvest by commercial and recreational fisheries, a new study finds. While the recovery of marine mammals represents a conservation success, it creates

(Update: Sheriff’s office IDs suspected driver, details chase, manhunt) Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies have identified a fugitive from Terrebonne who they said refused to pull over for a traffic stop Monday morning, leading to a three-mile chase that ended in an extensive but fruitless manhunt after his car high-centered on a rock and he ran

As we approach the time of year regularly dubbed “the Giving Season,” Tour des Chutes has announced a vast expansion of its giving program, a move designed to offer greater access to programs and resources that help improve the lives of those affected by cancer in Central Oregon. A local non-profit organization known for establishing

People living in La Pine are finding out it’s a challenge to walk and get across Highway 97 safely. But some safety improvements in the works should help. Brian Earls owns three businesses in the area and told NewsChannel 21 on Monday that he has seen several schoolchildren crossing the busy highway. Earls said traffic

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – C. J. McCollum scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 21 points as the Portland Trail Blazers sent Memphis to its fifth straight loss with a 100-92 victory over the Grizzlies on Monday night. Shabazz Napier added 16 points, while Noah Vonleh finished with 11 points and 18 rebounds for Portland, which

(Update: Monday winds, conditions, Friday outlook for reopening) After a fun, sunny opening weekend, earlier than originally planned, Mt. Bachelor officials said Sunday that an incoming storm — bringing rain, wind and warmer temperatures — means they have decided to close Tuesday through Thanksgiving. “Well, it was fun while it lasted,” the post to the

(Update: Driver treated at St. Charles Bend and released) A Redmond man was injured Monday morning when a car turned in front of his pickup at a three-way intersection east of Bend and he swerved to avoid it, causing the truck to roll onto its side, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Bend police

(Update: Comments from nominees, details of vote) The Dalles businessman Daniel Bonham was appointed Monday by a vote of Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Wheeler county commissioners to serve out the Oregon House District 59 term of John Huffman, another The Dalles resident who recently resigned from the position. Bonham, 40, owns a stoves and spa

Elk hunters near Davis Lake have found the remains of a 61-year-old La Pine man who disappeared in early September, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Monday, adding that foul play was not suspected. The elk hunters contacted Deschutes County dispatchers around 2:25 p.m. on Sunday to report what they had found, said Lt. Chad Davis.

Bend’s park and recreation offerings have received three honors recently by national and state entities for the community’s recreation facilities and the strong partnership between Brooks Resources and the Bend Park and Recreation District. The awards are for the design of The Pavilion and the Bend Whitewater Park, and contributions by Brooks Resources to the

Starting next week, the westbound lane of Neff Road from Medical Center Drive to Purcell Boulevard will close for two to three months for sewer line construction, Bend city officials said Monday. During the construction, eastbound traffic will remain open on Neff Road. Westbound traffic will be detoured to either Highway 20 or Butler Market

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you think schools should lock all their doors at all times: Do you think schools should lock all their doors at all times? Yes – 58% (497 votes) No – 42% (363 votes) Total Votes: 860

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office is joining in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Thanksgiving eve campaign, “Don’t Drink and Drive during Thanksgiving”. Thanksgiving eve – the Wednesday before the holiday — has become one of the year’s biggest drinking days. Whether it’s young people home from college or adults who know they have the

Unemployment tax rates for most Oregon employers will be lower in 2018, the state Employment Department announced Monday. Tax rates will drop to schedule three for employers that pay into the unemployment insurance system. Tax schedule three includes an average rate of 1.97% for the first $39,300 paid to each employee. In 2017 Oregon operated

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A 27-year-old woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison after pleading guilty to a crash that killed a pedestrian in Forest Grove. Authorities say 22-year-old Jonathan Dominguez-Esquivel was walking to work March 18 when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Bethany Morgan Lumber. Authorities say the driver’s

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) – The traditional Dec. 1 opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed by at least two weeks to give the crabs more time to fill with meat. Fisheries managers use “meat fill” tests to determine how well the Dungeness have rebounded from the late summer shedding of their shells in

If You See Something, Say Something. That’s the hallmark slogan of a nationwide campaign launched by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative. Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management recently partnered with DHS to support the “If You See Something, Say Something(TM)” public awareness