Month: November 2017

(Update: More on previous killings) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Another gray wolf has been found dead in Oregon, marking the third such killing of a federally protected wolf in the past year. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the wolf was found dead on Oct. 29 on state forest land. Gray wolves are listed

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland officials say more than half of the 200 people arrested during protests after last year’s presidential elections were not prosecuted, and many cases were dismissed altogether. Chief Deputy District Attorney Kirsten Snowden tells the Oregonian/OregonLive that the high number of cases led her office and the Police Bureau to focus on

JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) – A large fire caused up to $10 million damage at Premier RV Services, a recreational vehicle dealer and service company in Junction City. Junction City Fire spokeswoman Crystal Riley says no one was injured in Sunday’s blaze and the cause has yet to be determined. Business co-owner Gary Obermire tells The Register-Guard

Sheriff L. Shane Nelson announced last month that he had authorized members of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to forego shaving during the month of November in support of cancer awareness, prevention and research. Participation in this cause is voluntary, and to participate they only needed to make a minimum $30 donation to a cancer

Last Wednesday, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted amendments to county code that clarify the lot of record verification process. A legal lot of record is a lot or parcel that was lawfully established with any rules (partition, subdivision, minimum lot sizes, etc.) that were in effect at the time of its creation. Rural

The City of Bend announced Monday it has qualified for a matching grant from Partners for Places, a national matching grant program that invests in local projects to promote a healthy environment, a strong economy and the well-being of all residents. Funding will support the city working with the Bend community to increase energy efficiency

(Update: Struck, killed pedestrian identified) KING CITY, Ore. (AP) – Sheriff’s deputies in Washington County say a 27-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup in King City. Witnesses told investigators the man ran across Highway 99W while northbound traffic had a green light. One driver slammed on the brakes, narrowly avoiding the man, but

(Update: More on OSU-Cascades enrollment numbers) Oregon State University – Cascades is serving a total of 1,204 students, according to its official annual fall enrollment report, released Monday. The Bend campus’s enrollment report represents a 7 percent overall increase over the previous year and includes 306 first generation undergraduate students – nearly a third of

Redmond Municipal Airport Director, Zachary Bass was recently named the 2017 ‘Airport Manager of the Year’ by the Oregon Airport Management Association, city officials said Monday. Recipients of the award are nominated for significantly contributing to the field of airport/aviation management, performing a high level of service to the aviation community and traveling public, and/or

The Crook County Sheriff, Crook County Public Health Department, City of Prineville and Crook County Court are beginning to prepare for winter weather events in our county. The weather forecast indicates it could be similar to last year, with cold temperatures and above average snow pack. As it is difficult to predict the weather with

The Deschutes National Forest will welcome a new district ranger to the Sisters Ranger District in early December. Ian Reid , currently the North Fork John Day District Ranger on the Umatilla National Forest, has been selected as the new Sisters District ranger, officials said Monday. He will report to the position on December 10.

In honor of Veterans Day, all elementary schools within Bend-La Pine Schools will host an Honorary Veterans Lunch on Thursday. Family members of students or staff who are veterans or who are active members of the military will receive a lunch free of charge during this event. “We want to celebrate, honor and thank those

The U.S. Forest Service will waive fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington Nov. 11 – 12 in honor of Veterans Day. “We honor our veterans each November 11 th and every other day of the year,” said Jim Peña, Regional Forester. “We hope that this time will serve as a way for

The Central Oregon Reserve Law Enforcement Officer Academy will hold commencement exercises for the Class of 2017 in the auditorium of Redmond High School, 675 SW Rimrock Way in Redmond, on Thursday, November 9, at 6:30 PM. The 13 graduates represent five Central Oregon law enforcement agencies including the Sheriff Offices of Crook and Jefferson

Governor Kate Brown on Monday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset Thursday, in honor of the victims of the Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting. “Yesterday, we were forced to bear witness to yet another mass shooting – this time at a church in Texas,” Governor Brown said.

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – A Tigard motorcycle officer has been taken to a hospital after he was struck by a vehicle. Police spokesman Jim Wolf says the officer was responding to an emergency call shortly after 7 a.m. Monday when the collision occurred on Pacific Highway. Wolf described the officer’s condition as stable. He says the other

SEATTLE (AP) – A homeless crisis of unprecedented proportions is rocking the West Coast, and its victims are being left behind by the very things that mark the region’s success. A roaring economy has sent housing costs skyrocketing. People who were once able to get by, even if they suffered a setback, are now pushed to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland officials offered no special tax breaks or grants in its public-private proposal to Amazon in the heated competition to secure the company’s second headquarters. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the newspaper obtained the city’s proposal through a public records request. The online retailer kicked off its hunt for a second home base in

A fire that began in the ceiling around a woodstove pipe damaged a La Pine mobile home Sunday morning, officials said. A resident in the 15900 block of Fir Lane reported the fire to Deschutes County dispatchers around 7:45 a.m. They said they tried to put out the fire with an extinguisher but was not

Governor Kate Brown’s office said Friday that on Monday she will announce her attendance at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Brown also will sign executive orders in Portland on Monday that move the state toward greater energy efficiency and toward goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the use of clean energy,