Month: December 2017

A 30-year-old Prineville man has been arraigned on four counts of manslaughter, two counts of criminally negligent homicide and other charges in an October crash on a rural road south of Prineville that killed two of his four passengers, authorities said. Justin Dewey Bittick remained held on $500,000 bail Friday at the Jefferson County Jail,

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement Friday on the Senate and House Republican tax deal: “Americans are learning how many tax promises Republicans are willing to break, how many cons they’re willing to run, how many hardworking families they’re willing to betray to guarantee handouts to powerful CEOs and

Old forests that contain large trees and a diversity of tree sizes and species may offer refuge to some types of birds facing threats in a warming climate, scientists have found. In a paper published Friday in Diversity and Distributions, a professional journal, researchers in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University reported that

Here are Friday night’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Barlow 77, Willamette 65 Benson 88, Woodburn 74 Blanchet Catholic 57, Kennedy 50 Camas, Wash. 74, Tigard 59 Canby 53, Gresham 44 Cascade 57, Sweet Home 41 Central Linn 66, Culver 44 Chiloquin 51, Butte Falls 33 Churchill

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 21 points, C.J. McCollum had 20 and the Portland Trail Blazers withstood a late rally to beat the Orlando Magic 95-88 on Friday night. The Trail Blazers led by 17 with 7:26 left in the game, but needed late contributions from Al-Farouq Aminu and Jusuf Nurkic to slam

Bend’s iconic Drake Park and Mirror Pond waterfront will be getting a makeover, and the designs are coming into view. Officials say it’s generally a maintenance project — the walls along the banks are over 100 years old. The Bend Park and Recreation District is also adding new trails through the area, including an expansion

Happy Saturday morning, everyone! Saturday begins with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. We’ll see some clouds throughout the weekend. Saturday’s highs will be in the mid to upper 30s, which is slightly below average, but much warmer than we have been recently! Sunday sees warmer highs in the low to mid 40s under partly

An attempted traffic stop Thursday night in Prineville led to a police pursuit that was discontinued before the car crashed on Highway 126 and two occupants ran away, police said. But a citizen in the area ran after them and helped officers find and arrest the pair, who were hiding in tall brush. Around 10

(Update: Adding Redmond HS principal’s letter home to parents on a student’s death) The principal of Summit High School sent a letter to parents on Friday, confirming word from a student’s family that he had died by suicide and offering suggestions on how to talk with their children and resources that can help in such

A Grinch in Redmond nearly ruined Christmas for one Central Oregon man, but he said Friday he’s not giving up and still will be selling Christmas trees, despite an alleged DUII driver’s crash into his tree lot. Joshua Friend sells Christmas trees to make some extra money for his family, but now he’s out more

(Update: Adding video, other streets that may see slower speed limits) Following community input and engineering analysis, the city of Bend announced Friday that speed limits will be lowered this month on four roads in the southeast part of town. The news release stated that the changes are coming this month on the following road

Recently, NewsChannel 21 has reported on a number of businesses going up for sale in Central Oregon. On Thursday, we reported that the Tumalo Feed Co. had been sold. And the for-sale list includes the Volcanic Theatre Pub, The Athletic Club of Bend and the Old Stone Church. The list of businesses for sale includes

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you believe premium gasoline is worth the extra cost: Do you think premium gas is worth the extra cost? Yes – 20% (112 votes) No – 80% (461 votes) Total Votes: 573

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Slight chance for showers is on tap tonight, but apart from that we’ll see mostly cloudy skies tonight. Lows will fall into the 20s this evening. Winds will be out of the north turning west around 10 miles per hour. Slick roads could be possible again tonight. Saturday begins with partly

A Deschutes County grand jury has indicted a former northeast Oregon fire chief on theft and official misconduct charges, District Attorney John Hummel said Friday. He’s accused of saying he was buying a piece of gear from the Bend Fire Department for the fire district — to get a hefty discount — when it was

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – A Coos County Grand Jury has indicted a man in the death of his 80-year-old grandfather in Coos Bay. The World reports 29-year-old James Thomasson was indicted Thursday on charges of murder, attempted murder, unlawful use of a weapon and menacing. It wasn’t immediately clear if Thomasson had a lawyer.

Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers sought the public’s help Friday to identify whoever is responsible for the recent illegal takings of two trophy mule deer in Deschutes and Jefferson counties. On Saturday, Dec. 2, OSP was notified of a mule deer found south of Pine Mountain in eastern Deschutes County. OSP Fish and

The mission of Chess for Success is to help children develop the skills necessary for success in school and in life through learning chess. In 1992 Dick Roy, Phil Margolin, and Frank Eiseman saw a need in their community for chess programs for vulnerable students. They knew from experience that chess teaches critical thinking, perseverance,

The Sunriver Service District held a meeting Thursday night, and one of the big topics was the investigation of Police Chief Marc Mills. Officials are tight-lipped about what the investigation into Mills is about, but people attending the meeting were vocal about the police chief, who recently was placed on paid administrative leave pending results

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A lead investigator who looked into how the U.S. Bureau of Land Management handled an armed standoff with ranchers in Nevada is alleging misconduct in a memo obtained by a newspaper. The memo was obtained Thursday by The Oregonian/OregonLive and a defense lawyer for Cliven Bundy now wants federal charges against