Month: December 2017

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you believe government should provide more services for at-risk youth: Should Central Oregon governments provide more services for at-risk youth? Yes – 50% (229 votes) No – 50% (228 votes) Total Votes: 457

The Oregon State Marine Board on Tuesday denied a request by residents of Fly Creek Inlet on Lake Billy Chinook for a “no-wake zone” and other new rules banning unauthorized anchoring, mooring or beaching of a vessel in the area. But they did agree to draft new rules for boat operations in the area, as

(Update: OSP identifies victim, more details from family) A 9-year-old Redmond boy returning from a Portland youth basketball tournament with his family was killed and several others were injured in a head-on crash on snow-covered Highway 26 east of Government Camp Sunday afternoon, Oregon State Police said Monday. OSP Sgt. Yvette Shephard said a preliminary

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Trump administration has agreed to resume litigation over the expansion of Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument on Jan. 15 unless it resolves the dispute first. The Capital Press reported Tuesday that two groups sued when then-President Barack Obama nearly doubled the monument’s size earlier this year. But those groups agreed to

The Wasco County district attorney said Tuesday his office is investigating as a homicide a fatal shooting over the weekend in which a father called 911 dispatchers to report he had shot his son. The incident occurred early Saturday in the small community of Pine Grove, located west of Maupin and north of the Warm

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A police dog named Billy who worked for the Hillsboro Police Department has died in a car crash while working with his handler. The patrol car that Billy was riding in was struck by a car late Monday. The human officer sustained only minor injuries, but Billy suffered massive trauma and

The Prineville Police Department will be participating in statewide high-visibility enforcement during this Christmas/New Year’s Holiday. “Our goal is to increase the number of officers on the street aggressively seeking out impaired drivers,” Officer Shane Wilson said in a news release Tuesday. High-visibility enforcement is designed to deter people from driving impaired and to save

A fire that broke out at a northeast Bend home early Tuesday morning destroyed a two-car attached garage and also damaged the home, causing $110,000 in losses, fire officials said. Bend firefighters responded around 2:30 a.m. to the reported structure fire in the 20600 block of Liberty Lane, Fire Inspector Steve Stenkamp said. The first

Bend is a community that comes together in support of worthy causes, and this year’s Thanksgiving morning race was a perfect example. After years of hosting separate events in downtown Bend and the Old Mill District, FootZone, Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend and Cascade Relays Foundation partnered in a joint effort to raise funds

Central Electric Cooperative announced today that some current and former members are eligible to receive capital credits payments totaling $2,105,032.20. CEC members will begin receiving their checks this week. Individual checks will average $131.37 and will be paid to 11,435 present and former CEC members who purchased power in the years of 1993, 1994 and

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone…With high pressure gaining strength over the region we will see sunshine and mild temps today. Highs will be in the low 40’s and breezes will be light and variable. We are also setting up to see patchy, dense fog in many low lying valleys. Skies will stay clear tonight. Lows will

Madras wants to add more trees through the NeighborWoods program, with a purpose of increasing the number and variety of trees planted and cared for in the city. The Urban Forestry Commission will work with the city to help with landscaping and the beautification of Madras. The proposed program allows for funding of up to

In Deschutes County, all juvenile referrals are sent to the Juvenile Justice Center, a practice that differs from some counties, according to Ken Hales, director of the Deschutes County Community Justice Center. “Some communities that are resource-rich, they have non-profit programs, so a lot of referrals will come from a police officer’s encounter with a

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is looking for snowshoers, backcountry skiers and snow-machine users in the Pacific Northwest to gather data to use in computer modeling for snow-water equivalent, or SWE. SWE refers to how much water a particular amount of snow contains, information that’s important to scientists, engineers, and land and watershed managers.

A Bend non-profit horse rescue organization was planning on closing their doors by the end of the month, but now someone’s stepped up to help them keep the organization running. Equine Outreach board members announced on Monday it’s separating from the organization’s founders, Joan Steelhammer and Gary Everett, and will be continuing to provide service

(Update: Two teens arraigned on DA’s charges) Three teens wearing bandanas over their faces attacked four teens playing tag at a southwest Redmond park Saturday night, injuring two with a box-cutter and brass knuckles and leading to the arrests of the assailants at a Redmond home, police said late Sunday. Redmond police Lt. Jesse Petersen

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) – The backers of one of the biggest coal terminals in North America have filed a second lawsuit against Washington state over a $680 million coal export terminal. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview filed the lawsuit Monday in Thurston County Superior Court against the state Department of Ecology. The lawsuit alleges Ecology violated public

The Tumalo Feed Canal is a part of the Tumalo Irrigation District’s project to pipe their irrigation system. This $3 million project covers just a portion of the canal system. According to Tumalo Irrigation District Manager Ken Rieck, 7.6 miles of the system are piped, out of 11.6 miles in total, and this project will

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson announced Monday that Kevin Gehrig will lead the planning for, and become the principal at the district’s new 600-seat elementary school, scheduled to open in the fall of 2019 in north central Bend near OB Riley and Cooley roads. Gehrig, currently in his 12 th year as principal at

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you’ve ever been burned by an online rental scam: Have you ever been burned by an online rental listing? Yes – 7% (45 votes) No – 93% (620 votes) Total Votes: 665