Month: January 2018

DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified a man swept out to sea by big waves from a storm at Depoe Bay. Oregon State Police on Friday identified 46-year-old Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Alvarez swept from shore at about 11:20 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say Alvarez was living in Newport but was from Mexico. The Mexican

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say an oil spill has created a sheen spanning five miles of the Columbia River near Astoria. The Daily Astorian reported Friday the Coast Guard believes the source of the leak is believed to be near the Cannery Pier Hotel. The pier in that area houses the Union Fisherman Cooperative

A semi and car collided as both moved into the same lane in downtown Redmond Friday morning, causing no serious injuries but sending the big rig’s driver to jail on DUII-drugs and other charges. The truck driver, Arizona resident Arturo Lopez, 26, “exhibited signs of impairment consisten t with recent marijuana use,” police Lt. Curtis

The 2018 SELCO Kid’s Mini Pole Pedal Paddle T-shirt Contest is here! This year’s race is May 20th! This is such a great project to encourage kids kindergarten – 5th grade to express their creativity. The winner of the contest’s art will be the official design of the t-shirt for the Kid’s Mini PPP. Entries

First Interstate Bank Foundation has awarded United Way of Deschutes County a $10,000 grant in support of the nonprofit’s current initiative called TRACES (Trauma, Resilience, and Adverse Childhood Experiences). The initiative is a community-wide effort involving over 30 local government entities, nonprofit organizations, and community members, and is led by United Way. The goal is

Discover Your Forest’s Public Ski and Snowshoe tours will not be offered this weekend due to a lapse in federal funding, officials said Friday night. Ski and snowshoe programs scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM, 1:30 PM and 2 PM will not be offered. These programs will resume once federal employees and Volunteers

(Update: More details from Redmond Fire Dept.) A natural gas line was struck by a resident’s rototiller, sparking a fire along a northwest Redmond Street late Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations and road closures in the immediate area for about a half-hour. The incident was reported around 4:20 p.m. in the 700 block of Northwest Ninth

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Kat Tudor made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 34 points, and No. 18 Oregon State snapped No. 7 Oregon’s nine-game winning streak with an 85-79 overtime victory Friday night. Marie Gulich added 28 points and 15 rebounds for the Beavers (14-4, 5-2 Pac-12), who extended their Civil War rivalry

Hello Central Oregon! We’ll remain cloudy and breezy Saturday. Winds will be up to 10-15 miles per hour. Temperatures will be in the mid 40’s for daytime highs. For the most part, Central Oregon will remain dry. The storms will stay along the Cascades once again. Good news for Mt. Bachelor! Sunday is the day

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Amity 100, Westside Christian 66 Arlington 68, Mitchell/Spray 30 Ashland 57, North Eugene 53 Banks 56, Valley Catholic 34 Bend 74, Redmond 70 Benson 75, Franklin 62 Blanchet Catholic 67, Gervais 51 Camas Valley 50, Powers 48 Cascade Christian

Crook County’s mental health services soon will be under one roof — and it’s a familiar one to many residents, the community’s former hospital. NewsChannel 21 first reported when Lutheran Community Services Northwest bought the former Pioneer Memorial Hospital building in 2016. Now, they’re less than a month away from the ribbon-cutting. The organization has

For some students at Sisters High School, there’s no such thing as “fear of flying.” That’s thanks to a unique flight science program the school has offered for the past five years. Sheryl Yeager is a certified flight instructor and the flight science teacher at Sisters High. She says she’s incredibly excited about the school’s

Les Schwab Amphitheater announced Friday that the 15-year-old Summer Sundays concert series will be taking a hiatus. The popular free concert series has hosted more than 300 musical acts since its inception in 2002, and has been a staple of summertime in Bend’s Old Mill District. Originally created to fill a gap in the region’s

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that a Redmond man reported missing has been found in sought help from the public Thursday in finding a missing Redmond man who could need medical care. John Stanton Douglas, 60, “was located in Washington state in good condition and has been cleared as a missing person,” Lt.

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think someone should be fined for attaching a positive message to city property: Do you think someone should be fined for attaching a positive message to city property? Yes – 57% (315 votes)No – 43% (235 votes) Total Votes: 550

A Wasco County sheriff’s deputy fired several shots at a fleeing pickup after a series of police chases in north-central Oregon Thursday afternoon, injuring none of the three occupants, including a 1-year-old boy, but prompting the driver to finally stop and be arrested, Oregon State Police reported. The investigation shut Highway 197 near Tygh Valley

Hello Central Oregon! A cold front has pushed through. Therefore, daytime highs were chilly in the lower 40’s. We’ll stay fairly cold for the rest of the evening with temperatures already around freezing by 7p.m. There’s a slight chance of showers passing through the evening and overnight. For the most part, the showers will stay

The Willamette National Forest announced Friday that Oregon has been selected to provide the 2018 United States Capitol Christmas Tree. A gift from the Willamette National Forest and the State of Oregon to the people of the United States, the tree will be displayed on the West Lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.,

(Update: OSP says why it dropped sno-park enforcement) The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Friday it has entered into an agreement with the Oregon Department Of Transportation to provide sno-park parking permit enforcement. Oregon’s sno-park program is funded entirely by the sale of sno-park permits. The program provides funds for snow removal in sno-parks, as

Tom Kemper, executive director of Housing Works, has announced his retirement as of March, after 25 years of work with the affordable housing agency. Kemper first worked with Housing Works, then known as the Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority, as a partner in the development of the Ariel Glen Apartments in Bend in 1993. After