Month: January 2018

(Update: Adding forecast warm-up) Many Central Oregon roads turned slick from freezing rain and sub-freezing temperatures early Thursday, as a semi-truck overturned north of La Pine and struck some parked cars and a power pole, authorities said. The crash around 5 a.m. near Wickiup Junction did not block Highway 97, ODOT reported, but the truck

The Family Access Network said Thursday it has gratefully received a $50,000 grant from Meyer Memorial Trust, which will be used to support low-income and homeless students at Elton Gregory and Obsidian middle schools in Redmond. These funds will provide crucial FAN services to 500 underprivileged children for two years, through FAN advocates that work

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… The combination of freezing fog and freezing rain made driving and walking conditions pretty treacherous this morning. Icy conditions are likely to stay with us through the morning as temps are not expected to rise above freezing until about noon today. Be careful out there! Some areas from Bend north experienced

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a man who may have tried to rob a U-Haul location in Portland has been shot and killed. Portland Police Bureau Sgt. Christopher Burley says officers responded to a report of a robbery at the U-Haul location on Southeast Powell Boulevard at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Burley says when

The Redmond Police Department participated in a nationwide DUII High Visibility Enforcement campaign beginning December 15, 2017, and going through January 1, 2018. During this time, Redmond police placed three additional officers on the road, funded by DUII grant funds. A total of 14.5 hours were worked, resulting in the arrest of two DUII drivers.

Here are Wednesday’s Oregon High school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALLBeaverton 68, Jesuit 49 Blanchet Catholic 61, Salem Academy 54 Colton 57, Jefferson 41 Crescent Valley 58, North Eugene 44 Culver 60, Central Christian 45 Davis, Wash. 74, Hermiston 60 Dayton 61, Horizon Christian Tualatin 42 Glencoe 42, Century 38

A fire on Wednesday destroyed an unoccupied RV in the Three Rivers area south of Sunriver, officials said. La Pine and Sunriver firefighters responded to the fire call from neighbors shortly before noon in the 17000 block of Lodgepole Lane. Nine firefighters responded, with one engine and two water tenders. The first crews on scene

(Update: Contract approved for finished design) The Bend City Council took a big step toward improving a heavily used downtown parking lot during Wednesday night’s council meeting. The city has been looking to make improvements to the South Mirror Pond Lot since the summer of 2016. The council unanimously authorized a contract with Harper Houf

BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say a 21-year-old Nevada man is missing after being swept out to sea by a wave. Sgt. Jeff Proulx says Christopher Kareck of Sparks, Nevada, was standing on some rocks Wednesday morning when the wave carried him into the Pacific Ocean near Brookings. Searchers spent the afternoon searching

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Freezing fog will continue for most of the region tonight. Beneath the fog temperatures will not vary much as the air doesn’t move. Overnight will a wave of showers moving through we should see some improvements to the widespread freezing fog and visibility. Lows will be in the low to mid

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if people have decided how they will vote on Measure 101 on the Jan. 23 special election ballot: Have you decided how to vote on Measure 101? Yes – 72% (407 votes) No – 28% (158 votes) Total Votes: 565 Remember to tune into NewsChannel 21

Oregon government ethics investigators have concluded that former first lady Cylvia Hayes of Bend violated several state ethics laws by using her public position and state staff and resources to secure contracts for her environmental consulting firm and a paid fellowship. The Oregon Government Ethics Commission released a more than 125-page investigative report Wednesday, two

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A judge is taking action against two Eastern Oregon refuge occupiers after Facebook photos showed they violated their release conditions by visiting the Bundy ranch in Nevada without permission. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports U.S. District Judge Anna Brown has moved up Jon Ritzheimer’s date to surrender to prison from Feb. 15 to

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has expressed confidence in the investigation that ended with no charges against an elk hunter who told police he killed a wolf in self-defense. More than a dozen conservation groups have urged the governor to reopen an investigation into the Oct. 27 killing west of La Grande.

(Update: DEQ issues responding statement) Secretary of State Dennis Richardson released an audit Wednesday of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Air Quality Permitting Program, finding a “significant” processing backlog that needs addressing. Here’s his news release on the audit: Air quality permits regulate the types and amounts of air pollution businesses are allowed to

An afternoon bike ride turned tragic for the Central Oregon cycling community as they lost one of their own in a deadly crash this past weekend. Marika Stone, a 38-year-old Bend resident, went on a bike ride Saturday afternoon through Central Oregon with two other cyclists, Carrie Carney and her partner, Bruce Rogers. Carney told

SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say they have found the body of a kayaker who went missing while crabbing in the Seaside Estuary. The Seaside Police Department says Wednesday that 42-year-old Matthew Manley’s body was spotted at the waterline of the Pacific Ocean west of the Seaside Turnaround. Manley had been missing since New Year’s

MOUNT ST HELENS, Wash. (AP) – Two small earthquakes around Mount St Helens in southwest Washington state startled residents as far away as Portland and Seattle overnight. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network says Wednesday the 3.9-magnitude and 2.1-magnitude temblors struck shortly after midnight near the volcanic peak. They were followed by several much smaller quakes

No people were injured in a fire that destroyed a motor home south of Redmond early Wednesday, but firefighters found a dog’s body in a search after the blaze was extinguished, officials said. Crews called to the fire in the 21000 block of Arid Avenue around 12:45 a.m. found an unoccupied, approximately 30-foot long RV

SANDY, Ore. (AP) – Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Sandy, east of Portland. Officer Sam Craven of the Sandy Police Department says evidence shows the person was struck Tuesday night in the westbound lanes of Highway 26. The pedestrian’s name will be released after family is notified.