Month: February 2018

The Forest Service could add extra acreage to the 67-acre parcel in Sisters that it’s been trying to sell for more than a year. The current district headquarters is about 60 years old and is clearly showing its age. District Ranger Ian Reid said Wednesday there are deferred maintenance needs and heating and cooling issues,

A Deschutes County commissioners public hearing on a proposed marijuana production facility east of Bend stretched for more than four hours Wednesday. The proposal is to turn an existing horse arena on Alfalfa Market Road into a marijuana production facility. County staff had already approved the project. But an appeal was filed by nearby neighbor,

(Update: Letter from schools superintendent to parents) A 15-year-old La Pine High School student who had access to guns at his Sunriver home was arrested Wednesday on disorderly conduct charges, accused of three threats to students and staff at the school, the last involving a threatened shooting, though he had not brought a gun to

Central Oregon law enforcement officers soon could start hearing one another like they are supposed to, as the troubled Deschutes County 911 dispatch radio system is improving, officials were told Wednesday. County commissioners heard from Harris Corp., the radio system vendor, during a work session Wednesday. Officials with Harris told commissioners and law enforcement officials

(Update: Comments from rescued camper) A Pennsylvania man who camped overnight in the snowy cold east of Bend — and whose feet and lower legs became numb as a result — called for help and was rescued on horseback Tuesday, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue officials said. Now he’s walking again, and talked

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect for the areas of Sunriver, La Pine, Deschutes River Woods, and Sisters. Snow will accumulate by this evening and tomorrow morning on the roadways, so know surfaces will be slick or icy! A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect for most of Crook County

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Major changes are in the works for a controversial proposal that would have changed mandatory abuse reporting requirements in Oregon and would have allowed school officials and others not to report sex between under-age people they discovered. The measure, Senate Bill 1540, followed controversy surrounding reports in 2017 that teachers in

BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) – The state wants to shut down Oregon’s newest mega-dairy over allegations it has repeatedly endangered nearby drinking water. The Statesman Journal reports Wednesday that the Department of Agriculture has sued Lost Valley Farm near Boardman. The lawsuit asks for an injunction to bar the facility from making any more wastewater. Dairy

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office have released two surveillance images and are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a burglary of alcohol, a safe with cash and more early Wednesday morning at the American Legion Post 45 in La Pine. At about 5:30 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the American Legion

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think the minimum age to buy rifles should be raised to 21: Should the minimum age to buy rifles be raised to 21? Yes – 46% (601 votes)No – 54% (696 votes)Total Votes: 1,297

As the price of prescription drugs skyrocket nationwide, the Oregon House on Wednesday passed House Bill 4005, which creates a statewide prescription drug cost and price transparency program. The legislation, aimed at providing consumers more information and requiring drug manufacturers to justify cost increases, was championed by Rep. Rob Nosse (D-Portland), Oregon House Democrats said

A 4-year-old boy fell through the ice of a frozen pond in Maupin on Monday and later died at a Bend hospital, Wasco County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched to the 91400 block of Hinton Road on the report of a possible child drowning, officials said in a news release Wednesday. A deputy arrived

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A daughter of Oregon’s famous wandering wolf, OR-7, has returned to the state after a stint in Northern California. State wildlife biologist Steve Niemela says the 2-year-old apparently gave up looking for a mate and “beelined” her way to southwest Jackson County. If she returns to the Rogue Pack, her GPS

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregonians won’t decide whether to amend the state Constitution to make health care a fundamental right after a bill creating such a ballot measure died in committee, with senators worried it would invite lawsuits against the state. Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, a Democrat who chairs the Senate Health Care Committee, said

The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District said Wednesday it is offering a series of guided tours of sage brush steppe areas during the upcoming sage-grouse breeding season. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how the Greater Sage-grouse serves as a barometer for rangeland health while also witnessing their fascinating springtime courtship rituals. The

When it comes to funding projects to fight invasive noxious weeds in Oregon, two pots of money are better than one. The State Weed Board this month awarded $1.84 million to fund 63 projects that will assist programs and organizations around the state in the constant battle against some of the nastiest noxious weeds to

The Bend Police Department is reminding gun owners to make sure their firearms are secure in their homes and vehicles. Police cite an alarming statistic: At least one weapon is stolen out of an unlocked vehicle roughly every other week in the city. Police Lt. Clint Burleigh told NewsChannel 21 on Tuesday that in the

In light of what he called extensive public reports about financial connections between Donald Trump, Trump associates and Russia, including indictments of top Trump campaign officials for financial crimes, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked Senate Intelligence Committee leaders Wednesday to hold public hearings on follow-the-money issues. “Following the money is a critical component of any

The Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service announced Wednesday it has released a new interactive map detailing the 2017 fire season in the Pacific Northwest. It’s designed to tell the complete story of the fire season through a visual and interactive narrative timeline of key events. The 2017 fire season was long and

During 2017, Oregon experienced one of its most severe wildfire seasons in years. Residents and businesses were affected throughout the state and the impacts on Oregon’s tourism industry were widespread. Travel Oregon wants to know more about the economic impacts of these wildfires on Oregon’s travel and tourism industry to make sure our story is