Month: March 2018

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Heavy rain at times is on the way to Central Oregon tonight. We’ll see showers after sunset with some gusty winds at times out of the south around 25 to 30 miles per hour. Overnight lows will be mild in the mid to upper 30s and lower 40s. Tomorrow morning will

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you think people who voluntarily surrender animals should be allowed to avoid potential criminal charges: Do you think people who voluntarily surrender animals should be allowed to avoid potential criminal charges? Yes – 36% (219 votes)No – 64% (384 votes)Total Votes: 603

A reportedly suicidal Portland General Electric employee who showed up with a gun prompted evacuation of the utility’s Pelton-Round Butte Dam headquarters Tuesday afternoon and later took his own life, authorities said. The incident began around 2:20 p.m. at the hydroelectric facility west of Madras, Jefferson County Undersheriff Marc Heckathorn said. A deputy nearby at

An Oregon State University researcher is leading the charge for crowdsourced solutions to complex water management problems. “Gone are the days when some central government authority was the solver of every water problem, deciding how water is stored, treated, and distributed,” said Meghna Babbar-Sebens of the OSU College of Engineering. “Water issues affect everyone. We

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called for all states to adopt paper ballots and post-election audits, following a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election security Wednesday. “Americans don’t expect states, much less county officials, to fight America’s wars,” Wyden said. “The Russians have attacked our election infrastructure and leaving our defenses to states and local entities,

People driving on Bend’s Westside may have to adjust their routes soon. A $5.5 million project will drastically improve 14th Street, but will also impact traffic. Construction is set to begin April 2 on the 14th Street improvement project, and there’s been a change of plans since NewsChannel 21 first ran this story. Originally, work

A 40-year-old Prineville man faces several theft and burglary charges, accused of stealing copper wire, tools and other items on several recent entries into the closed Woodgrain Millwork plant, police said Tuesday. Officers arrested Steven Lee Woods on Sunday as he left the fenced mill facility at 1948 North Main Street, police Capt. Larry Seymour.

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… A very wet storm system pressing into the west coast will bring heavy rain throughout California and as that system tracks toward the NE rain will become heavier here on the High Desert. With southerly winds at 5-15 mph we will see our daytime highs reach the mid to upper 50’s.

On Saturday, Oregonians and people around the country are “marching for their lives” to protest gun violence. At least 17 marches are scheduled across the state, in cities big and small – including Bend, Burns, Medford and Roseburg, where a 2015 shooting took place at Umpqua Community College. The largest “March for Our Lives” will

Improved wastewater treatment methods that lead to cost savings and energy production are part of Oregon State University’s new Clean and Sustainable Water Technology Initiative. A $3.28 million gift to the OSU College of Engineering from Jon and Stephanie DeVaan enabled OSU to launch the initiative. “The College of Engineering is grateful to Jon and

It’s spring migration in Central Oregon! Will birds be successful? What can we do to help? Turn off unnecessary interior and exterior lights at night, the group Lights Out Bend urges. Here’s their news release; Most small birds migrate at night using the moon and stars to navigate. Maintaining a steady course is easier at

A 63-year-old La Pine man having an apparent medical emergency crashed his SUV all the way into a La Pine Parks and Rec building Tuesday evening, but the facility was unoccupied at the time, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Sgt. William Bailey said the gray 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara crashed all the way into the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – James Harden scored 42 points and the Houston Rockets snapped the Portland Trail Blazers’ 13-game winning streak with a 115-111 victory on Tuesday night. Portland’s winning streak was tied for the second-longest in franchise history. The team also won 13 consecutive games in 2007. Chris Paul added 22 points for the

A 17-year-old Bend resident who reportedly had used the drug MDMA or ecstasy was arrested in a McDonald’s drive-thru on charges of stabbing a 14-year-old acquaintance in the leg, but not without a struggle that led to his being placed in a restraining device, officers said Tuesday. Around 8 p.m. Sunday, Deschutes County 911 received

Police are asking for help in identifying who shot into an unoccupied home in southwest Redmond on Sunday morning. Meanwhile, concerned neighbors are waiting for answers. Police said they received calls about a shooting on Southwest Reindeer Avenue around 11:45 a.m. Sunday. Photos show several rounds were fired into the back door of a house.

(Update: La Pine breeder identified, comments; HSCO official speaks) A La Pine breeder who agreed to relinquish 53 dogs to authorities told NewsChannel 21 Tuesday that she did so they could be treated and find loving homes. NewsChannel 21 has identified the breeder as Pam Kyler, 63, owner of Kyler’s Field and Marsh Kennels. She

(Update: New details on plane’s crash-landing location, flight) A glider plane crash-landed along Highway 97 near the Sunriver exit Tuesday afternoon, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The plane landed shortly before 3 p.m. near the South Century Drive exit to Sunriver, coming to a rest just off the shoulder of the southbound lanes and not

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday co-sponsored the Safe Schools Improvement Act, which he said works to ensure that no child is afraid to go to school for fear of unchecked bullying and harassment. “Students and their parents should know their schools as safe and welcoming places to learn, with assurances there is a zero

A fire heavily damaged a shed that housed livestock and tools east of Bend early Tuesday morning, but officials said the pigs, chickens and other animals were moved out of the burning structure. Bend Fire Department crews responded around 5:45 a.m. to the reported outbuilding fire in the 21900 block of Butler Market Road, Battalion

(Update: Newberg man identified as suspect in robbery attempt) Tips on social media led the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to quickly identify a Newberg man suspected of trying to hold up the La Pine Dairy Queen late Monday afternoon. He was arrested on Tuesday morning in Salem, deputies said. Within an hour of asking the