Month: March 2018

Happy Sunday evening, everyone! We’ve seen increasing clouds this afternoon across Central Oregon and can expect more of the same for tonight. We also have the slight chance for a few showers this evening, but once we take the turn past midnight we will see a slim chance for showers. Overnight lows will be in

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Several Oregon state agencies are investigating a manufactured home park for seniors in Eugene, amid complaints that it cheated some residents out of thousands of dollars. The Register-Guard reports that those investigating the Falcon Wood Village park include the Department of Justice and the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The

A 35-year-old Washington state man was killed and a teen passenger injured Saturday evening when their car left Oregon Highway 140E in Klamath County and rolled several times, Oregon State Police reported. OSP and emergency workers responded around 6:30 p.m. to the reported fatal single-vehicle crash on the highway near Bly, Lt. Cari Boyd said

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, assisted by the Mt. Ashland Ski Patrol, rescued a lost snowboarder from Bend on Saturday night. SAR managers were notified around 6 p.m. of a missing snowboarder on the south side of the mountain, beyond the ski resort boundary, sheriff’s Sgt. Julie Denney said Sunday. Eric Hostetler, 40,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee lost for the first time at home in women’s NCAA Tournament history when Marie Gulich had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead sixth-seeded Oregon State to a 66-59 win on Sunday. The third-seeded Lady Vols had been 57-0 at home with most of those victories coming under late Hall

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Superstore company Fred Meyer says it will stop selling guns and ammunition. The Portland-based chain in an announcement Friday says it made the decision after evaluating customer preferences. The company has more than 130 stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. The company in a statement says the firearms category represents

(Update: Correcting that fire is Sunday not Monday) Redmond Fire & Rescue will be burning a vacant residence donated for training by the owner on Sunday, officials said. The building is located at the intersection of SW Forest Avenue and SW 4 th St, adjacent to Chase Bank, Training Chief Jake Campbell said in a

Good morning and happy Sunday Central Oregon! It is going to be a cool day today on the high desert, with partly sunny skies for much of the day. Highs around the region will be in the mid to upper 40’s to low 50’s. There is a slight chance that we could see some isolated

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard had 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 100-87 on Saturday night for their 12th straight victory. CJ McCollum added 16 points for the Blazers, who have the longest current winning streak in the league. It’s the longest streak for

The Oregon Wing of Civil Air Patrol is responding to a simulated 6.5-magnitude earthquake, and resulting tsunami, that would have impacted the Southern Oregon coast as part of a statewide training exercise this weekend. The quake, in this hypothetical exercise, was centered along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, would have caused significant damage to the Southern

(Update: Dogs receiving medical evaluations; Portland shelter takes in 18 of the 53) Thirty-five of the 53 dogs seized from a La Pine property on Friday were being given medical evaluations and care Saturday at the Humane Society of Central Oregon in Bend, while others were moved to the Oregon Humane Society in Portland to

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Central Oregon! Breezy and cold this afternoon on the high desert and those conditions will stick with us before the wind dies down around 8 p.m. tonight. There is a chance for some light snow showers throughout the evening, but they will be isolated. The snow showers and windy conditions will

Two Arizona residents were killed Friday afternoon when their station wagon crossed into the oncoming lanes of slush-covered Highway 97 in Sherman County and collided with a semi-truck and pickup, Oregon State Police said Saturday. OSP and emergency personnel responded around 2:20 p.m. Friday to the three-vehicle crash near milepost 45 and the town of

(Update: OSP releases names, details of crash) Oregon State Police on Saturday identified two people who were killed and five injured in a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on U.S. Highway 26 northwest of Portland. Troopers responded around 4:45 p.m. to the reported crash near milepost 32 in Tillamook County, about 35 miles east of Seaside,

High school students across the state created videos that are full of drama, music, humor, and captivating characters to bolster awareness about workplace safety — all with the central message, “Speak up. Work safe.” The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) sponsors the annual video contest to engage teen workers, who are twice as likely

The Bend Spay+Neuter Project, a local nonprofit committed to providing affordable and free preventative veterinary services for cats and dogs, has received grant funding from the Banfield Foundation ®. The foundation provided the Central Oregon organization more than $12,000 to purchase new equipment for its spay and neuter surgery clinic. “Since 2005 we have performed

As a result of the ongoing recall of donated chia seeds that began on Monday, Oregon Food Bank said late Friday it has initiated a voluntary recall of 63,825 pounds of pumpkin seeds received in the same donation, as well as 1,219 pounds of nutritional yeast. “These donated pumpkin seeds have the potential to be

(Update: Details on time of stop, speed, new value figure) Oregon State Police stopped a 28-year-old man from Mexico was stopped for speeding Monday evening on Highway 20 east of Bend and an OSP dog found more than 36 pounds of methamphetamine in his car, troopers reported Friday. Michel Alberto Fuentes Burgos of Sonora, Mexico,

Happy Saturday morning, everyone! Saturday begins with some clouds overhead and we’ll see a break from the snow showers. Shower activity will pick up in the evening and that chance will dwindle once we take the turn into Sunday. Winds will pick up today as an area of low pressure exits the region. Expect wind

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is in the process of changing some of the ADA bars inside the jail after an inmate took his own life last Sunday. The agency confirmed to NewsChannel 21 on Friday that it’s currently in the process of refitting and molding new bars that are suicide-resistant. Corrections Capt. Michael Shults