Month: April 2018

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a child was duct-taped and taken away in a vehicle near a Tacoma elementary school. The Tacoma Police Department says on Monday afternoon officers responded to DeLong Elementary School on a report of a man duct-taping a boy and putting him into a car before driving away.

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a fatal stabbing in southwestern Oregon. Roseburg police say Billy Dale Conner-Ferguson was arrested Monday, the same day officers found an unconscious man in the parking lot of a Rodeway Inn hotel. The victim was taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center, where he

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – An instructor has filed a lawsuit against Northwest Christian University in Eugene, alleging the school wrongly fired him while he was on medical leave because of work-related stress. The Register-Guard reports Johnny Lake, a black man, says he lost his assistant instructor job in December after facing race-related discrimination at the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A trial date has been set for a suspended Oregon judge who gained national attention after refusing to marry gay couples. Marion County Judge Vance Day is accused of allowing a felon to handle a gun. He goes on trial Oct. 22 in Portland. The trial was originally scheduled for Salem,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 76-year-old man who fatally struck a Gresham bicyclist in 2016 has been sentenced to two years in prison and his driver’s license has been permanently revoked. Authorities say Alex Jacoby was driving a Corvette when he struck 21-year-old Robert Esparza on Sept. 24, 2016. Jacoby had challenged two other drivers

In the United States, 40 percent of food we are growing, raising and cooking ends up going to waste. In an effort to increase awareness around the poignant issue of wasted food, the Rethink Waste Project, a program of The Environmental Center, is searching for residents of Deschutes County to take the Rethink Food Waste

Work to fix the troubled Deschutes County radio dispatch system continues, and progress is being made. The flawed system has caused issues and safety concerns for law enforcement agencies since going operational last summer by garbling or dropping calls. A temporary radio tower on Bend’s west side has been planned to alleviate the problems until

A Culver man faces two counts of animal neglect after sheriff’s deputies found two horses in such bad shape, they had to be euthanized. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of animal neglect in the 4300 block of Highland Lane, near Culver, last Tuesday. The horses’ owner, Duane Benson, 80, allowed the deputy

Oregon has become a destination for travelers around the country, and around the world. For the past few days, Bend has been the epicenter of it all, at the Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism. There have been 500 people from across Oregon gathered at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes to collaborate and discuss the latest

Happy Monday evening, everyone! The rest of the night includes a slight chance for an isolated shower, but overall we’ll be dry. Clouds will gradually clear overhead this evening as the system that brought us the showers, clouds, and cooler temperatures exits the region. Tonight winds will be kicking up around 20 miles per hour

If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Sisters and Crescent ranger districts are planning to ignite prescribed burns on Tuesday, with ignitions beginning as early as 10 a.m., Deschutes National Forest officials said. The burn on the Sisters District is scheduled for about 2 ½ miles west of Sisters and ½ mile west of

(Update: Suspect makes first court appearance; arraignment set in a week) A Bend man accused of stabbing and seriously wounding two people during a fight at a home in Deschutes River Woods late last week made his first court appearance Monday afternoon on two counts of attempted murder and several other charges. Marcus Steel, 43,

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM, asking if you think North Korea is being sincere about denuclearization: Do you think North Korea is being sincere about denuclearization?Yes – 24% (267 votes)No – 76% (849 votes)Total Votes: 1,116

After three years of planning and public input, Deschutes National Forest Supervisor John Allen announced Monday his approval of a plan to harvest timber, treat, burn or mow various areas on about 12,000 acres 10 miles southwest of Bend and east of Mt. Bachelor, starting as soon as this fall. The Forest Service published a

With the purchase of every vehicle at Hertz Car Sales of Bend during the month of May, Hertz will donate $50 to the Boys and Girls Club of Bend. “We will jump on any chance we get to support our community. This is our first opportunity to provide aide to our local Boys and Girls

The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles to Klamath Falls on the east side of the Cascades. All work is dependent on weather conditions

The Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2017 Oregon Travel and Tourism Industry Achievement Awards, presented at the 2018 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Bend. The achievement awards recognize people and organizations that enhance travel and tourism experiences across Oregon. The award recipients are outstanding professionals

Spring has arrived and periods of warmer and somewhat drier conditions are making it possible for Willamette National Forest fire managers to ignite prescribed burns at several locations on the Detroit, McKenzie River and Middle Fork ranger districts. Some of these controlled burns will likely be visible from the communities of Detroit, McKenzie Bridge, Oakridge

Spring is here, and with summer around the corner, more Oregonians and visitors to our state will be out and about enjoying what Oregon has to offer. With that in mind, State Search and Rescue Coordinator Scott Lucas would like to remind Oregonians to stay safe. Lucas says the search and rescue community in Oregon

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration for selling oil and gas leases on huge swaths of Western U.S. public lands while allegedly ignoring policies meant to protect an imperiled bird. The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court seeks to reverse lease sales across 475 square miles in Montana, Wyoming,