Month: April 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Anthony Davis had 35 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Portland Trail Blazers 97-95 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their playoff series. Jrue Holiday added 21 points, outplaying both Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, and had a big blocked shot in the

A $32.5 million civil lawsuit was filed Friday against a Bend woman who allegedly was under the influence of several prescription drugs when she struck and killed a Bend dentist who was cycling east of town late last year. The 10-page lawsuit alleging wrongful death and gross negligence was filed against Shantel Witt by attorney

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – The search for a small airplane piloted by a Bend man that went missing on its way from northern Colorado to Utah has been suspended. The Boulder Daily Camera reports searchers spent nearly two weeks looking for the Cessna 210 with no luck after it took off from Erie on its

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Alvas Powell and Diego Valeri scored three minutes apart in the first half and the Portland Timbers beat Minnesota United FC 3-2 on a rainy Saturday night. Portland won for the first time this season, after going winless on a five-game road trip (0-3-2) to start the season. The extended road

Hello Central Oregon! A mild start to our day, but we won’t warm up much throughout the day. We have a cold front pushing through that’s going to bring some rain showers. They’ll begin around the afternoon and become scattered throughout the rest of the day. This system will lower the snow levels and make

Franklin’s Corner Community Garden in northeast Bend will open for the season on Saturday, May 5. Signups for gardeners begin at 9:30 a.m. at the garden, located on Franklin Avenue and Ninth Street. The work party begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 1 p.m. Returning gardeners who met all commitments and agreements last season

The deadline to file state and federal personal income tax returns — Tuesday, April 17 — is just a few days away, and the Oregon Department of Revenue estimated Friday that it will receive a few hundred thousand more returns between now and then. More than 1.4 million Oregonians have already filed their state personal

Happy Saturday Central Oregon! We are going to see a warm up today from where we have been at the last few days, but the wind is going to stick around. Highs today in the upper 50’s to low 60’s. Wind is out of the south at 5-10 MPH, so not quite as windy as

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement Friday night regarding President Trump’s strikes in Syria: “Bashar al-Assad has carried out a brutal campaign of attacks on his own people. The use of chemical weapons is unconscionable and he must be held accountable. “But military action is

Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson on Friday joined his Jefferson County counterpart in taking a public stand against an initiative petition to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. “I firmly believe that every responsible and accountable law abiding citizen who wants to legally own a firearm should do so,” Nelson wrote in a Facebook posting

Oregon State Police arrested a Bend man Friday on several counts of illegal firearm possession. Alan Aronson. 47, was booked into the Deschutes County Jail Friday afternoon on 11 counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of illegally possessing a gun silencer. His bail totaled over $1 million bail,

The National Park Service announced Thursday that Crater Lake National Park will incrementally raise its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. Effective May 13, the entrance fees to the park will go from $15 to $25 per vehicle and $10 to $20 per motorcycle. An

Governor Kate Brown on Friday announced a drought emergency for Grant County due to low snowpack, lack of precipitation, low streamflows and warming temperatures as Oregon braces for the upcoming wildfire season. Forecasted water conditions are not expected to improve, and drought is likely to have significant impacts on agriculture, livestock, natural resources, and the

Bend-La Pine School Superintendent Shay Mikalson announced Friday that Kevin Milner has been selected to become Buckingham Elementary School’s new principal. Milner is currently the principal at Ewing Young Elementary School in Newberg. “Kevin brings with him an exceptional history as an elementary leader that we believe will enrich the tight-knit Buckingham community,” Mikalson said

A Redmond man stole a minivan and led police on a wild chase Friday, interrupted by a trip through a McDonald’s drive-thru and officers’ use of spike strips — twice — that shredded all four tires, police said. The driver eventually was caught with the help of a police K-9’s bite. Police Lt. Curtis Chambers

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Happy Friday Central Oregon! Cool temperatures and windy weather for us once again today. The Cascades received quite a bit of new snow in the past 24 hours, and they could still get some more snow this evening and overnight as this storm continues to pass through the region. There is a chance that we

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you believe Oregon’s growing wolf population is beneficial or harmful: Do you believe Oregon’s growing wolf population is beneficial or harmful?Beneficial – 47% (469 votes)Harmful – 53% (519 votes)Total Votes: 988

A recent study, called the 2018 Travelers Risk Index , has revealed a disconnect, or gap, between what people perceive and what people actually do when it comes to distracted driving. The study focused on distracted driving and the perception of risks among drivers and passengers, and shows that drivers tend to think they are

Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Friday signed HB 4065 into law, which provides the state with stronger tools to keep children in child care facilities safe. The legislation allows the state to take stronger and quicker action against both licensed and illegal child care facilities. Among those actions are significantly higher penalties for those who