Month: April 2018

A quick call from a neighbor led to the quick extinguishing of a chimney fire that was spreading to the roof of a Sisters home Tuesday evening, officials said. Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire District crews were called to a home in the 400 block of South Cedar Street around 6:20 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Zoo has a large newcomer. A 19-year-old, four-ton Asian elephant named Samson arrived Tuesday night from a zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Keepers hope he can serve as a big brother to the Samudra, who turns 10 this year and is maturing into an adult. Bob Lee, the zoo’s

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Police say three bald eagles have been found shot to death near Albany. The Statesman Journal reports that the birds were discovered March 16 by an Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division trooper. Gunshot wounds were found on each bird. An examination and X-ray by a veterinarian revealed evidence of

In March, the Redmond Police Department conducted a DUII High Visibility Enforcement effort. During this time, Redmond police placed two additional officers on the road, funded by DUII grant funds. No DUII arrests were made during the grant-funded overtime shifts. However, Redmond patrol officers working their normal shifts during March arrested 10 DUII drivers, officials

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement Wednesday following the announcement of an executive order signed by the president ordering federal government agencies to impose what he called new, complex restrictions on federal assistance. “This order shows the president is less interested in getting people back to work than he is

Oregon State University scientists have concluded an exhaustive series of tests on western juniper lumber and opened the door to commercial wood markets for an invasive tree that has spread widely across Central and Eastern Oregon and other parts of the Great Basin. The test results were accepted in February by the American Lumber Standards

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…A system advancing from the Pacific will pull a lot of moisture into the region today. Thickening clouds will deliver a significant chance of rain to the High Desert. Highs will be in the upper 40’s to low 50’s and southerly winds will ramp up to 15-20 mph with gusts to 30

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have released the names of the seven Portland police officers and one Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy involved in the fatal shooting Saturday of a man who burst into a homeless shelter with a knife. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Police Bureau released the names Tuesday after investigating a potential threat against

This week’s Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against tech support fraud schemes. In 2017, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center – or IC3.gov – received about 11,000 complaints from people who claimed to have lost $15 million in tech support scams. That’s an 86% increase in losses from 2016.

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined 15 attorneys general Monday in a motion to intervene in Texas et al. v. United States et al., a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Texas which seeks to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Texas lawsuit aims to reduce health care coverage and funding for all

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) – Oregon wildlife officials will allow a cattle rancher to kill two wolves from a new pack in Baker County along the Idaho border. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday the wolves had killed three calves and hurt four more over a two-day period. The rancher had requested

Redmond has seen a string of crashes in recent weeks, and now some residents are pointing the finger at an intersection in town that they say is dangerous. The intersection is at Southwest Sixth Street and Highland Avenue is busy. Both Highland are one-way streets. Plus, Highland feeds onto the parkway. There is only one

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel revealed to NewsChannel 21 on Tuesday that there is a second suspect being questioned in the disappearance and apparent slaying of Sara Gomez. “We have a suspect, and we are talking to that suspect, and we are chasing down leads, and we are analyzing evidence. And that is where

(Update: Fair listed in fair condition) A Tualatin man was killed and a Redmond woman was injured in a head-on crash Monday morning on icy Highway 22 near Santiam Pass, Oregon State Police reported Tuesday. OSP and emergency personnel responded around 8 a.m. Monday to the two-vehicle crash on the highway near milepost 78 in

Summit Medical Group Oregon-BMC confirmed Tuesday that all three of the clinic’s cardiologists have resigned or are leaving the organization in coming weeks amid a change in direction. NewsChannel 21 inquired about the changes last week after several patients said they’d been informed their cardiologists were leaving, just a few months after Summit Health Management

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you answer work-related phone calls while driving: Do you answer work-related phone calls while driving?Yes – 20% (128 votes)No – 80% (520 votes)Total Votes: 648

Good evening Central Oregon! Warm temperatures once again for us today, but the wind has returned. Wind is out of the northwest at 10-20 MPH with gusts up towards 30 MPH. With this wind we will see a change in the weather, we do have a slight chance for some isolated rain showers tonight. Tomorrow

A 34-year-old man was seriously injured Monday night when a propane cooking stove ignited and caught a tent and nearby trees and brush on fire at a small campsite north of Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Shortly before 10 p.m., a deputy encountered a man walking in the middle of Highway 97 near milepost

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies responded to a late-night rollover on Monday after the driver reported the crash himself. Sgt. Kevin Dizney said 26-year-old Thomas Prinzing, contacted dispatchers shortly before 11:30 p.m. and said he fell asleep at the wheel and rolled his car on Powell Butte Highway near milepost 9. Deputies found the crash and

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone…The front associated with a system pressing into the west coast will bring a chance of morning showers and some high winds through the day. Highs will be in the mid to upper 50’s and southerly winds will ramp up to 10-20 mph with gusts to 30-40 mph. Some areas will see