Month: April 2018

Following community input and engineering analysis, the city of Bend announced Monday that the speed limit will be lowered in coming days from 45 to 40 mph on a stretch of Northwest Shevlin Park Road. The area to be affected is between the Mount Washington Drive roundabout and 200 feet west of Northwest Park Commons

(Update: Smoke clears, Monday’s planned burn postponed) A 150-acre prescribed burn a mile west of Bend went well on Sunday, sending up a billowing plume of smoke visible over a wide area. But the smoke drifted and settled into town overnight, causing pollution levels to rise to “unhealthy” levels for a time Monday morning. NewsChannel

A 73-year-old Bend man pleaded guilty Monday to one federal charge of wire fraud for a scheme involving a Bend plane-making company. Fred Schrameck II, also known as Rick Schrameck, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Eugene to a scheme involving his consumer aviation company, Aircraft Completion Services LLC (ACS), federal prosecutors said.

Oregon educators are seeing improvements in their access to technology and professional learning, but face increasing challenges with policies involving managing student conduct, according to results of the latest Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning (TELL) Survey, released Monday. The TELL survey is conducted every two years in Oregon and provides an opportunity for teachers and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Google has issued a report highlighting the economic contributions of its six U.S. data centers, including its original facility in The Dalles. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Silicon Valley company said Monday it has invested $10.5 billion building data centers across the country since 2006, when it opened its Oregon location along

Margo McDonald, who has been with Bend-La Pine Schools for 19 years, was recently named the Oregon School Nurse of the Year by the Oregon School Nurses Association. McDonald primarily serves students at Juniper Elementary School and Pilot Butte Middle School this year. She served the students at Buckingham Elementary for 16 years and Tamarack

A citizen found a 53-year-old Prineville man reported missing Sunday afternoon in the Millican OHV area, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. The sheriff’s office received a report around 2:30 p.m. Sunday that Terry Gore had not been seen since about 7:30 a.m., sheriff’s Sgt. Bill Elliott said Monday. Gore and his girlfriend had been camping

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

Happy Monday morning, everyone! A cold, crisp start is ahead for the High Desert, but we’ll see plenty of sunshine! Expect blue skies all day long with possibly a few clouds by the afternoon. Temperatures will peak in the mid to upper 60s, which is above average. Winds will be out of the north around

A 72-year-old Klamath Falls man drowned when his fishing boat capsized in the wind and waves of Klamath Lake on Sunday, but his son made it to safety, Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber said. Deputies were dispatched at 8:15 a.m. to the Howard Bat boat ramp on the east side of Doak Mountain, near Highway

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the #WeSupport2 Rally at Redmond City Hall, seeking to show their support for the right to bear arms. Filip Zalesky is a Bend resident who attended Saturday’s rally. He said he and his family left Czechoslovakia when he was just 10 years old. Zalesky said his family lost everything

Hello Central Oregon! Another gorgeous day for us! We were mild with daytime highs in the low 60’s with clear, sunny skies. The nice weather will continue throughout the evening. Our winds will pick up to about 15 miles per hour. The skies will remain cool, which will cause temperatures to drop very quickly tonight.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police are investigating after a man told law enforcement officials he was held down and punched several times by a nude man upset that the alleged victim’s dog was not on a leash at a clothing-optional beach. Oregon State Police announced on Sunday they are asking for the public’s

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene woman paralyzed from the waist down after an intoxicated friend’s vehicle crashed into a house has filed a lawsuit against six businesses that she says served alcohol to the driver before the accident occurred. The Register Guard reports 25-year-old Evelyn G. Allen filed the $30 million suit against the

(Update: Suspects’ mugshots, jail charges details) An armed robbery of a southwest Redmond cellphone store late Saturday afternoon led to the quick arrests of two 23-year-old Redmond men and the recovery by a police K-9 team of cash, electronics and a handgun used in the crime, police said. They credited numerous witnesses and citizen tips

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 24-year-old Klamath Falls man drowned while swimming in the Lewis River in northern Clark County in Washington. Authorities on Saturday identified him as Allums Robinson of Klamath Falls. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says Robinson was with another swimmer near Cedar Creek Friday when he had trouble staying

Hello Central Oregon! Today our daytime highs will be in the low to mid 60’s. Throughout the day our skies remain sunny, clear and conditions will be dry. Tonight skies will be clear so temperatures will drop to freezing. Monday things begin to heat up. Our skies will remain sunny and dry. Temperatures will warm

Oregonians demonstrated their commitment to a clean and healthy Oregon Saturday, joining together in dozens of communities for SOLVE’s 29th annual SOLVE IT for Earth Day, presented by Portland General Electric. This statewide event began in 1990 to clean up Portland-area neighborhoods and illegal dump sites. Since then, it has grown to become one of

Hello Central Oregon! Today we were a touch cooler with daytime highs in the low to mid 60’s with winds up to 15 miles per hour. Tonight skies will remain clear so temperatures will drop to freezing. Similar conditions tomorrow with less wind. Daytime highs remain in the low 60’s. Monday things begin to heat

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Anthony Davis scored 33 of his franchise playoff-record 47 points in the second half, and the New Orleans Pelicans completed a first-round playoff sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers with a 131-123 victory on Saturday. Jrue Holiday capped his 41-point performance with an 18-foot pull-up jumper that gave the Pelicans a