Month: May 2018

NewsChannel 21 hit the streets with a radar gun to find out how often people speed in Bend. We caught people on the parkway, on 27th Street, Empire Avenue and in residential neighborhoods. We also talked with two people who were caught speeding — not by us, but by police. La Pine resident Grant Caudel

A very important — or to others, very unimportant visitor — arrived in Bend Thursday night, though her luggage failed to make it. Daniels, in the middle of a controversy involving President Donald Trump, kicked off her three-stop Oregon visit at Stars Cabaret in Bend Thursday night. There was a long line out the door,

Sisters Country community leaders recognize change is coming to the community but are optimistic Sisters can successfully navigate those challenges by building upon its strong assets and history of involvement and volunteerism. Those are among the findings in a Community Interviews Report released Friday by Sisters Country Horizons, a visioning initiative sponsored by the City

(Update: Deputies release name) A shuttle service driver from Wamic was killed in a crash Thursday in the Gateway area north of Madras, Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 12:15 p.m. to the reported crash in the area of North Adams Drive and Northeast Juniper Lane. They arrived to find one vehicle

Here is the city of Redmond’s road closures and delays weekly update for May 21-25: Street Maintenance Projects: Monday, May 21 – SW 31st St. from Highland Ave. to SW Obsidian Ave. will be closed for paving with flagging operations starting at 7:00 a.m. to finish. Tuesday, May 22 – SW 27th St. from Highland

Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road construction and traffic report for May 21-27: Special Events: · Happy Girls Half Marathon, May 26 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., start and finish at Riverbend Park, flaggers will be at the following intersections: o Harmon Boulevard and Galveston Avenue o Riverfront Street and Galveston Avenue

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked Trump Administration officials Friday to clarify the trade aspects of the president’s recently announced plan to address the high price of prescription drugs. Since the plan’s release last week, details about how trade would be used to help Americans consumers have not been released, despite the

Recent rule changes adopted by the Oregon Board of Forestry adjust camping fees in state forests, provide additional benefits to qualifying military veterans and active duty service members, revise overnight stay limits on state forests and initiate a pilot campsite reservation program at a Clatsop State Forest campground, the agency said Monday. Here’s a summary

Good Friday Morning, Everyone…We will experience just enough high pressure over the region to give us plenty of sunshine today. A gentle northerly flow at 5-10 mph will be sufficient to keep our temperatures down to something pretty average for this time of year. Highs today will be in the upper 60’s. A few clouds

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said Thursday he has fulfilled his commitment to advance legislation to combat the opioid crisis to the House by Memorial Day. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, where Walden serves as Chairman, advanced 32 more bills Thursday — for a total of 57 measures sent to the full House to address

The Deschutes National Forest is working on improving the trail system in the Sunriver area, and also on improving cross-country skiing opportunities near Mt. Bachelor. The Bend Park and Rec District also has big plans for more trails in coming years. The Forest Service has a project in place to remove 6.6 miles of trail

Between milk cartons and chicken nuggets, it can be tough for kids to know exactly where the food they’re eating comes from. But there was a farm frenzy Thursday in east Bend. Lava Ridge Elementary School kindergartners milked goats, rode horses, walked llamas and gardened. The goal of the field trip was to teach them

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Marylhurst University is closing after 125 years. Chip Terhune, Marylhurst board chair-elect, said Thursday it was a sad and difficult decision, but there is no viable financial path for staying open. He says the small, private Catholic school near Lake Oswego will cease operations by the end of the year. Like

(Update: Comments in court by victim’s mother, Starbuck) A 38-year-old La Pine man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for sexual abuse of a child at an emotional hearing. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Wells Ashby imposed the sentence on Derek Gale Starbuck, who was arrested in April 2017 and initially faced 26 charges

As flowing lava from the Kilauea volcano continues to destroy homes on the Big Island of Hawaii – and on Thursday, an eruption from the summit sent ash 30,000 feet into the air — some Pacific Northwest residents have expressed concern that the events in Hawaii could trigger an eruption in the Cascade Range. The

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Partly cloudy skies will hang around through the rest of the evening. Winds will be gusty at times out of the northwest around 25 miles per hour. Overnight clouds will gradually clear giving us mostly clear skies overhead. Lows will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s, which is around

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Among the results in Tuesday’s primary election, one outcome in a Portland-area district is set to shift power leftward in the state Senate. Former state Rep. Shemia Fagan beat incumbent Sen. Rod Monroe for the Democratic nomination in the 24th District. And no Republican candidate registered in the East Portland district,

Redmond’s Vern Patrick Elementary was awarded the 2018 Oregon Department of Education School Wellness Award by representatives of ODE at an assembly on Thursday. “We’re very proud of the School Wellness Award as it speaks to the hard work and dedication of the staff of Vern Patrick and the district’s Nutrition Services team to prioritize

Healthy Beginnings received a two-year grant for $35,000 from The PacificSource Foundation for Health Improvement, which will be used to connect rural families to free comprehensive health and development assessments through the Rural Advocate Program. This generous two-year grant will help to strengthen data collection and sharing between service providers, partners and the health care

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A bicyclist who collided with a truck in northwest Portland has died from his injuries. Portland police announced the death Thursday, two days after the crash that sent the 50-year-old man to the hospital. No charges have been filed against the truck driver. The city has had 17 traffic fatalities so