Month: May 2018

An alert citizen spotted a broken window and saw someone walking around in a La Pine home Tuesday, prompting a call to 911. And the bark of a Deschutes County sheriff’s K-9 helped convince the burglary suspect, a Salem man. to surrender to deputies. Deputies responded around 12:30 p.m. to the 50000 block of Ash

For nine months out of the year, school is in session and that means school speed zones are in effect. As part of our Road Rants series, NewsChannel 21 has a special report on the risks, rules and rule-breakers inside our Central Oregon school speed zones. Using a radar gun, it wasn’t tough to find

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Democrats have high hopes for the Oregon primary, being only one seat away from a three-fifths majority in both the state House and Senate. Close races are anticipated Tuesday, especially in a number of legislative districts, including key seats in the state Senate. And both Republicans and Democrats are watching the

Brandon Blouin, the 26-year-old Ohio man accused of leaving his baby, Bradley, 1, into the woods south of Bend, is also being charged with unlawfully taking Bradley from his grandmother in West Virginia, who is his legal guardian, as determined by a West Virginia court. The man who finally found Bradley after an intensive six-hour

A fire started by a propane barbecue malfunction quickly spread and caused $175,000 damage at a northwest Bend home Monday evening, officials said. Firefighters responded shortly after 6 p.m. to the report of a barbecue explosion and house fire in the 3000 block of Northwest Underhill Place, Fire Inspector Steve Stenkamp said. The first units

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Thunderstorms have developed across Oregon today. Central Oregon has the chance for isolated thunderstorms throughout the evening until the early morning hours. Within the storms winds would be gusty, we could experience some downpours, and there will likely be lightning. Mostly cloudy skies will develop overhead. Temperatures will be mild overnight

Guardian Group is a Bend-based organization that has been fighting sex trafficking online since 2010. Over the past eight years, the nonprofit has offered online sex-trafficking training for hotel workers in Central Oregon and across the country. So far, hotel or lodging organizations in five states have signed up for or completed the training: Oregon,

Restoring Central Oregon’s federal forests is a big important job. Too many small trees crowd the landscape, putting homes and property at risk from intense wildfires. But what to do about it? For decades, finding common ground on forest management has placed competing interests at loggerheads. But in Central Oregon, a diverse group of stakeholders

In late June, several agencies involved in different aspects of wildland fire fighting and hazardous fuels management will host a seminar for members of the public to bring more understanding of the role of fire in Central Oregon and how public agencies treat landscapes and prepare for and fight wildfires. Beginning Tuesday, applications for the

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think fines for speeding are higher in school zones in Bend: Do you think fines for speeding are higher in school zones in Bend?Yes – 79% (420 votes)No – 21% (109 votes)Total Votes: 529 Answer: No, fines are not higher in Bend.

Leaders of Think Wild, a non-profit organization providing wildlife education and Wildlife Hotline services in Central Oregon, recently announced they have received a $325,000 funding commitment toward building a native wildlife hospital and full-time Wildlife Hotline and education center in Bend. The lead gift comes from the Otter Cove Foundation, through a local resident who

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a woman has been struck and killed by a train in Eugene. According to Eugene police, the woman died Tuesday morning along tracks in the Whiteaker neighborhood. The Register-Guard reports a homeless man speaking with police near the crossing said his girlfriend was the victim. The freight train blocked

Oregon’s unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent in March and April, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday. For 16 consecutive months, the rate has been close to 4.1 percent, its lowest level since comparable records began in 1976. The U.S unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent in April, from 4.1 percent in March. Another unemployment

Governor Kate Brown has named poet and essayist Kim Stafford, the founding director of The Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College, to a two-year appointment as Poet Laureate of Oregon. Stafford will be Oregon’s ninth Poet Laureate since 1921. He succeeds Elizabeth Woody, who has held the post since 2016. “There are many

Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. This week, building a digital defense against ID theft. Fraudsters have been trying to steal your identity and personally identifiable information – or PII – for many years. But, the growing number of data breaches at retailers, financial institutions and credit agencies mean that you are more

ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) – Major repairs are in store for the Malheur Siphon, a steel pipe that carries irrigation water to farmers from the Malheur Reservoir. The siphon that’s about 80 years old stretches for more than four miles across the valley between Vale and Ontario. The Ontario Argus-Observer reports the work is needed because

CRESWELL, Ore. (AP) – Former administrators at an Oregon high school have been reprimanded for mocking two female students in text messages. The Register-Guard reports the state’s educator licensing agency, Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, found that the conduct of former Creswell High School Principal Andy Bracco and former Vice Principal Jordan Osborn was “unprofessional

Research at Oregon State University has shed new light on how an increasingly common consumer product component – silver nanoparticles – can potentially interfere with the treatment of wastewater. The findings suggest conventional toxicity testing methods for silver concentrations at treatment plants may produce results that yield a false sense of security. The research is

Governor Kate Brown has ordered all flags at public institutions throughout Oregon be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day. “I extend my sincere gratitude to all those who serve in our communities and have dedicated their lives to keeping Oregon safe,” Brown said. “I encourage

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone…Modest amounts of mid-level moisture moving in over some very warm temperatures will create and increased cloud cover as we go through the day. With that will come a chance of scattered thunderstorm activity. Highs will range from the mid 70’s to low 80’s and northerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10