Month: May 2018

A stray cat who was shot in the eye with a pellet gun is now recovering at the Humane Society of Central Oregon in Bend. Some people think the shooting may have been prompted by an opinion piece on stray cats that circulated around Central Oregon last month. The cat was brought to the Humane

Speeding traffic is a major concern for residents on a busy street in northwest Bend, and now the city is taking a closer look at what can be done. The speed limit on Portland Avenue is 25 mph. But people living there say they’ve seen people driving double that speed, and they took their complaints

DALLAS, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 27-year-old man has drowned near a farm in Polk County. Sheriff Mark Garton says witnesses tried to help the struggling man, but lost sight of him as he slipped under a body of water that is part of the Marvin Fast Reservoir. The Newberg Swift Water Rescue Team

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! A nice warm day for Central Oregon! Temperatures topped out in the mid to upper 70s and lower 80s. High clouds were with us this morning and increased by the afternoon. We’re also seeing a little smoke from the prescribed burns in the area. Partly cloudy skies are rolling in this

This summer, about 2,000 medical marijuana growers will need to start using Oregon’s Cannabis Tracking System to ensure the marijuana they grow for patients is tracked and reported, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Thursday. This week, OLCC and the Oregon Health Authority launched a series of information sessions and workshops to help growers registered

The Willamette National Forest announced Thursday it is reopening nearly all of the trails closed by last summer’s wildfires. All trails in the Three Sisters Wilderness are open and the Pacific Crest Trail through the Mount Jefferson Wilderness is now open in its entirety. Hikers and others planning to come out to the forest this

Given favorable weather conditions, Deschutes National Forest firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed burn on Friday and Saturday. Firefighters will take two days to ignite the 200-acre SAFR 124 unit about 3 ½ miles southwest of Sisters along Forest Road 15. This unit is directly north of the Milli Fire

The Oregon Department of Transportation will host a public open house next Tuesday to provide information regarding the upcoming U.S. Highway 97 Sunriver Interchange to Oregon Highway 31 project. The open house will be held from 4 – 6 p.m. at the La Pine Senior Center, 15450 Victory Way in La Pine. Representatives from ODOT

Last year’s fire season is fresh in many Central Oregon resident’s minds. Fire season is just around the corner and now is the time for Central Oregonians to prepare their home for fire season. Across the state and in Deschutes County, fire departments and organizations are encouraging residents to learn about living in Fire Adapted

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you have to stop before entering a roundabout: Do you have to stop before entering a roundabout?Yes – 12% (90 votes)No – 88% (690 votes)Total Votes: 780 Correct answer: In short, no. But, you are required to stop in a roundabout if pedestrians are crossing

Two deer illegally shot with arrows in the Shady Cove area of southern Oregon were successfully tranquilized on Wednesday and the arrows removed, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State Police reported Thursday. ODFW wildlife biologists and OSP Fish and Wildlife officers worked together to track and tranquilize the deer, remove the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A horse is suing his former Oregon owner for $100,000 in damages, claiming her negligence left him underweight and afflicted with other debilitating conditions. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the 8-year-old American Quarter Horse named Justice is listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Animal Legal Defense Fund in

Three new stretches of Oregon roads have been singled out for the rich experience they offer when you travel along them, earning new “Scenic Byway” designations. With approval from the Oregon Transportation Commission on April 19 and the Oregon Tourism Commission last weekend, the new routes bring to 29 the number of Scenic Byways crisscrossing

The St. Charles Foundation announced Thursday a $1 million gift toward the new patient tower at St. Charles Bend, launching the community phase of a $10 million capital campaign to help fund the more than half-completed project. “On Christmas Day in 1917, five Sisters from Indiana boarded a train and set out to found Bend’s

The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it has temporarily closed the upper overlook platform at Tumalo Falls due to safety concerns with a weld. The upper overlook is accessed by hiking trail from the parking lot. After a routine inspection of the platform, engineers found a defect that could become a safety hazard for the

A log truck operator was killed and another driver seriously injured south of Monmouth Thursday morning when a pickup truck’s driver pulled onto Highway 99W, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers and emergency personnel responded shortly before 7 a.m. to the two-vehicle crash, OSP Captain Tim Fox said. A preliminary investigation found that Taylor Boquist, 23,

A low snowpack and drought conditions in parts of the state have fire officials keeping a close eye on how things develop this wildfire season. According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, the state saw a poor snowpack in April, and parts of Central Oregon could see drought conditions into the summer months. Earlier this

Healthy Beginnings is proud to announce Dr. Brenna Lewis of Mosaic Medical as the new program medical director. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Lewis as part of our Healthy Beginnings team. As a pediatrician with expertise in early childhood development, she understands our mission and the impact our program has on the future of

Bend’s future could have some humps in the road. Speed humps are planned for two neighborhood streets in northeast and northwest Bend. They’re part of a larger Neighborhood Greenways project. The Greenways will be streets that serve as safer and more comfortable routes for walking and biking than nearby, busier arterial and collector streets. Other

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have made another arrest in a shooting that left two people dead and another wounded outside a Salem bar last month. Lt. Chris Baldridge of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that 21-year-old Elijah Watterson was arrested in Southern California. Watterson waived extradition and was booked into the county