Month: June 2018

Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for June 18-24: Special Events: · Bite of Bend , June 15 – 17, downtown will have street closures in the following locations: Friday: o Bond Street between Franklin Avenue and Oregon Avenue o Minnesota Avenue between Wall Street and Lava Road Saturday –

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Secretary of State’s office says a cabinet maker from Brownsville is the Independent Party of Oregon’s candidate for governor in the upcoming election. Patrick Starnes narrowly won the Independent Party’s nomination this week with 6,030 votes. Republican State Rep. Knute Buehler received 5,793 votes while Democratic Gov. Kate Brown received

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has reached an agreement to continue in-home health care for a Springfield veteran with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Michael Williamson sued the federal agency on Jan. 23 in U.S. District Court in Eugene after a VA contract company notified him that his home health care of

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking how often you order food delivery to your home: How often do you order food delivery to your home?Once a week – 1% (8 votes)A few nights a month – 7% (47 votes)More frequently – 1% (6 votes)Never – 91% (620 votes)Total Votes: 681

Two days after posting an alert and one day after lifting it, the Oregon Health Authority again reissued a recreational health advisory Friday for Detroit Lake, located 46 miles southeast of Salem in Linn and Marion counties. Water monitoring has again confirmed the presence of harmful algae above Oregon Health Authority recreational guideline values for

The Every Kid Fund is accepting applications from Deschutes County nonprofits for scholarship funds to remove the financial barriers that prevent children from participating in enriching, long-term after-school programs. Applications are due on June 22, 2018 for funds to be used July – December 2018. Deschutes Children’s Foundation manages the Every Kid Fund through the

In May, the Redmond Police Department conducted a DUII High Visibility Enforcement effort. During this time, Redmond police placed three additional officers on the road funded by DUII grant funds. A total of 10 hours was worked on grant time, resulting in several enforcement stops, but no DUII arrests. Redmond patrol officers working their normal

(Update: Burnout complete, fire size at 125 acres, 70 pct. contained) Crews have completed a burnout encircling a now-125-acre fire that broke out in the Maury Mountains about 30 miles southeast of Prineville Wednesday afternoon, officials said Friday. The Hammer Fire, believed to have been sparked by an abandoned warming fire, was at 70 percent

A report of a man swimming with a dog at Ochoco Reservoir and calling for help brought Crook County sheriff’s deputies to the rescue Thursday. And while the man got to shore on his own, they did end up making a rescue — of the struggling dog. Deputies were dispatched around 12:40 p.m., but by

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… The passage of a cold front has left us under clear skies along with some temps that will stay a little below average today. Under sunny skies we will see highs in the low to mid 70’s and NW winds at 5-15 mph. Those winds will get a little gusty through

Put it back . That’s the advice you’re likely to hear if you bring a young wild animal home to “take care of it” — and you might get a warning or citation from Oregon State Police, too. Oregon’s deer and elk give birth from May through July, and many other wildlife species also bear

The Oregon Marine Board, Invasive Species Council and Department of Fish and Wildlife are reminding boaters to “CLEAN, DRAIN and DRY“ their boats and equipment to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. This effort, in conjunction with border inspection stations will help protect the fragile balance of Oregon’s aquatic ecosystems. “Clean, drain and dry

The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday lifted the recreational use health advisory reissued just one day earlier for Detroit Lake, located 46 miles southeast of Salem in Linn and Marion counties. Water monitoring has confirmed that the level of harmful algae toxins in the lake are below recreational guideline values for human exposure, the agency

Passengers in Redmond soon will have a new transit hub to board and transfer between buses, making travel throughout Central Oregon easier and more convenient. When asked about the significance of a new transit hub in Redmond, Chuck Arnold, the City of Redmond Economic Development/Urban Renewal Program Manager, said, “The city is pleased to partner

A Portland man who went off-trail, slipped and fell after hiking to the summit of South Sister became stranded on a cliff and called for help Thursday afternoon, prompting a six-hour rescue effort that involved three helicopters and several volunteers. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office was notified shortly after 4 p.m. of the stranded hiker

A fire broke out in a wooded area behind Gordy’s Truck Stop Thursday afternoon, prompting a call-out of federal and state firefighters to assist La Pine fire crews in extinguishing the blaze. Sam McKenzie, assistant manager of the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in Redmond, said the fire was reported about 3 p.m. just east

(Update: Adding time of fire report) A smoky barnyard fire burned nearly five acres south of Culver Thursday afternoon, but helpful neighbors and an irrigation district worker helped the land owner keep the fire contained to her property until firefighters arrived, officials said. Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews responded around 1:40 p.m. to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Beaverton woman accused of fraudulently obtaining visas to bring cooks to the U.S. for cheap labor at two restaurants in Oregon and Washington has pleaded guilty. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 59-year-old Tanya Jumroon pleaded guilty in Portland federal court Thursday to charges of forced labor, visa fraud conspiracy and filing a

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Immigrants from Latin America were transferred by immigration officials to a federal prison in Sheridan, and a lawyer with a group of attorneys that wants to represent them says they’ve been denied access. Attorney Stephen Manning of Portland says Immigration and Customs Enforcement also has not made assurances that the immigrants

Uber Eats has officially launched in Bend. Restaurants participating at Thursday’s launch include Pancho’s of Bend, Barrio, Boxwood Kitchen, Pastini Pastaria, Esta Bien, Longboard Louie’s, Wild Oregon Foods and Hola! James Fink, owner and chef at Wild Oregon Foods, said he’s excited for the extra exposure the food delivery app will create. “I thought it