Month: August 2018

(Update: Adding location) A Bend-area resident shot and killed a cougar on his property earlier this week after it attacked and killed two of his Shetland sheep and a turkey. Mark and Candy Davidson live on about 20 acres just east of Bend, on Bear Creek Road near Teal and Gosney roads. They raise the

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport is coming off of its biggest month ever. The Mail Tribune reports the Medford airport soared to an all-time monthly high of 105,954 passengers last month, a 17.8 percent jump over July 2017’s 89,948 figure. Ashland-based travel writer Ed Perkins credits the passenger boom to a growing

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… After early morning thunderstorms we will see some partial clearing with the smoke staying fairly thick, and a chance of more thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening. Highs will be in the low 90’s and NW winds will pick up to a gusty 5-15 mph. Down drafts from any thunderstorms will

Central Oregon’s tourism season is in full swing, But is Bend continuing to see an increase in tourists? The answer is yes, but the numbers are slowing, at least when it comes to hotel bookings. NewsChannel 21 spoke with Visit Bend on Tuesday about tourism trends, and although it has not been dramatic, there has

The Oregon Department of Revenue is urging Oregon employees to check their wage withholding to ensure enough is held back from each paycheck to cover their 2018 Oregon income tax liability. This is particularly important for anyone who filled out the 2018 federal Form W-4 and provided it to their employer. Recent federal changes from

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Special Olympics of Oregon has canceled statewide athletic events and laid off about half its staff as it struggles through a financial crisis. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the organization’s financial report for last year has not been finalized, but it ended 2014, 2015 and 2016 with deficits. The most recent annual report

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A wolf known as OR-7 that established the first gray wolf pack in western Oregon in six decades has sired at least one pup for his fifth consecutive year. Wildlife biologists said Wednesday that three wolf pups were captured frolicking in front of a remote camera set up in southwest Oregon

SEATTLE (AP) – Unhealthy smoky air from wildfires is blanketing the Northwest. The National Weather Service says Washington state had the worst air quality in the country Wednesday. In the Washington cities of Chelan and Wenatchee, the air quality Wednesday reached the hazardous level, prompting Chelan County officials to distribute masks. The Puget Sound Clean

After unanimous passage of a bond resolution for the November 2018 ballot, the Redmond School District Board of Directors is seeking applicants for a bond oversight committee to be formed if the bond passes in November. The independent, citizen-led body will have charge of monitoring the planned improvements, progress, schedule and costs of the bond

(Update;OSP identifies victims, including 5 children; Tacoma family on end-of-summer trip) Oregon State Police on Wednesday identified the eight people killed in a head-on collision of two SUVs on a southeast Oregon highway — five of them children 11 or younger. A preliminary investigation found that Mark Robert Rundell, 48, of Prairie City,, was heading

Bend’s Shepherd’s House Ministries homeless shelter is in need of sack lunch items as it begins a renovation project, the organization said Wednesday. Here’s their announcement, in full: As part of Shepherd’s House Ministries A Place to Call Home Campaign, we will be refurbishing our Division Street location. Construction is set to start Monday, August

Hey, Central Oregon, We continued to sit under smoky skies today, but the big change is the clouds mixed with isolated showers across the region. The system we’ve been tracking continues to move up from the south across the high dessert and moving off to the east. Temperatures have been a little cooler than yesterday,

(Update: Parents say he survived on bees, berries) COUGAR, Wash. (AP) – The parents of an Ohio man found alive after he went missing nearly a week ago on a hike near Mount St. Helens say he is being treated for dehydration and saying overnight in a hospital. At a news conference Wednesday outside a

The Oregon nursery industry climbed to its second-best sales year on record in 2017, according to newly released figures from the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The state’s wholesale and retail nurseries tallied an estimated $947.7 million in sales during the calendar year, which was more than enough to make nursery and greenhouse crops Oregon’s top

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man suspected of fatally stabbing two passengers on a Portland light-rail train in 2017 has been charged with assaulting a black inmate behind bars. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Jeremy Christian was charged with assault in an incident July 29 that involved Aundre Dupree Mills in the Multnomah County jail. A

(Update: Roats cites ‘exhaustion,’ need to take a break) Amid changes that include Bend’s first voter-elected mayor, current Mayor and City Councilor Casey Roats announced Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election to the council. “After four years on the City Council, and four years on various City Council advisory committees, I have decided it’s best

(Update: Teen arrested in fatal shooting) BURIEN, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say a 16-year-old boy has been arrested for investigation of manslaughter after he accidentally shot and killed his 14-year-old friend near Seattle. King County Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ryan Abbott said the older boy was recklessly handling the gun when it went off inside the

Timber harvested illegally under fraudulent permits is undercutting conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon, new research by an international collaboration involving Oregon State University shows. The findings represent a troublesome counterpunch to an overall decline in deforestation rates in the region and indicate high-value timber species such as ipê may be at risk of over-exploitation.

Deschutes Children’s Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Carly Carmichael and Luke Ross, community members who bring valuable skills and a passion for DCF’s mission to provide the space and support where nonprofits succeed at helping children and families thrive. Carmichael is the Assistant Vice

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…Most regions across the High Desert will see air quality at unhealthy to moderate levels today. With a little monsoonal moisture pressing in from the south we can also expect to see a chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms later in the day. Highs will be in the low to mid 90’s