Month: August 2018

(Update: Adding video) A Bend man who grabbed a 3-year-old boy but let him go after his father threatened him was arrested Thursday night at the Redmond Airport after he became combative at a TSA checkpoint and tried to run from police, bit a sergeant’s hand and was put in a restraint device, officers said.

(Update: Airline says man was ground service agent, not mechanic; quotes from conversations with air traffic controllers) Horizon Air, Sea-Tac International Airport and Pierce County, Wash., officials say a Horizon Air employee stole a Q400 turboprop plane with no passengers aboard Friday night and it later crashed on Ketron Island in south Puget Sound. Alaska

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday begins with temperatures in the 40s and lower 50s, so still slightly above average for this time of year. Most of the smoke should be gone by the afternoon and we’ll see mostly sunny skies. Daytime highs will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s, which is below average and

Housing Works and EPIC Property Management, LLC will begin taking applications next Monday for Ochoco School Crossing, an affordable apartment community located in Prineville in the newly remodeled Ochoco School at 440 NW Madras Highway. The development will provide Prineville with new affordable housing for 29 households. As an affordable property, income restrictions will apply

(Update: Rescue concluded; hiker was weak, given IV) A two-county air and ground search and rescue effort concluded Friday evening in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area for a Seattle man who ran out of water two days earlier while hiking from the Jefferson Creek trailhead to Candle Creek. Jefferson County dispatch got a call shortly

Youth hunters (age 17 and under) can sign up now for ODFW’s free pheasant hunts happening around the state in September. The events are being held in Central Point, Corvallis, Eugene, Irrigon/Umatilla, John Day, Klamath Falls, La Grande, Madras, Portland/Sauvie Island and The Dalles (Tygh Valley). See dates below and register online (see Register for

If you thought Bend was tapped out on beer, think again. There’s a new kind of watering hole coming to Northwest Galveston Avenue. It’s a beer club, Boss Rambler Beer Club, to be exact. And it’s in the midst of moving into Aspect Boards and Brews shop. Boss Rambler has already started serving it’s own

You’ve likely heard about paying it forward, but what about ‘”beering” it forward’? A Bend brewery has taken it upon itself to spread the love of craft brew in novel fashion. On the wall at the Westside 10 Barrel, there are dozens of cards that look like business cards, but they’re not– they’re ‘beer it

Happy Friday evening, everyone! A HEAT ADVISORY STAYS IN PLACE FOR MOST OF CROOK COUNTY THROUGH 8 P.M. TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY HOT THROUGH THIS EVENING IN AREAS TO THE EAST. Overall tonight we’ll see a cool down. Temperatures will be in the lower 80s around sunset, which is cooler than last night. Smoke has

(Update: Adding new KTVZ.COM Poll) The Bend Police Department and the city’s Economic Development Departments have partnered with the Downtown Bend Business Association to open a new police substation in downtown Bend later this year, the city announced Friday. The substation will be located at 61 Oregon Avenue, on the northwest corner of the parking

The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools received a generous $4,000 grant from the US Bank Foundation towards arts and wellness classroom grants for the 2018-2019 school year. “We are so thankful for the continued support of US Bank towards art and wellness requests within our classroom grants program. Business support is vital to funding

Here’s the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays update for August 13-17: City Street Maintenance Operations & ADA Street Improvement Projects: Monday, August 13 thru August 17 – Starting at 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the following traffic disruptions and closures will take place: NW 8th St. south of Maple Ave. and NW

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Four women who used to work for Nike have filed a federal lawsuit against the company, alleging it violated state and U.S. equal-pay laws and fostered a work environment that allowed sexual harassment. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the suit filed Thursday in Portland is among the first to hit the company following

Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road project and traffic report for the week of August 13-19: · 14 th Street between Albany Avenue and Galveston Avenue, single lane closures with flaggers for waterline crossing work as part of the 14 th Street Reconstruction – Phase 2 Project. · Parrell Road between Powers Road

Democratic members of the Oregon congressional delegation, including Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader called on the Trump administration Friday to drop a proposed rule they said would unjustifiably restrict home care workers’ ability to form unions and collectively bargain for higher wages, better

(Update: Fire lined at 519 acres) A brush fire fueled by wind and extreme heat raced across nearly 520 acres near Cow Canyon north of Madras in Wasco County Thursday, prompting Level 1 (Get Ready) pre-evacuation notices for the nearby towns of Shaniko and Antelope. The Cow Canyon Fire was reported around 12:45 p.m. between

Good morning Central Oregon and happy Friday! Another hot and hazy day for us on the high desert, but it looks like this is the last day of the hazy conditions at least for a little while. Today highs will be a little cooler then where we saw things top out yesterday, but they will

Jefferson County fire crews worked in 100-degree heat Thursday evening to douse a detached shop fire west of Madras that sparked a grass fire that burned nearly an acre, officials said. Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. to the structure fire in a detached pole-constructed shop at 47 NW

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Salem City Council will soon decide whether to ban single-use plastic bags. If approved, Oregon’s capital city would join the likes of Portland and Corvallis in adopting a ban on plastic grocery bags. Environmental activists argue that plastic bags harm wildlife and the planet. Recycling companies also prefer paper, noting

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The case of an FBI agent accused of lying about firing shots that missed a militia leader who participated in the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has gone to a jury. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports prosecutors and defense lawyers for W. Joseph Astarita made closing arguments Thursday and that