Month: August 2018

(Update: More details on Redmond project) Oregon Housing and Community Services has announced funding for the development and preservation of 796 affordable homes through the 2018 federal 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax and HOME awards, which leverage local, state, and private investments, including two projects in Bend and Redmond. This latest round of 13

Several business owners in downtown Bend said Thursday they are seeing a different kind of summer season, compared to last year, when they dealt with more transients, drug activity and thefts. Several actions were taken during the interim, such as adding surveillance cameras and putting gates near the breezeway to Drake Park by property owners.

All that heat is taking a toll on the trees in Central Oregon. Leaves are even suffering from a symptom from drought and heat called leaf scorch. When that happens, the leaves turn a bit brown on the outside branches. And it’s from the last few few weeks of extremely hot weather. Fortunately, leaf scorch

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH 8 P.M. TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE AND WE WILL NOT BE SEEING MUCH RELIEF FROM THE HEAT OVERNIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER OR RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL OREGON FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The evangelist Franklin Graham recently asked thousands of people at an Oregon rally to pray for the state’s Democratic governor, saying she should be a Christian. Yoga and meditation suit Gov. Kate Brown just fine, she told reporters Thursday when asked if she follows a certain faith. She said: “I believe

With two weeks to go until the Back-to-School Distribution at The Salvation Army in Bend, there is an urgency to receive more school supply donations, the organization said Thursday: “At this time, we have no backpacks.” “We appreciate the past generosity of our community to support children and families in need,” Bend Salvation Army Corps

At NewsChannel 21, we pride ourselves in working hard every single day to live up to the slogan Central Oregon’s News Leader. And of course, a key component is KTVZ.COM, where we work hard to keep you up to date with the latest developments around the High Desert and the state, nation and world. We’ve

With wildfires hitting areas of Oregon, the Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Rescue Team has developed a comprehensive disaster preparedness check list to help keep pets safe. Here’s their news release: Our Animal Rescue team has established a disaster kit plan, to assist families with pets in the event of a weather-related catastrophe.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Another inmate has died at the Spokane County Jail. The latest case occurred early Thursday morning, after an inmate reported trouble breathing and then died shortly after at the jail. The inmate is the seventh to die at the jail in the past 14 months. The jail contains more than 600

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Justice declined to open a criminal investigation into a complaint alleging that a ballot initiative agreement negotiated by Gov. Kate Brown, Nike and public employee union was illegal. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Department of Justice Criminal Justice Division chief counsel Michael Slauson says, “A criminal investigation is not

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A southern Oregon woman and her son have dropped a lawsuit that sought to mandate that students use bathrooms matching their gender at birth. The News-Review reports the lawsuit was filed in May against the Sutherlin School District in southwestern Oregon. The mother argued that her son – identified as “T.B”

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan says seven cows died last week after someone shut off their water supply. Rowan says a livestock owner reported finding two cows dead from lack of water, and a subsequent call reported five dead cows. Rowan tells the East Oregonian newspaper that whoever is responsible faces

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle has accumulated more than $10 million in the first six months of its tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The Seattle Times reports as of Tuesday, the city’s Finance and Administrative Services department had received $5.8 million in second-quarter payments. Department spokeswoman Cyndi Wilder says together with $4.7 million in first-quarter payments, the

Bend’s High Desert Museum announced Thursday the establishment of the Bonnie Lee and Oliver P. Steele III Education Endowment. Bonnie and Oliver Steele moved to Central Oregon in 1992. The Steele family has generously invested about $476,000 in support of hands-on educational programs at the High Desert Museum that will expand the learning for school

Neighborhoods throughout all 50 states, US territories and military bases worldwide, joined together with over 38 million neighbors across approximately 16,000 communities on Tuesday, August 7 th to celebrate crime awareness and prevention through National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign, held on the first Tuesday in August, which promotes police-community

Algae and corals have been leaning on each other since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, much longer than had been previously thought, according to new research led by scientists at Oregon State University and Penn State. The findings, published Thursday in Current Biology, are a key advance toward a better understanding of coral reefs, the Earth’s

Oregon falls short in implementing policies and passing legislation to reduce cancer and fight tobacco use, according to a report released Thursday by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. The annual report “How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality” finds Oregon achieves the

Metolius Pond, a new fishing pond for kids and disabled anglers on the grounds of the old Metolius Hatchery, is now open for fishing, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday. The pond will be stocked regularly with trout from Wizard Falls Hatchery, providing an easier fishing opportunity in an area with no

In addition to current fire restrictions, Willamette National Forest fire managers said Thursday they are banning campfires in all wilderness areas. “Unfortunately, despite earlier restrictions, we continue to see illegal and abandoned fires,” said Deputy Forest Supervisor Holly Jewkes. “Given the abundance of wildfire activity, the relative shortage of resources, and the increasingly hot and

(Update: CenturyLink says fiber outage repaired early Thursday) A fiber optic cable outage in the Redmond area knocked out Internet and phone lines at Redmond Municipal Airport on Wednesday, canceling two airlines’ departing flights for the rest of the day and creating long delays for at least some arrivals, officials said. The line was repaired