Month: September 2018

(Update: Sgt.’s Vander Kamp’s statement on arrest by citation in lieu of custody) A 39-year-old Redmond man has been arrested on charges he fatally beat his roommate’s dog in the front yard of the house they shared, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Friday. Deputies responded shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday after callers to 911 dispatchers

Two Hines residents were killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. highways 20 and 395C two miles east of Burns, Oregon State Police reported. An investigation found that Judy Patterson, 78, of Hines, was heading south on Highway 395C around 2:40 p.m. at the wheel of a 2000 Mercury Sable

Here are Friday night’s Oregon high school football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Adrian/Jordan Valley 50, Elgin 20 Aloha 35, Westview 24 Amity 48, Taft 7 Banks 34, Astoria 0 Barlow 38, Grant 20 Beaverton 35, West Salem 33 Bend 34, South Salem 24 Benson 56, Cleveland 28 Brookings-Harbor 28, South Umpqua 7 Burns

Hello Central Oregon! The smoky haze on much of the Central Oregon horizon lingered Friday evening, but with otherwise mostly clear skies. While there was little cloud movement on the satellite or radar, a low pressure system off the Northern California coast is going to make its way north onto the Oregon Coast and into

Here are the Bend and Redmond road closures and traffic update for the week of Oct. 1: BEND: Special Events · Fall Fest, October 5 – 7, the following streets will be closed: o Friday § Oregon Avenue between Wall Street and Bond Street o Saturday § Wall Street between Greenwood Avenue and Franklin Avenue

Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announces the Top Five Early Stage Finalists advancing to the 15th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on Thursday, October 18 – Friday, October 19. These companies will present on the historic Tower Theatre stage in Downtown Bend, competing for an investment of at least $20,000, courtesy of Portland Seed

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Friday that 11 local and state park projects in Oregon received nearly $2.9 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund grants this week, including $250,000 for the planned spray park at Sahalee Park in Madras. Madras city officials say the the spray park will have about nine aquatic

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A lawsuit filed by a Democratic senator from Oregon aiming to compel the Trump administration to release 100,000 pages of documents on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is inching forward in federal court, with an Obama nominee assigned to hear it. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in

In celebration of its 100-year anniversary, St. Charles Health System said Friday it has awarded a total of $100,000 in grants to 10 Central Oregon nonprofit organizations. “Our vision is to create America’s healthiest community, together, and we can’t do that alone,” said Lisa Dobey, St. Charles’ executive director of community engagement and philanthropy. “We

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a baggage handler at Portland International Airport stole six guns from checked luggage. Court documents filed Friday show that 26-year-old Deshawn A. Kelly was arrested on suspicion of theft, being a felon in possession of a firearm and attempting to tamper with or obliterate the serial number on a

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon announced Friday that the MDU Resources Foundation and Cascade Natural Gas have awarded a $4,000 grant to the Council on Aging to expand Meals on Wheels programming in the tri-county area. “This is the second time we’ve awarded a grant to the Council on Aging of Central Oregon

Friends of the Children-Central Oregon recently hosted their second annual fundraiser, called “Friend Raiser,” which raised $130,000. All proceeds will go to serving children living in Central Oregon. Friends – Central Oregon is a new non-profit that is part of the national Friends of the Children network. Their mission is to provide the most vulnerable

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statements on the reopening of the FBI investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh: Merkley: “Reopening the FBI investigation is a necessary and appropriate step. In fact, it’s the bare minimum we should expect when a Supreme Court candidate is faced with such serious, disturbing, and credible

The Northwest Professional Rodeo Association announced Friday that on Saturday, Sept. 22, Emylia Breckel of Bend was crowned the 2019 Miss Northwest Professional Rodeo Association at the conclusion of the NPRA Finals championship rodeo, held in Prineville. Breckel is a 20-year-old Central Oregon native, raised by her parents Dave and Michelle Breckel . She a

SEATTLE (AP) – A woman has accused a Washington state lawmaker of raping her 11 years ago, saying she was inspired to speak out following the televised allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In a tweet Thursday afternoon, Candace Faber said Republican state Sen. Joe Fain sexually assaulted her in 2007. Fain says he

(Update: Correcting hometown; comments from Bend High coach, co-worker) Adding comments from Friends and family are mourning the loss of Bend resident Greg Vibbert, who died in a motorcycle crash Wednesday in Wheeler County. Vibbert, 26, worked on-call at J Bar J Youth Services in Bend. He graduated from Bend Senior High, where he played

Smith Rock State Park will host the annual Oregon Archaeology Celebration (OAC) lecture series during October. Each Friday 7 – 8:30 p.m. a different speaker will present their lecture at the Smith Rock State Park Welcome Center, 10087 NE Crooked River Drive, Terrebonne. The lectures are free and open to the public. Audience members will

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… Smoke from wildfires to our SW will stay in our air today. Also, contributing to these smoky conditions is a fire burning at a log chipping facility in La Pine. That fire ignited two days ago. Apart from that we are looking at another sunny, warm day. Highs will be in

GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Human Services faces a $1.5 million lawsuit filed on behalf of a 7-year-old boy who was placed in his father’s care despite a court order banning the man from seeing his two younger sons. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Robert A. Lamb of Gresham is charged with six felony

Rosendin Electric, an employee-owned company and one of the largest electrical contractors in the U.S., has employed hundreds of workers for Prineville data center projects in recent years and is now purchasing the former Rimrock Lanes as a community commitment after the bowling alley on SW High Desert Drive closed earlier this year. Each day,