Month: September 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – A rash of heroin overdoses in Springfield over the weekend is raising alarm among police. The Register Guard reports Monday that authorities believe a much purer form of heroin, or heroin mixed with fentanyl, is showing up on local streets, and taking heroin users who expect a weaker dose by surprise.

Here’s the Oregon Department of Transportation Region 4 weekly construction update for the week of Sept. 24: The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) – The murder of a Washington missionary student has led to a new policy requiring a jail to report warrant information on released suspects. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the policy change at the Yakima County jail comes a week after Saul Llamas Rios was sentenced to 27 years in prison for fatally

SEATTLE (AP) – Judges in Seattle have agreed to clear past misdemeanor convictions for pot possession that were prosecuted before marijuana was legalized in Washington state. The Seattle Times reports that all seven judges of the Seattle Municipal Court signed an order Sept. 11 setting out a process for vacating the cases. City Attorney Pete

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…As high pressure builds in and gains strength over the region we can expect a nice little warming trend to settle in, but for today we will remain pretty chilly, despite all the sunshine. Highs will only reach the mid to upper 60’s and ne breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph.

A Portland hiker who fell on a trail near South Sister was rescued Sunday afternoon by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers and flown to St. Charles Bend with non-life-threatening injuries, a deputy said. Around 1 p.m., 911 dispatchers got a cal reporting that the hiker, Keith Doherty, 64, had fallen walking on a

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! A cool day today on the High Desert and it was breezy at times as well today, but there was plenty of sunshine to go around. We saw winds out of the north at 10-15 MPH. Today highs in the in the 60s across the region, which were about 10 degrees

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene man accused of crashing four weddings in Junction City on the same day and stealing more than $13,000 in gifts has pleaded guilty. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 42-year-old Brian Keith Starr pleaded guilty Friday to charges of aggravated first-degree theft and felon in possession of a firearm. Court records show

Here are the Bend and Redmond road and traffic reports for the week of Sept. 24: Bend: · Butler Market Road between Huettl Lane and Wells Acres Road for shoulder work, lane shift in northbound lane, 9/24/18, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Ongoing Closures: · 14th Street between Albany Avenue and Galveston Avenue, full road

At its monthly meeting Friday, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission granted delegated authority to OLCC Director Steve Marks to enter into public drawings to offer the public the chance to purchase spirits that are rare or in limited supply. “Special limited releases of bourbons and other whiskeys have become increasingly popular among collectors and enthusiasts

An exhibit of historical photos entitled Fragile Legacy: Rare Views of Early Central Oregon is now open at the Deschutes Historical Museum. The exhibit features 60 photographic images hand-printed from their original glass plate negatives and taken between 1908 and 1930 around Central Oregon. Created in partnership with Central Oregon Community College in 2007, the

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – K.J. Costello threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 23-yarder to Colby Parkinson in overtime, and No. 7 Stanford rallied for a 38-31 victory over No. 20 Oregon on Saturday night. After Costello’s TD pass to Parkinson, Stanford’s Lameen Murphy intercepted Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert’s pass in the

Redmond firefighters on Saturday rescued an elderly man in a wheelchair whose mattress caught fire because he was smoking on his bed, officials said. Crews responded around 2:15 p.m. to a call from the man reporting the house fire in the 3600 block of Southwest 30th Street, saying he was in a wheelchair inside and

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – J.J. Taylor rushed for a Reser Stadium-record 284 yards and two touchdowns, including a 62-yard sprint, as Arizona ran wild over Oregon State 35-14 in the Pac-12 opener on Saturday afternoon. Dual-threat quarterback Khalil Tate, hampered by an injured ankle this season, passed for 152 yards and two touchdowns for the

Happy Fall Equinox Central Oregon! On Saturday we spent a majority of the day under clouds. Some scattered showers moved in with the cold front across the region, but the showers were mostly to the west of the Cascades and south-southeast of the Bend/Redmond area. Temperatures Saturday were significantly lower then Friday, up to 20

(Update: Suspect released from jail; charges not yet formally filed) A 19-year-old Bend resident has been arrested on numerous criminal mischief, harassment and other charges, accused in a two-day string of paintball attacks targeting at least 10 cars, cyclists and pedestrians around the area last weekend, police said Friday. Police received several reports last Saturday

(Update: Fire doused; details, video) A fire that caused $100,000 damage to a southwest Bend duplex on Friday likely was caused by an in-wall electric heater igniting insulation and Sheetrock, officials said Saturday. The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Friday at a two-story duplex in the 20000 block of Elizabeth Lane, Bend Deputy

(Update: Correcting Paulson spelling, adding alleged connection to March BHO lab blast) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission canceled a Bend recreational marijuana producer’s license Friday for 13 violations, including one related to tags recovered from the scene of a butane honey oil lab explosion that seriously injured two people earlier this year. The agency said

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A judge has ruled that TriMet transit police and fare enforcement officers violated Oregon’s constitution by stopping, citing and arresting a school board member during a fare evasion sting. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge on Friday ruled that Ana del Rocio was “stopped and seized without individualized

(Update; Crane helps in plane removal; flights resume; secondary runway under reconstruction) A twin-engine plane whose pilot was unable to lower the landing gear made a gear-up emergency landing at Redmond Municipal Airport early Friday afternoon. That prompted a halt to takeoffs and landings until the plane could be removed from the runway, delaying or