Month: October 2018

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY is in effect through Tuesday morning for poor air quality levels. Those with respiratory problems will notice the poor levels over the next few days. The air mass is not moving and therefore trapping pollutants closer to the surface creating poor air quality at times. It is

The Sisters Ranger District of Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it has completed significant improvements along the Suttle Lake Trail west of Sisters. Recently, Forest Service trail and road crews worked together to put the final touches on improvements along a section of the Suttle Lake Trail within South Shore Campground. Failing and rotting log

The Les Schwab Contribution Committee has awarded the Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon a grant of $2,000. The money will be used to support food banks and meal sites throughout the Central Oregon region with fresh fruits, vegetables and produce such as milk and eggs. These items are not standard for traditional food box

(Update: More details from police, suspect identified) A police call to a reported dispute between roommates at a southeast Bend mobile home park led to a five-hour standoff Wednesday after a man threw a hammer at a police lieutenant, narrowly missing the officer, police said. It took chemical agents to bring a peaceful resolution. Officers

She ran into a herd of cows, then she reached out to NewsChannel 21 to tell us her story. Ardis Cox said Wednesday she and her husband were on their way back from the Prineville Reservoir to her farm in Alfalfa. That’s when she was on Reservoir Road, came over a hill and ran into

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The owner of a former marijuana testing lab in Eugene has filed a defamation lawsuit against anonymous activists after an anti-fascist website exposed her ties to local white nationalists. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports court documents filed in San Francisco Superior Court show Bethany Sherman claims her business, OG Analytics, was ruined and

Hello Central Oregon!We woke up this morning to another day with clear skies and cool temperatures. The entire Northwest is still sitting under a ridge of high pressure and it will stay with us at least through the weekend and into next week. Not much activity is seen on the model forecast over the next

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Three women are suing a gynecologist and Oregon prison officials, claiming they were abused during medical examinations at the state women’s prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a current inmate and two former inmates filed the federal lawsuit this week, claiming that Dr. Catherine Crim abused them at Coffee Creek Correctional Institution in

DETROIT (AP) – Remains of an Army pilot from Salem and an observer killed more than 50 years ago when their plane went down in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War will be buried with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The Defense Department’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency says ceremonies for Staff Sgt. Marshall

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An 8-year-old husky is recovering after being lost for two weeks in the Mount Hood wilderness, getting shot and possibly chewing off its own injured leg. KATU-TV reports Hatcher was found Monday, suffering from severe injuries. Hatcher disappeared Sept. 29 when Shae Kosmalski took him and 14 other sled dogs on

Bend city councilors formally reprimanded colleague and Oregon House District 54 candidate Nathan Boddie Wednesday evening, on the very day that ballots were mailed for the Nov. 6 election, after the councilor issued an apology but continued to defend his actions and the statements that drew criticism. The council, with Mayor Casey Roats absent, approved

A NASA engineer who helped put men on the moon is in Central Oregon this week. Norman Chaffee is a propulsion engineer who worked with NASA for more than 50 years, and had a critical role in the Gemini and Apollo programs. On Wednesday, Chaffee spoke to students at Sisters High School. He’s on a

Construction is underway on a brand new fire station in Bend. When complete, the station will sit next to the 15th Street Bend police headquarters, by Pilot Butte. Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District No. 1 is responsible for the $4 million project. The district will lease the station to the city of Bend, once

A new program has the power to help families on a fixed income who are struggling to make their mortgage payments. It’s called the Principal Reduction Program, and it pays up to $50,000 to reduce an unpaid mortgage. Laura and Brian Beebe of La Pine applied for the program and qualified for the $50,000 in

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! High pressure still sits overhead and won’t budge until the end of the weekend. The ridge will flatten out over the next few days, so we’ll see a few more clouds Thursday and Friday, but still mostly sunny skies. Through sunset tonight expect chilly temperatures as the day wraps up and

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – Developers testing an earthquake early warning system for the West Coast say its automated alerts are ready to be used more broadly, but not for mass public notification. U.S. Geological Survey official Doug Given told reporters Wednesday at California Institute of Technology that the ShakeAlert system has transitioned from a production

Travel down a typical Northwest street and you’re likely to see a familiar scenario: pedestrians paying close attention to their phones, potentially unaware of their surroundings. Although many people acknowledge that they use their phones while traveling on foot, the latest poll from PEMCO Insurance finds that most pedestrians are convinced they aren’t distracted by

This coming month, sites in the Bend area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, Nov. 12-19. Bend families, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. The Samaritan’s Purse project

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Wednesday marks the first day that ballots are being mailed to Oregonians for the Nov. 6 general election. It’s a crowded ballot, statewide and locally, with the gubernatorial race and several congressional contests at the top of the ticket, as well as several controversial ballot measures. Nationally, all eyes will be

(Update: More info from fire dept.; cause of fire undetermined) A fierce fire destroyed the attached garage of a southwest Bend home early Wednesday afternoon, as well as two cars parked in the driveway, causing about $170,000 in losses but no injuries, officials said. Bend Fire Department crews responded around 12:25 p.m. to the home