Month: October 2018

(Update: Driver identified; details on number of cattle) A cattle truck struck a guardrail and overturned on Interstate 84 in Eastern Oregon Tuesday afternoon, killing the driver as well as five cattle, while others escaped and were loose on the freeway, prompting its partial closure for about 90 miles in the area, officials said. Oregon

Halloween is creeping closer, and NewsChannel 21 checked in with Central Oregonians on Tuesday to see how their preparations are going. Employees at Spirit Halloween in Bend said people are so excited, they’re lining up outside the shop well before the store opens. Cameron Avery said the top-selling costume by far is anything related to

(Update: More info on rents, income requirements; new photo) EPIC Property Management, LLC will begin taking applications next Monday for Ponderosa Heights, an affordable apartment community located in Sisters at 601 N Brooks Camp Road, behind Ray’s Food Place. The development will provide Sisters with new affordable housing for 48 households. As an affordable property,

Thanks to a passing motorist’s tip, an SUV stolen in Redmond on Monday was found parked near Highway 97 north of Bend Tuesday morning with two people sleeping inside, and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies arrested the pair in a high-risk, guns-drawn encounter. Shortly before 11 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a reported suspicious vehicle in

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! High pressure continues to sit over the region giving us clear skies. We’re seeing a little haze and smoke remaining from prescribed burns in the area. Other than that we’re seeing clear skies with some high clouds. Winds tonight will be light gusting 10 miles per hour. Overnight skies will remain

The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it is planning for continued prescribed burn operations this week, if conditions remain favorable. The Sisters Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn near Allingham Bridge in the Metolius River area on Wednesday. The 113-acre unit (Met WUI 13) is located at the junction of Forest Service Roads 1217

The federal Bureau of Reclamation, with coordination from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and NOAA Fisheries, reduced fish and wildlife winter flows from Arthur R. Bowman Dam from 65 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 50 cfs last Wednesday. “This action is based on recent information regarding total Prineville Reservoir storage, uncontracted storage, and

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s secretary of state says more than 2.5 million people are registered to vote for the first time in the state’s history and predicted a record participation in the Nov. 8 election. The state is also on track to add over 250,000 new voters through the Oregon Motor Voter program in

This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against payroll phishing scams The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center is out with a new warning about fraudsters who are targeting your paycheck via direct deposit. Any worker can be affected by this scam – but the industries getting hit the

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality encourages Oregonians throughout the state to take part in a nationwide effort on Saturday, Oct. 27 to collect unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications so they can be disposed of properly. If not properly disposed, medications can lead to abuse by persons other than the intended patient, accidental poisonings

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement Tuesday on the legalization of cannabis in Canada, taking effect Wednesday: “Canada has recognized what Oregonians already understand: Cannabis prohibition is a failed policy that wastes resources and destroys lives. “Here in the United States, more and more states are following the lead of Oregonians and legalizing

Obsidian Middle School art teacher Jennifer Moore recently was awarded the 2018-19 Oregon Art Education Association Middle Level Art Educator of the Year Award at the annual OAEA fall conference in Rockaway Beach. OAEA serves as the professional organization for Oregon art teachers. Each year, they seek out exemplary educators in the profession to honor,

The St. Charles Redmond Family Birthing Center could be on the verge of shutting down, but before any final decision, the nurses who work there are speaking up. The Oregon Nurses Association union held a community meeting Monday evening in Redmond to discuss why they believe the birthing center is so important. St. Charles Health

Oregon’s unemployment rate held at a record-low 3.8 percent in September, the same as in August, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. These were Oregon’s lowest unemployment rates since comparable records began in 1976. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped from 3.9 percent in August to 3.7 percent in September. Oregon’s labor market was unusually

SEATTLE (AP) – New research suggests obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in people with diabetes. The study reinforces evidence that the benefits of stomach-shrinking surgery extend beyond weight loss. Researchers tracked about 20,000 severely obese patients with Type 2 diabetes. Those who had surgery had fewer heart attacks

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Travel Oregon has unveiled a new campaign to boost tourism during the fall with seven large murals in seven small towns, including Prineville. OPB reports that many people visit Oregon, particularly from overseas. But that’s during the summer. Fall numbers drop off precipitously. That’s why Travel Oregon is trying to boost

Whether operating large farm equipment or spraying chemicals, agricultural workers face a lot of risks on the job. That’s why SAIF is bringing our free ag safety seminars back to 16 cities across Oregon this fall and winter. The first of 28 seminars will be held October 30 in Ontario and they will continue through

Sprinklers are to blame for a Monday morning crash on Empire Avenue in northeast Bend, when a car slid on ice caused by an adjacent business sprinkler system running in sub-freezing temperatures. Police arrived to direct traffic while a city of Bend truck spread cinders and ice melt across the road. The slab of ice

Construction of Bend’s Chick-fil-A has been delayed until the spring of 2019. Last year, NewsChannel 21 reported that officials said the restaurant, eagerly awaited by many, would be open for business sometime in April of this year. However, it’s mid-October and there’s still no sign of the restaurant. When its built, Chick-fil-A will be located

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler says he will crack down on “street brawls” in Portland after a weekend protest turned into a fight between right-wing Patriot Prayer members and left-wing counter-demonstrators. KGW reports that Wheeler said at a Monday news conference that he would introduce an ordinance to place restrictions on protests