Month: October 2018

(Update: Correcting typos) An alleged reckless driver with a female passenger trying to escape refused to pull over for Prineville police on Tuesday afternoon, leading to a high-speed chase and eventual arrest on several charges, including kidnapping, officers said Wednesday. Police tried to stop a 2006 Hyundai in the area of Northwest Beaver Street for

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A judge has ruled that a convicted sex offender accused of killing an 89-year-old Portland woman whose body was found in the trunk of his car shall be examined to see if he’s mentally fit to be criminally prosecuted. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Multnomah County Circuit Judge Angel Lopez said Thursday

The more people a city has and the more organized its residents’ movement patterns, the longer its flu season is apt to last, new research at Oregon State University shows. The findings, published Thursday in Science, are an important step toward predicting outbreak trends for a viral infection that each year in the United States

Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced Thursday the Growth Stage and Impact companies advancing to the 15th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on Thursday, October 18 – Friday, October 19. In just two weeks, these companies will travel from across the United States to present on the Tower Theatre stage. Last year, Growth Stage

The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity fell to 0.51 in August from a downwardly revised July reading of 0.74, but the economist who compiles the data said Thursday he doesn’t see a recession looming on the immediate horizon. Highlights of this month’s report include: The moving average measure, which smooths out the volatility, stood at

The Oregon State Marine Board will be hosting an open house at Eagle Crest Resort west of Redmond on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 16, to discuss the agency’s 2019 legislative concepts. The open house will be held at Eagle Crest Resort, 1522 Cline Falls Rd. in Redmond, beginning at 7 p.m. Recreational boaters are

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone…The passage of a cold front that we have been tracking for the last couple days will deliver some scattered morning showers and leave behind some chilly air. We will get some gradual clearing through the afternoon, but highs will only reach the mid 50’s to low 60’s. NW winds will pick

The Bend City Council once again discussed the topic of censuring one of its members at Wednesday night’s meeting but will wait two weeks to take any formal action. This topic was first brought to light after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against one of the council members, Nathan Boddie, who was not present at

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The union representing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees has asked Oregon and federal officials to conduct a criminal investigation of the Portland mayor over his response to immigration protests. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the National ICE Council claims in letters sent Wednesday to officials that Ted Wheeler committed official misconduct or

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig on Wednesday, asking the IRS to fully investigate allegations of potentially illegal tax fraud committed by the Trump family. The letter follows detailed reporting of tactics used by Trump and his father to avoid paying gift and estate taxes,

Amanda La Bell, a Bend woman who was running for Oregon House District 54, is in hot water again after all six of its board members of her nonprofit organization, The Rebecca Foundation, resigned at the same time. La Bell previously made headlines for lying to the public about her education in her Voters Pamphlet

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say staff at an elementary school in Salem found an unloaded handgun in a 10-year-old student’s backpack. Marion County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Chris Baldridge says deputies were called to Four Corners Elementary School Wednesday afternoon after the gun was found. Baldridge says students saw the weapon and told staff

(Update: Fire officials call it transient gas emission — ‘burp’; letter sent to parents) Firefighters responded to Elk Meadow Elementary School in southwest Bend Wednesday morning after the smell of natural gas prompted evacuation of the school. An investigation found it was what’s called a transient gas emission — a “burp.” Officials said teachers smelled

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is celebrating national Adopt-a-Shelter Dog month with 50% off all dog adoption fees through the month of October. Visit the shelter to find your new best friend. There are all kinds of dogs at the Humane Society of Central Oregon waiting to meet you – big, small, purebred and

There could be changes coming to the birthing center at St. Charles Redmond — and a leading option is to merge with the Bend facility. NewsChannel 21 heard recently from viewers about possible changes, so we checked Wednesday with St. Charles Chief Operating Officer Iman Simmons to find out what’s going on. Simmons said it’s

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., praised Wednesday’s nearly unanimous Senate passage of a package of legislation aimed at addressing the country’s serious opioid epidemic. Wyden said the package includes bills he led through the Senate Finance Committee as its ranking Democrat. The bill will now go to the president’s desk for

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! We’re seeing increasing clouds up from the south this evening. Moisture is being pulled up from northern California and northern Nevada. Some locations in southern Deschutes and Crook counties will see some rain showers as activity moves to the east. We’re looking at overcast skies by midnight and will stay cloudy

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Washington state has been found to be in full compliance with federal requirements for state driver’s licenses and ID cards. This summer, the state Department of Licensing starting marking some Washington driver’s licenses and identification cards with the words “federal limits apply” as the state moved to comply with a 2005

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Five Washington State Patrol troopers have filed tort claims against the agency, claiming officials knew and didn’t do enough about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty exhaust systems in their patrol cars. KOIN-TV reported Wednesday that lawyer Josephine Townsend filed the $1 million claims, which could lead to future

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A convicted sex offender accused of killing an 89-year-old Portland woman whose body was found in the trunk of his car has been indicted on murder charges. Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced Wednesday that a grand jury had returned a 23-count indictment against 58-year-old Timothy Mackley. He was arrested