Month: October 2018

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! We’ll see our mostly cloudy skies turn mostly clear right around sunset. Expect winds to be out of the south around 10 miles per hour. The full moon was technically this morning at 9:47, but it should be bright tonight! Temperatures will be cool once we get past sunset. Overnight clouds

Elizabeth Marino, a social scientist at Oregon State University-Cascades, has been appointed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as a delegate to the Second Arctic Science Ministerial, an international meeting in Berlin. The ministerial will take place Oct. 25-26 in Berlin and is hosted by the European Commission, Finland and Germany.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon unsealed a nine-count indictment Wednesday charging drug trafficking offenses against 22 members of a criminal organization responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine in Oregon and Washington. Early Wednesday morning, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI – U.S. Department of Homeland Security), the Westside

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say human remains found in a cabin near John Day have been identified as those of a man missing since the cabin burned earlier this year. The Register-Guard reports tissue discovered inside the residence in July was positively identified Monday as belonging to Terry Smith. The State Medical Examiner’s Office

Rep. Greg Walden’s comprehensive legislation to combat the nationwide opioid crisis was signed into law by President Trump on Wednesday at the White House. The Oregon Republican’s SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 393-8 in September and the Senate by a vote of 98-1 in October,

The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools is honored to receive $5,000 from the Autzen Foundation and $3,000 from the St. Charles Foundation to support the Activity Fee Scholarship program, which provides financial assistance for needs-based middle and high school students to participate in after-school athletics. Since 2003, over 5,000 students have benefited from the

A transient warming fire in a Madras vacant lot escaped and burned an area of cheatgrass before a Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crew put it out early Wednesday morning, Fire Chief Brian Huff said. Temperatures were in the mid 40s when the fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. on a vacant lot behind

(Update: Three chainsaws recovered) An extensive manhunt in southeast Bend Tuesday morning involving numerous officers, two K-9 teams and a police drone led to a lockout of nearby Silver Rail Elementary School and the eventual capture of a Salem man wanted in three states. He’s accused locally of a scam involving a fake bank account

The Redmond City Council took on the proposed shutdown of the Redmond Family Birthing Center Tuesday night with a formal, unanimous stand of opposition. Councilors also heard from hospital administrators, nurses, doctors and parents in the community. Many differing opinions on the matter were shared, but ultimately, councilors approved a resolution to recommend that the

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss a 15-count indictment against a Bend woman accused of embezzling nearly $200,000 from a painting company, saying the company owner met and had improper discussions with a grand juror who was sitting on the case. Gretchen Marie Miller, 33, had pleaded not guilty

(Update: Statement from Herrick’s family) The deaths of two Bend men in a weekend shooting at a northeast Bend home have their families, friends and colleagues shocked and searching for answers. According to Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel, Tyler Herrick 31, entered his next-door neighbor’s home, left and returned with an AR-15 rifle, then

A report of a possible natural gas leak prompted a brief partial evacuation of Redmond High School Wednesday morning, but the odor apparently turned out to be from an oil used in the school’s auto shop, officials said. Redmond fire and police, along with Cascade Natural Gas, were called to the school shortly after 9

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…The advance of a developing system over the Pacific will keep some clouds in our forecast, but we are not expecting many showers for the next 36 hours. Under partly cloudy skies, our highs today will be in the mid 50’s to low 60’s. Breezes will be gentle out of the NW

The ballots are already in everyone’s hands, the campaign ads are saturating the airwaves and many people have already decided who they are voting for. But for those who haven’t, Tuesday night’s KTVZ-televised and livestreamed debate between the four people seeking two Deschutes County commissioner positions may have been the most interesting, if not entertaining,

Researchers from the United States and Japan have identified 84 species of marine algae and cyanobacteria that arrived on the Pacific Northwest coast with debris from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami but say that, to date, none have gained a foothold in U.S. coastal waters. Since more than a dozen of the algal species

A team of researchers led by an Oregon State University marine geologist has documented a recent volcanic eruption on the Mariana back-arc in the western Pacific Ocean that is about 14,700 feet, or 2.8 miles, below the ocean surface, making it the deepest known eruption on Earth. That is deeper below the ocean surface than

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Seattle-based energy consultant has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for engaging in a fraud scheme involving solar energy tax credits with a former Oregon Department of Energy employee. Martin Shain was also ordered Tuesday to pay over $520,000 in restitution. Shain pleaded guilty to tax fraud

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon elections officials have found no wrongdoing and have closed an investigation into a ballot initiative agreement negotiated by Gov. Kate Brown, Nike and public employee unions. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Tuesday that elections director Steve Trout sent letters Oct. 19 notifying the governor, Nike and public employee union leaders that he

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Tonight we’ll see clouds gradually break up as a front moves through the region. The front has helped bring most of Central Oregon’s air quality back to “good”. Winds are breezy at times gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour. A few light rain showers will taper off as the clouds

The city of Bend is seeking applicants for one position on the City of Bend Accessibility Advisory Committee. The committee’s purpose is to assist and advise the city in making its programs, services, activities and facilities accessible to Bend’s residents. Committee members must have demonstrated interest, experience and commitment to issues pertaining to accessibility. Attendance