Month: November 2018

A mass casualty training was held Friday at a Redmond middle school. The goal was to prepare Central Oregon law enforcement agencies and other first responders for the worst. There’ve been more than 300 mass shooting across the United States since the start of 2018, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. “It is

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged colleagues Friday to provide additional federal assistance for wine grape growers facing serious losses from wildfire smoke damage. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, Wyden requested that any year-end funding bill include an extension of the Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program to provide a measure of compensation for

Winter weather is beginning to settle in across the Pacific Northwest. Pacific Power is urging its customers and the public to take precautions to stay safe and comfortable. “Storm season can cause significant damage to the electrical grid,” said David Lucas, vice president, operations. “One way we minimize interruptions to your electric service despite the

The Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District, is announcing the open period for new Special Recreation Permit applications from individuals and companies interested in guiding activities that will require a watercraft on the Lower Deschutes River. The application period opens Monday, Dec. 3 and will close January 4, 2019. The Lower Deschutes Wild and Scenic

Here’s the city of Redmond’s road closures and delays update for the week of Dec. 3: Thursday, December 6 – Starting at 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., SW 6 th St between SW Evergreen Ave and SW Forest Ave SW 6 th St between SW Evergreen Ave and SW Forest Ave will be reduced to

A 21-year-old man pulled a knife and demanded money from employees at a northeast Bend 7-Eleven Thursday evening, but they refused, so he ran away empty-handed — and a customer who followed the suspect in a car helped officers find and arrest him four minutes later, police said. Officers responded shortly before 6 p.m. to

Happy Friday evening, everyone! A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in place for Central Oregon through 6 p.m. Saturday evening. We’ll see snow showers during this time. Accumulations will vary between 2-5″ for the High Desert with more accumulating in higher elevations. Mt. Bachelor and the Cascades will receive anywhere from 12″-24″ of snow through Saturday

The Deschutes National Forest said Friday it has instituted several seasonal closures and reminds the public to heed wildlife closures to protect critical deer and elk winter range in the coming months. On Monday, the gate will close on Forest Road 16 near Three Creek Sno-Park on the Sisters Ranger District. The gate accessing Tumalo

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $1.25 million to the family of a teen who died under the watch of child welfare workers. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports terms of the settlement became public this week after attorneys filed settlement documents in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Gloria Joya of Albany died

The Oregon Drug Use Review/Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, which advises the Oregon Health Authority on prescription drug coverage, recommended Friday a change in prior authorization criteria which will expand treatment access to all Oregon Health Plan patients with chronic hepatitis C, without fibrosis restrictions. “I look forward to approving this recommendation to expand treatment coverage

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement on the signing Friday of an updated NAFTA agreement with Canada and Mexico: “While there are elements of the revised NAFTA agreement that are clear improvements over the status quo and could set welcome new standards in international trade,

(Update: Bail increased, details of Dec. 6 hearing) An Ohio man accused of abandoning his baby in the woods south of Bend last spring was arrested Wednesday at a Bend motel by Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies acting on an anonymous tip. A nationwide warrant had been issued after he failed to show up for court

A Portland-area nurse appeared in federal court Thursday, accused of drug trafficking. Rene Elene Griffin Nunn, 59, of Vancouver, Washington, made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo, federal prosecutors said A one-count indictment alleges Nunn conspired to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The indictment also alleges that, between September

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawyers for a man sexually abused as a teen while jailed with a then 54-year-old man say jail staff allowed unspeakable acts of abuse to happen behind bars at the Marion County Correctional Facility. The Statesman Journal reports attorney Chris Best filed a tort claims notice Wednesday announcing the intention to

(Update: Two stretches of freeways included in proposal) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon transportation officials have unveiled a proposal to eventually toll two stretches along Portland-area freeways. OPB reports that the proposal released Thursday calls for tolls along 7 miles of Interstate 5 through the heart of Portland, as well as a stretch of Interstate

Checking Oregon Lottery tickets to see if you’ve won just got a whole lot more convenient. The Oregon Lottery has released a new smart phone application that will provide players with a way to scan tickets to see if they are winners, finding the closest Lottery retailer, and giving players information about Oregon Lottery games

Oregon’s Secretary of State has just approved language for a potential ballot initiative that would legalize psychedelic mushrooms. Now organizers need to get 117,578 signatures to actually put their initiative on the ballot. If they get the requisite number of signatures, Oregonians could vote on the decriminalization of psilocybins, or magic mushrooms, in the 2020

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… We saw temperatures drop to freezing and a little below this morning. After some chilly, but above average temps we will see thermometers rise to the upper 30’s to low 40’s. Breezes will be pretty gentle out of the SW at 5-10 mph. Rain showers will be scattered across the High

Less than 18 months after completing its $18.7 million truck test track at the Madras Airport, Daimler Trucks North America has taken the wraps off major expansion plans for the facility. The Federal Aviation Administration and the city of Madras on Thursday made available a draft environmental assessment for the proposed expansion of the High

There’s been a land-use dispute over a proposal for a half-acre lot in the commercial district of the rural community of Tumalo, west of Bend. A Bend man is trying to bring Tumalo its first-ever marijuana retailer. But some people expressed concerns to a Deschutes County hearings officer Thursday evening about how that could negatively