Month: November 2018

An alleged drunken driver from Klamath Falls escaped injury – but not jail – Wednesday evening when his SUV struck a guardrail and plummeted off a bridge over the Little Deschutes River in La Pine, sparking a fire that spread to surrounding brush, officials said. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and a La Pine Rural Fire

(Updated: Sheriff’s captain’s comments; used quad to force their way through gate) Two Deschutes County Jail inmates working at the sheriff’s office animal rescue facility southeast of Bend stole a four-wheeler and escaped late Wednesday morning, prompting a manhunt that caught one of the two men in less than an hour and the other a

Thanksgiving is one of the heaviest travel holidays of the year (along with Christmas), which typically means more accidents. Before you and your family take to the road, be sure you’re prepared for the hazards of congested highways, wildlife darting across roadways and winter weather conditions. Also, make sure you have the proper auto insurance

Oregon State University researchers have discovered two key factors behind the intestinal inflammation that plagues people suffering from a disorder that affects their immune system. The findings, published in Clinical Immunology, are important because common variable immunodeficiency, known as CVID, afflicts hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. A significant proportion of them will have potentially

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has issued a cease-and-desist order against Helen Kyung Lee and Joany Inc., also known as Impact Health Inc., for forging consumers’ signatures on insurance documents, which violates the Oregon insurance code. The department, through its Division of Financial Regulation, is pursuing fines and seeking to revoke the

SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities arrested a man on animal neglect charges after deputies served a search warrant at a home southwest of Portland and found dogs in crates that could barely walk. KATU-TV reports deputies arrested Russell Fernandez of Sherwood on Tuesday on six counts of animal neglect and one count of possessing dog

It’s never too early to get into the Christmas spirit! Starting this week, Christmas tree permits can be purchased or redeemed at Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest offices. Individual Christmas tree permits are $5 each and can be purchased or redeemed on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Deschutes or Ochoco Supervisor

More than 166,000 people who visited a state website to search for any unclaimed money or property are receiving notices that the personal information they shared at the time may have been compromised. The letters are from the Oregon Department of State Lands, which learned during a routine cybersecurity scan last month of a possible

Big changes could be coming to how Oregon redraws the maps each decade to form its legislative and congressional districts. The League of Women Voters held a meeting Wednesday night in Bend to discuss how political districts are formed — the redistricting process, done after each Census to reflect roughly equal population. For Oregon House

A fire in a shed behind a northeast Bend home Wednesday night destroyed the structure, used as a musical instrument workshop. The flames spread to nearby trees and a fence and threatened several homes before crews stopped it, officials said. Firefighters were dispatched around 8:20 p.m. to the fire in the 400 block of Northeast

LOS ANGELES (AP) – LeBron James had a season-high 44 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, passing Wilt Chamberlain for fifth place on the NBA’s career scoring list and leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-117 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. James scored 28 points in the second half and

Central Electric Cooperative is accepting applications from area high school juniors for the 2019 Youth Tour program. The cooperative will select two high school juniors to attend the Washington, D.C., Youth Tour in June 2019. The Youth Tour immerses students in the rich history of the nation – from the Vietnam Veteran’s Wall and Lincoln

Three-quarters of Oregon’s eligible fifth- and sixth-grade students participated in the inaugural year of the statewide Outdoor School program, according to a new Oregon State University Extension Service report. In the 2017-18 school year Oregon’s 30,739 participating Outdoor School students spent a total of 115,131 days outside, according to the report. Kristopher Elliott, an Oregon

The state of Oregon has launched a new optional energy-efficient code to help achieve increased energy efficiency in commercial structures, officials said Wednesday. This week, the Oregon Zero Code Efficiency Standard was approved by the Building Codes Structures Board and adopted by the Building Codes Division for use throughout Oregon. The code is based on

A major expansion on Bend’s Westside is about to reach another milestone. A new Deschutes County zoning designation called the Westside Transect Zone has been in the works for about a year and is set to go before county commissioners for public comment. The land is owned by a combination of private and public land

Sens. Ron Wyden and Kamala D. Harris introduced legislation Wednesday that would provide for the safety and welfare of unaccompanied children. The Families Not Facilities Act would prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using information gathered in resettling unaccompanied immigrant children to take civil enforcement actions against individuals in the homes of prospective

Oregon hospitality owners Curt and Robin Baney have made a gift to Oregon State University – Cascades that doubles an endowed faculty fund to $1 million. The fund supports teaching in the hospitality management program at OSU-Cascades and is the first faculty endowed position at OSU-Cascades to achieve $1 million in philanthropic support. The Baneys

The city of Bend is seeking applicants for an open position on the Budget Committee. The committee is comprised of the seven city councilors and an equal number of citizen members. The committee receives the city manager’s proposed biennial budget and budget message, which explains the proposed budget and significant changes in the city’s financial

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! A weak front is moving through the area, which has brought us some clouds this afternoon and evening. Winds will be out of the south around 10 miles per hour. Partly cloudy skies will turn mostly clear by tomorrow morning. Overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 20s. Tomorrow

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland City Council has rejected an ordinance that would have given Mayor Ted Wheeler new powers to regulate protests. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the mayor’s proposal failed 2-3 Wednesday when Commissioner Nick Fish cast the deciding vote against it. Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Chloe Eudaly also voted no. Wheeler and Commissioner