Month: November 2018

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… Bend is waking up to an “Unhealthy” Air Quality Index this morning. There are no local wildfires or controlled burns. This smoke is coming from the Camp Fire that has destroyed most of the small community of Paradise, CA. A consistent SE air flow combined with a morning inversion layer has

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard had 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers won their third straight game, 116-105 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. CJ McCollum added 23 points for Portland, which has won six of seven. Danilo Gallinari and Lou Williams each scored 20 for the Clippers. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had

In light of the recent string of mass shootings, NewsChannel 21 spent Thursday talking with Central Oregon first responders and asked how they’re prepared to respond to such an event. Crews with the Bend Fire Department are equipped with tailor-made trauma kits. They’re designed to respond to a large number of victims who have potentially

Due to the extensive destruction caused by Hurricane Michael, the Florida Division of Emergency Management has requested additional Incident Management Teams. The Oregon Department of Forestry said Thursday it is filling this request, working with Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management, and sending a third team to assist with relief and recovery efforts. As with recent

Lung cancer is the nation’s leading cause of cancer deaths for both women and men, with more than 3,000 new diagnoses in Oregon estimated for 2018 alone. However, newly available lung cancer screening helps diagnose the disease in the earliest stages when it’s most curable. During November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the American Lung Association

The 2018 First Interstate Bank Fall Festival is a celebration that kicks off the harvest season. This is a time to get cozy and build your nest for the winter. With this as inspiration, First Interstate Bank and Lay It Out Events invited the community to bring needed items, such as clothing and food, to

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man was killed when two explosions shook near a police and fire station in southwestern Oregon. The Mail Tribune reports authorities responded to two blasts Wednesday night near the Grants Pass Public Safety Station. Grants Pass Police Deputy Chief Jim Hamilton says emergency crews found a man engulfed

For the seventh year, members of the Kiwanis Club of Redmond will be selling See’s Candies as a fundraiser for its youth projects. Sales will begin Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Sears, 224 SW Sixth St. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday until December 21. Kiwanians will also staff a kiosk at Centennial

Bend is in the process of making it easier for child care facilities to open and expand — a key issue that has prompted pleas for assistance due to costly development fees. Families and providers are calling Central Oregon a “child care desert.” That’s because only about 3,000 child care spots are available to about

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! We broke a record this morning for coldest overnight lows in Redmond at the airport. We bottomed out at 10 degrees this morning beating the previous record of 13. We’re in for another cold, frosty start tomorrow morning, so prepare for some slick corners and a frigid start! Overnight clear skies

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced Thursday it has issued penalties totaling $120,838 to two businesses, based in Bend and Portland, for environmental violations that resulted in the improper disposal of hazardous waste in Idaho. Between July 2015 and July 2017, Patheon Development Services generated chlorinated solvent waste at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A lawsuit by a group of young Americans against the U.S. government for being slow to address climate change is on hold again, after a federal appeals court granted the Trump administration’s motion for a temporary stay. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in granting the temporary stay on Thursday,

Creative minds at 121 Oregon arts organizations will be empowered by more than $1 million in fiscal year 2019 operating support grants from the Oregon Arts Commission, including seven in Central Oregon. Ranging from $3,000 to $ 29,750, the grants are available to nonprofit organizations with arts at the core of their mission and budgets

Autumn rains may have ended Oregon’s wildfire season but not the risk of floods and debris flows following in their wake. That is why a working group of state and federal agencies have released a new playbook. The playbook will aid local officials in finding resources to help prevent or cope with potentially catastrophic wildfire

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in partnership with the Workforce and Talent Development Board, on Thursday approved a new educational attainment goal for adult working-age Oregonians that it said is specifically targeted to meet current and projected job opportunities. The new adult educational goal for the state is intended to foster economic mobility, supporting Oregonians

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Court records show the U.S. Bureau of Land Management intends to scratch plans to spay wild horses in an effort to address overpopulation on Eastern Oregon public lands. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the development comes after U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman on Friday issued a preliminary injunction that blocked the

(Update: Adding PeaceHealth comments) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon man has filed what may be a first of its kind Medicare lawsuit against PeaceHealth, claiming the organization didn’t follow federal Medicare guidelines specific to Oregon and overbilled him for treatment. The Register-Guard in Eugene reported Wednesday that Donald Griffith filed the complaint in U.S.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Two ranchers in Eastern Oregon are working with state wildlife officials to test a new non-lethal strategy for preventing wolf attacks on livestock. The Capital Press reported Thursday that Rodger Huffman, president of the Union County Cattlemen’s Association, and Cynthia Warnock, president of the Wallowa County Stockgrowers Association, will develop plans

U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced Thursday that since the beginning of May, federal law enforcement authorities and their task force partners in Oregon have prosecuted cases resulting in the seizure of 158 pounds of heroin, 600 grams of oxycodone and half a pound of fentanyl. Combined, the seizures remove nearly 3 million individual user

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