Month: November 2018

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all the flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday in honor of the victims of the Southern California mass shooting. “Waking up to news of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, I am heartbroken, once again, for those who have lost

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson released an audit Thursday of the Office of the State Chief Information Officer. It found significant strides have been made in addressing longstanding security weaknesses at the Enterprise Technology Services state data center. The state data center hosts mission-critical systems and provides services to more than 100 state agencies,

A 19-year-old Bend resident was arrested Tuesday, accused of selling cocaine, Xanax and other drugs to high school students, picking them up in his car and conducting sales off-campus during lunch or after school, police said. Bend police received anonymous information over the past two weeks that Dylan Phillip Ricker was supplying cocaine and other

In the first study of its kind, research by Oregon State University scientists shows that the return of large terrestrial carnivores can lead to improved stream structure and function. The findings, published Thursday in Ecohydrology, are important because they highlight the role big predators play in the health of aquatic and riparian ecosystems. Robert Beschta

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Democrats have won supermajorities in both the Oregon Senate and House. The Associated Press determined that Democratic candidate Rachel Prusak beat Republican Rep. Julie Parrish to represent District 37, which lies south of Portland. Democratic senatorial candidate Jeff Golden, a river guide in southern Oregon and public television production manager, edged

In a study of proteins historic in its scope, researchers at Oregon State University have pushed closer both to a vaccine for gonorrhea and toward understanding why the bacteria that cause the disease are so good at fending off antimicrobial drugs. The findings, published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, are especially important since the microbe,

On Sunday, Veterans Day, Dutch Bros Central Oregon locations will donate proceeds from every drink sold to Honor Flight of Central Oregon , a local nonprofit that sends Korean War veterans to see their memorials in Washington D.C. Proceeds from every drink sold between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. will be donated on the day

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified a body found Monday in a field north of Salem and are investigating the woman’s death as a homicide. Her husband, a person of interest in the case, was found dead at his Hillsboro home of an apparent suicide, they said. The Statesman-Journal reports the woman was identified

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A convicted Oregon sex abuser was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison after he was caught living in a sex offender halfway house with a teen who had been reported missing from Vancouver in February 2017. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 36-year-old Brendon Robert Louis Doyle was sentenced Wednesday. Prosecutors say Doyle

Multiple fatalities have been reported at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California in a mass shooting. Authorities have confirmed that at least 11 civilians and a Ventura County Sheriff’s Sergeant were killed. The gunman is also dead. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said the total number of people dead is 13, including

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone…With high pressure gaining strength over the Pacific NW we can expect a lot of sunshine today. Our average daytime high for this date is 52 and that is just about where we are headed. Along with highs that range from the mid 40’s to low 50’s we will see northerly breezes

The High Desert Fencing Club has been looking for a new home to train their fencers, and now they have found it. Back in April, NewsChannel 21 visited the club’s old facility as they were hoping for help from the community to find a new home. They were able to find a new home on

Imagine a pile of local carrots, a bright tower of healthy fresh produce taller than a first-grader. This month, 11 first-graders volunteered with the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance to bag over 1,100 pounds of farm fresh carrots and apples for NeighborImpact, and they were all prepared for storage by pint-sized students in a

This holiday season, Whole Foods Market is raising funds for NeighborImpact through their Feed4More campaign. Until Dec. 24, guests can help feed a local family by making a donation of any amount of money at the register upon checkout. Last year, the Feed4More fundraising campaign raised approximately $6,000, translating to 30,000 meals and 42,000 pounds

Sally Russell took home a historic win on Tuesday night for being Bend’s first directly elected mayor in 90 years. She also made history for being the first woman directly elected to the position. Russell won’t be the first female mayor — that was Ruth Burleigh (and later Kathie Eckman), who were, like their male

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 418 in Redmond will hold a Veterans Day dedication on Sunday at 2 p.m. for a facility where Central Oregonians can drop off flags that need to be retired. The VFW regularly flies flags in honor of our country. They also encourage anyone with an old, worn or tattered flag

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Cold weather persists across Central Oregon. Bundle up tonight as you’re headed out the door. Winds will be light and skies will be clear, so we’ll cool quickly. We’ll see another cold, frosty start to the day tomorrow. Allow yourself some extra time to get out the door and warm up

It’s not official yet, but there are two clear front-runners in the two Deschutes County commissioner races, both Republicans. Both races came down to the wire Tuesday night, but even with at least a few more votes to be counted, it’s not very likely much will change. Currently, Republican incumbent Tony DeBone is about 2,500

Oregon State University – Cascades recorded its largest first-year class in fall term, increasing first-year students by a third and serving a younger and more diverse enrollment, the Bend school announced Wednesday. In total, 1,259 students are enrolled at the Bend campus, representing a 4.6 percent increase over last year. The cohort of 113 incoming

(Update: Adair pulls ahead of Cook; DeBone leads Lowes) The two closely watched Deschutes County commissioner races were not quite as tight in ballots counted by early Wednesday morning, and the lead exchanged a second time in one of them. In the Position 3 race, Republican Patti Adair led Democrat James Cook by 407 votes