Month: November 2018

St. Charles Foundation recently granted the Family Access Network $10,000 to support critical, basic-need services in Deschutes and Crook counties. It only costs $100 to provide one child with vital FAN services for the entire school year. These funds will ensure that 100 disadvantaged children and family members living in poverty or experiencing homelessness receive

On Thursday, the Oregon Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will conduct a challenging “Simulated Emergency Test (SET).Thursday’s test is unique, as this is the first time “ham” radio operators have done a SET in Deschutes County with a large geographic spread of the stations, from Sisters-Camp Sherman on down to La Pine. Ham radio groups

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone…Strengthening high pressure over the Pacific will gradually force storm activity to the east and that will give us some gradual clearing through the day. A gentle NW breeze at 5-10 mph will help to keep our temps in the mid 40’s to low 50’s. Skies will stay mostly clear tonight and

The strong “rotten egg” smell put into natural gas was evident off Northeast Division Street in Bend on Monday night, prompting closure of the street until repairs could be made to nearby Cascade Natural Gas equipment, fire officials said. Fire crews responded around 8:35 p.m. to the reported gas smell near the Riverbend Brewing Sports

(Update: Correcting man’s last name) For some people in Bend, walking around barefoot as winter approaches is their harsh reality. One man will be doing it for the next six weeks by choice. His name is Eric Corrales. The 24-year-old actually has been living a lifestyle without shoes and socks for years. In college, he

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Lane County may implement an overnight curfew on a parking lot in downtown Eugene where homeless campers have recently set up tents. The Register-Guard reports county commissioners are set Tuesday to discuss a proposed ordinance that would ban occupancy of the county-owned “butterfly lot” and surrounding property between 11 p.m. and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A former inmate is suing staff of the Oregon Department of Corrections, alleging they failed to protect him from a convicted sex offender. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the former inmate, who says he was sexually assaulted repeatedly by the convicted sex offender placed in a cell with him, is seeking $5 million

A water main broke on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation on Sunday morning, cutting service to several areas and prompting a boil-water notice Monday evening for all homes and businesses on the Agency Water System. The water system lost pressure due to the main line break near the Shitike River crossing, the tribes said in

(Updates with package secured and removed, sent to lab; 4 employees released from hospital) OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Four people were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a suspicious substance was found in an envelope sent to the Washington state Capitol campus. The Olympian newspaper reports that the second floor of the 1500

A Crooked River Ranch family claims it was scammed out of more than $4,000 by a Redmond man who claimed to be a licensed contractor, and authorities say he’s left a trail of costly problems across the state. About a month ago, the Wallace family began searching for a contractor to pour a slab foundation

(Adding video; homeowner’s comments in letter) The partial remains of a deer, possibly killed by a cougar, were found in the driveway of an Awbrey Butte home on Sunday, police said. Two days of searching turned up a possible track and bone fragment, prompting police to advise northwest Bend residents of possible cougar activity. Officers

Happy Monday evening, everyone! A few showers are wrapping up across the Cascades overnight as a flow of moisture continues. Snow levels are around 4,600′ tonight, so we’ll be looking at maybe another 1-2″ of snow across the ski areas by tomorrow. Central Oregon remains dry, but cold. Overnight we’ll see partly cloudy to mostly

COUGAR, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say the body of a missing hiker has been found south of Mount St. Helens. KOMO-TV reports deputies responded to a report of a body found Saturday afternoon in the Swift Reservoir. Investigators identified the hiker as 18-year-old Garrett Canada of Kelso. Canada was reported missing on Oct. 15 while

An escaped debris burn Sunday near the Wasco County community of Tygh Valley blackened about 500 acres of grass and light fuels before being stopped by firefighters, but damaged no structures, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Monday. Crews from ODF’s Central Oregon District responded to the Shadybrook Fire, which was pushed by strong winds

Nations and organizations have taken action on nearly all of their recent ocean conservation pledges and almost half of those promises have been fulfilled, research by Oregon State University shows. Graduate students and faculty from OSU’s College of Science reported the findings of their 10-month analysis at the fifth annual Our Ocean Conference that ended

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., renewed his call for paper ballots and voting by mail on Monday following reports of voting machine glitches in Georgia and Texas and long lines at early voting sites across the country. “This election has already put a spotlight on the fact that too many voters are stuck with glitchy, insecure

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and seven Oregon agribusinesses are joining the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a trade mission to Seoul, South Korea, this week. “Our trade relationship with Korea is very important to Oregon agriculture,” said Alexis Taylor, ODA director. “Last year, we shipped nearly $380 million in food and ag exports, making

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Humane Society rounded up dozens of chickens that were abandoned in Portland’s Pearl District over the weekend. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports police got a call reporting the roosters Saturday and contacted Oregon State Police’s Fish and Wildlife Division for help. Cecil Reniche-Smith of the Oregon Humane Society’s Technical Animal Rescue

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon ballot for Tuesday’s election includes an unexpectedly close gubernatorial race and high-profile initiatives. Here are the highlights: GOVERNOR Democrats have occupied the governor’s mansion since 1987. But this election Gov. Kate Brown faces a challenge from Republican Knute Buehler, a state lawmaker who describes himself as a moderate and

SEATTLE (AP) – The crowded Washington state ballot for Tuesday’s election includes four initiatives, 10 congressional races, a U.S. Senate seat and more than 100 legislative contests. Among the top initiatives is Initiative 1631, which would charge large carbon emitters fees on fossil fuels used or sold in the state or electricity generated within the