Month: December 2018

(Update: Details on no. of passengers in each SUV; other driver unhurt) A Bend man was fatally injured and several other people also were hurt in a rear-end crash on Highway 126 east of Sisters on Christmas Day, Oregon State Police reported Wednesday. Troopers said distracted driving is considered a contributing factor to the crash.

Mid Oregon Credit Union said Thursday is offering assistance to federal employees impacted by the budget funding debate and partial government shutdown. Several offices in Central Oregon are out on furlough: Deschutes, Ochoco, and Fremont-Winema National Forest staff, BLM (Bureau of Land Management) and US Fish and Wildlife (Department of the Interior). While they are

Gov. Kate Brown’s election to her first full term was voted Oregon’s top news story of 2018 by The Associated Press staff. Other top Oregon news items of the past 12 months included President Donald Trump’s pardoning of the ranchers whose imprisonment sparked a standoff at a remote Oregon wildlife refuge, a fatal cougar attack

Bend is no stranger to “best-of” lists, and on Wednesday it made two more — topping an online review site’s ranking of the “Best Ski Towns in America,” while the Bend-Redmond metro area came in third on another list of the “Most Fitness-Friendly Places of 2019.” Eugene-based RAVE Reviews, which calls itself “the innovative site

American endurance athlete Colin O’Brady of Portland, Oregon, became the first person to cross Antarctica solo without help after 54 days traversing the barren, frigid continent, he said in an Instagram post. O’Brady revealed Wednesday that he covered the final 80 miles in one continuous push to the finish line that lasted more than 32

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Division of Financial Regulation said Thursday it has issued a cease-and-desist order against Woodbridge Mortgage Investment for running an unfortunately all-too-common real estate – also known as a promissory note – investment scam. The agency said Woodbridge raised money from about 70 Oregonians for an investment program

Good morning Central Oregon, Thursday begins with similar conditions as Wednesday. Temperatures are within a of couple degrees as this time yesterday, but we will see cooler daytime highs today as the clouds make their way out of Central Oregon and we continue to sit in the tail end of a low-pressure system. We will

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The legal marijuana industry exploded in 2018, pushing its way further into the cultural and financial mainstream in the U.S. and beyond. California became America’s largest legal marketplace, while Canada became the second and largest country with nationwide legal recreational marijuana. And Mexico’s Supreme Court set the stage for that country

Christmas is a time for giving, but afterward, it’s also a time for getting rid of. From boxes to bags and tissue paper to Christmas lights, all that stuff has to go somewhere. So if your recycle bin is piled high with cardboard boxes and wrapping paper, you’re not alone. According to Susan Baker, the

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Overnight snow will continue for the Cascades and mountain passes. Ski areas will see some more snow through tomorrow morning. Snow levels tonight will be around 2,700′ through tomorrow morning. Central Oregon will see a slight chance for snow flurries tonight, but overall we can expect partly cloudy to mostly cloudy

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland man has become the first person to traverse Antarctica alone without any assistance. Colin O’Brady finished the 932-mile journey across the continent in 54 days, lugging his supplies on a sled as he skied in bone-chilling temperatures. O’Brady documented the entire journey on his Instagram page, and says it

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say gray wolf OR-7’s Rogue Pack has killed another cow at a northeastern Jackson County ranch, marking the seventh confirmed livestock kill attributed to the pack since late October. The Mail Tribune reports that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that the dead and partially consumed cow was

Scientists have long struggled to explain how tropical forests can maintain their staggering diversity of trees without having a handful of species take over – or having many other species die out. The answer, researchers say, lies in the soil found near individual trees, where natural “enemies” of tree species reside. These enemies, including fungi

Central Oregon tree rings tell the story of what’s happening physiologically as fire suppression makes forests more dense and less tolerant of drought, pests and wildfires, new research co-authored by Oregon State University researchers shows. Scientists at OSU and Utah State University studied 2,800 hectares (nearly 7,000 acres) of mixed-conifer forest in Central Oregon, with

Redmond Municipal Airport announced Wednesday two changes in the parking fee rate system will change on Jan. 1, though not the basic 30-minute and hourly rates. The maximum daily parking rate will increase from $10 to $15, but the $1 fee for the first 30 minutes and the $2 hourly rate (31 minutes plus) remain

Shepherd’s House Ministries in Bend reported Wednesday it has raised $195,000 of its matching challenge of $215,000 to help broken and hurting people get the help they need in Central Oregon. “Thank you to the over 830 individuals who have stepped up in this month alone to help us get so close to meeting our

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Access to Crater Lake and Mount Rainier national parks will be limited due to the partial federal government shutdown. The Statesman Journal reports the lapse in federal funding prompted Crater Lake managers to close the visitor’s center, cancel ranger-guided snowshoe trips and close the road to the lake’s rim. Mount Rainier

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks while Donovan Mitchell added 19 points to lead Utah to a 117-96 victory over Portland on Tuesday night. Joe Ingles chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds, and five assists for the Jazz (17-18), who won for the fifth time in

A 60-year-old Bend man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Sunday evening after a two-car crash on U.S. Highway 20 at the intersection with the Old Bend-Redmond Highway, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were called around 7:15 p.m. to the reported two-car crash involving a gray 2005 Ford Excursion and a blue

Deschutes County’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is making it easier for local families to apply for and access services. The program, which serves 3,400 clients in Deschutes County, provides health and growth screenings, nutrition and breastfeeding support and education, referrals, and food benefits to qualifying families. WIC has added new community-based locations and