Month: February 2019

Motorists are advised that crews from Laduke Construction under contract to the Oregon Department of Transportation will be creating intermittent closures on Thursday, not expected to exceed 20 minutes, for a highway safety improvement project on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Reservation near the Kah-Nee-Ta Junction. The $3.25 million project will improve the

Measles was confirmed in three more Multnomah County residents Wednesday, for a total of four cases, but officials said they have not exposed others to the disease and pose no risk to the public. Track Oregon’s cases here. The individuals were in close contact with a Multnomah County resident who tested positive for measles Jan.

MCMMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Oregon say a professional photographer has been indicted on more than 30 charges, including rape, after he allegedly brought young women and girls to a rural Yamhill County property and drugged and assaulted them. At a news conference Wednesday, Yamhill District Attorney Brad Berry said local police and the

Growth: Bend’s defining force for three decades and a source of constant discussion. But how do Bend residents really feel about growth and why? A new report reveals that a growing number — now, actually a majority — view growth as a negative, and want officials to do better at addressing its impacts. “In the

(Update: Charges dismissed in late 2021) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — FBI agents arrested a 43-year-old man at his Bend home in early 2019 on a charge he sent an email threatening to kill a Pennsylvania police chief and earlier threatened in tips sent to the FBI to kill other police officers “as leaders of terrorist

Thomas Bray, a 45-year-old former anesthesiologist and former part-time anatomy instructor at Central Oregon Community College, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for a brutal sexual assault he committed in 2011, after the Oregon Supreme Court remanded the case and original 25-year sentence to Deschutes County last year. Bray met the victim in

A Bend business owner was punched in the face in front of the downtown Starbucks on Monday, putting a new spotlight on a familiar issue. NewsChannel 21 heard about the incident from a viewer and police confirmed that a homeless man did punch the man at that location. The man who was struck, Matt Paine,

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…While we do get to enjoy a break between storm systems today, we do not expect to warm up very much at all. A few thin clouds will remain over Central Oregon and our temperatures will remain cold. Highs will only reach the low to mid 30’s this afternoon. NW breezes will

A team of veterinarians at Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine treated an unusual patient Friday: a rare white Bengal tiger in need of a diagnostic CT scan and emergency surgery. The 17-year-old tiger named Nora, who resides at the WildCat Ridge Sanctuary in Scotts Mills, south of Molalla, had been under the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Hassan Whiteside had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat snapped a three-game losing streak with a 118-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Dwyane Wade added 22 points and nine rebounds for the Heat in the first of a five-game road trip. CJ McCollum had

A Bend man wanted on a warrant for failing to appear in court Monday was involved in a domestic dispute Tuesday but sped away when police arrived. hitting a power box and landscaping, officers said. Police later searched the Juniper Ridge area, where he’s believed to be camping, but he could not be found by

Here are Tuesday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Adrian 61, Harper 43 Banks 67, Astoria 38 Brookings-Harbor 59, St. Mary’s 48 Butte Falls/Crater Lake Charter 83, Rogue River 62 Cascade Christian 60, Douglas 46 Central 61, Crescent Valley 40 Century 60, Glencoe 48 Clatskanie 52, Taft 47

Gov. Kate Brown testified Tuesday before the Oregon House Committee on Health Care to present her Opioid Epidemic Task Force 2019 legislative package, House Bill 2257. Among other provisions, the legislation declares substance use disorder to be a chronic illness in Oregon. “We must destigmatize addiction once and for all,” Brown said. “The next leap

(Update: More details from fire officials on 2 incidents; rising tally of such calls) A construction crew working at the site of a new hotel north of downtown Bend struck a natural gas line Tuesday morning, sending the tell-tale odor drifting for several blocks but prompting no evacuations or street closures, officials said. The two-inch

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced Tuesday more than $705.7 million in Emergency Relief funds to help 34 states, as well as American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, make repairs to roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods and other unexpected events. That includes $6.8 million for Oregon repair

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – A Portland man has pleaded guilty to charges alleging he abandoned a 5-month-old baby under a pile of debris in the woods of western Montana. The Missoulian reports 32-year-old Francis Carlton Crowley pleaded guilty Tuesday in Missoula District Court to criminal endangerment and child criminal endangerment. He pleaded no contest to

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., had an upbeat, optimistic reaction to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, but Oregon’s two Democratic senators issued critical responses to Trump’s remarks. “I thought the president gave a powerful and very patriotic speech,” Walden said in a video posted to his Twitter feed shortly after thespeech. “He

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Partly cloudy skies will turn mostly clear by the morning meaning we’ll have a very cold start. Temperatures will be in the single digits and teens. Expect some icy roads overnight and to begin the day. Winds will be light out of the southeast around 5 to 10 miles per hour.