Month: March 2019

(Update: Suspect appears in court; victim under 16) A 25-year-old Bend man has been arrested on rape, sex abuse and other charges involving a minor victim, police said Friday, adding that they are working to identify at least two more possible young victims. The Bend police patrol and investigations divisions received information over the past

A wrong-way driver on the Bend Parkway early Friday morning caused no crashes, as police kept other drivers out of harm’s way until she pulled over and was arrested on DUII and other charges, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Around 3 a.m., a deputy spotted a silver Toyota Highlander heading north in the parkway’s southbound

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Health Authority says two new measles cases, one in Multnomah County and one in Clackamas County, have been linked to an outbreak in Marion County, raising the number of people diagnosed to four. This measles outbreak is unrelated to the Vancouver-area outbreak that began in January. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Payton Pritchard scored 19 points, Kenny Wooten protected the rim with four blocks and 12th-seeded Oregon extended its surprising March run by beating No. 5 seed Wisconsin 72-54 Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks (24-12) won four games in four days to win the Pac-12

Happy Friday evening, everyone! A cold front is moving through the region tonight, so we are seeing some scattered showers ahead of the front. We’ll see the chance for rain showers continue into tomorrow morning. Tonight expect winds to gust around 15 to 20 miles per hour. Temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and

The Humane Society of Central Oregon has a steal of a deal on adoptions during March Madness. Adopters get the opportunity to shoot a basketball into a hoop and score an adoption discount up to 100%. All adopters get to slam dunk a 25% discount on all animal adoptions. The March Madness adoption special is

The Central Oregon Community College Foundation’s annual “Taste of the Town” and “Meal of the Year” fundraiser dinner events held in February raised more than $337,000 to support its scholarship fund for local students. With the support of its contributors, the foundation offers $1.6 million in scholarships to COCC students each year; for the 2018-19

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (AP) – Mt. Hood Meadows officials say they plan to build a new $15 million, 23,500 square-foot lodge on the southeast flank of Oregon’s tallest peak. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the new lodge, dubbed “Sahale,” will be next to Meadows’ south lodge in the resort’s existing base area. It’s Meadows’ first major commercial

The Sisters Ranger District of Deschutes National Forest asked for public input Friday regarding a proposal to build three new connector trails as part of the Peterson Ridge Trail system south of Sisters. “Your comments would help us identify issues to be considered in the environmental review of the project,” said the announcement, which continues

Edward J. Ray, Oregon State University’s president since July 2003, announced Friday that he will step down as OSU’s president when his current five-year contract ends on June 30, 2020. Ray is OSU’s 14 th president and is Oregon’s longest-serving public university president. When he leaves office after 17 years of service, he will be

Are electric scooters part of the future of transportation in Bend? City staff told councilors this week they plan to seek proposals with the idea of introducing a three-month pilot program for e-scooters this summer. City Manager Eric King told councilors late Wednesday they are considering a contract with up to three companies to come

The string of volcanoes in the Cascades Arc, ranging from California’s Mt. Lassen in the south to Washington’s Mt. Baker in the north, have been studied by geologists and volcanologists for over a century. Spurred on by spectacular events such as the eruption of Mount Lassen in 1915 and Mount St. Helens in 1980, scientists

A noise dispute between two families staying at a resort west of Bend Thursday night led to one man’s arrest after he retrieved his pistol and got into a fight with the other man, during which the loaded gun fell to the ground but did not fire, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deschutes County 911

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… While we enjoy an early day break between storm systems, a change in the air flow pattern will bring an increasing cloud cover from the SW and a chance of some late day showers. Highs will remain a bit on the cool side, ranging from the mid 40’s to low 50’s.

The Oregon House unanimously passed House Bill 2393 on Wednesday, strengthening Oregon’s unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, or “revenge porn” law. Since the passage of the initial “revenge porn” legislation in 2015, it became clear that more work needed to be done to make sure that the law was working as intended and providing

As part of the Bureau of Land Management’s effort to find good homes for wild horses and burros removed from public lands, the agency recently began offering new financial incentives to encourage qualified people to adopt one or more of the animals. The program is part of the BLM’s efforts to confront a growing over-population

A measure in the Oregon Legislature aims to make sure hospitals are providing financial help to people who can’t afford their medical bills. House Bill 3076 seeks to change the way nonprofit hospitals handle charity care, which has dropped off by 50 percent since 2010, according to an analysis of Oregon Health Authority data. Even

(Update: Adding background) A new group of wolves has taken up residence in the southern Oregon Cascades, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Thursday. The agency said it has designed a new “Area of Known Wolf Activity” in the southern part of the Indigo Unit, located in Douglas and Lane counties. The public

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., is applauding new resources to combat the opioid crisis in Oregon. As part of newly released grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services, Oregon will receive more than $4 million though the State Opioid Response grant program, which helps communities expand access to opioid abuse and addiction treatment

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Overnight we’ll see skies gradually break up as we get a break in the weather. We could see a few sprinkles tonight before the clouds give way to partly cloudy to mostly clear skies. Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s , which is slightly above average.