Month: April 2019

Leave-No-Trace practices. Sustainable tourism. A focus on community. F or two years, Visit Bend has been weaving these values into everything from television campaigns to social media posts, and on Friday, the Board of Directors voted to make them an official part of the organization’s mission, the organization said Wednesday. “Seven years ago, Visit Bend’s

Varying degrees of flooding have occurred in numerous portions of the Lower Deschutes and John Day rivers over the past several days, the Bureau of Land Management reported Thursday after a survey of affected areas. Prineville BLM Recreation staff have surveyed as many sites as possible that are accessible by land and have made initial

The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Wednesday the development of a plan to return to Oregon dozens of foster youth who are being served in other states. “We want youth in Oregon and we will need help building an appropriate continuum of care to keep them here and help them thrive,” said Marilyn Jones,

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say a 20-month-old boy survived a six-story fall from a suburban Seattle apartment window after the toddler landed on the roof of a parked car that cushioned the impact of the plunge. Redmond police spokesman James Perry told KIRO that the toddler “landed in a way where the car absorbed

When it comes to recognition of key community members, few are more deserving than 9-1-1 operators in Oregon. Each second week of April, this year April 14-20, many national and local public safety organizations reach out to recognize public safety telecommunicators and their important role in the protection of life and property. In support of

(Update: Adding video, passenger comments) All four rear tires on a United Express flight from San Francisco to Redmond blew out upon landing at Redmond Municipal Airport Wednesday morning, causing no injuries but prompting a call-out of emergency crews. officials said. An airport representative said the incident involved United Flight 5879, which landed at RDM

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… A strong, wet flow out of the NW will keep flooding rain in the forecast for those west of the cascades and heavy wind and rain today for those of us on the east side of the mountains. Highs will be in the upper 40’s to low 50’s and westerly winds

Hunger-relief advocates are gathering in Salem Thursday to urge lawmakers to root out hunger in Oregon. Hundreds of folks from food banks across the state are expected to travel to the capital for Hunger Response Day. Phillip Kennedy-Wong, public policy advocate with Oregon Food Bank, says the issue of hunger often is overlooked, especially as

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Rookie Anfernee Simons scored a career-high 37 points in his first start of the season and the Portland Trail Blazers secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with a dramatic 136-131 victory over the Sacramento Kings using just six players Wednesday night. The Blazers have won 14 of 17

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Mitch Haniger hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the Royals 6-5 Wednesday night after Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak to a Kansas City-record 31 games. Merrifield’s RBI bunt single in the seventh tied it at 5 and moved him

A Bend man apparently high on psilocybin mushrooms smashed his pickup into two vehicles and through a fence around construction equipment in the Old Mill District Wednesday afternoon, police said. He then allegedly ran, tried to hide in two vehicles and stole a bike before his arrest on DUII, hit-and-run and other charges. Officers were

High water from recent rain and snowmelt has rivers running fast and over their banks across the state. O fficials said the worst of the flooding in Central Oregon has been in Crook County. Michael Ryan, the county’s emergency manager, saidWednesday the maximum water outflow of the Bowman Dam is just over 3,000 cubic feet

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Senate on Thursday shot down a plan to limit the state’s supply of recreational, legal marijuana. Senate Bill 218 was filed in response to a rampant oversupply of marijuana that’s caused prices to plummet. The measure would have allowed the state to limit the number of marijuana production licenses

Three days of samples showing abnormally cloudy, turbid water prompted a boil-water notice Wednesday for Warm Springs residents. The tribes’ water treatment plant issued the notice about high turbidity levels and urged residents to boil their water for at least three minutes, then cool before drinking or using it, or to use bottled water instead.

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Breezes stay with us overnight with winds gusting around 10 to 15 miles per hour out of the west. Overcast to mostly cloudy skies will be overhead with a slight chance for showers. Temperatures will be above average in the mid to upper 30s. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect

(Update: More about plane’s occupants; had left Sisters earlier) Two men sustained minor injuries Wednesday morning when their 73-year-old single-engine plane flipped onto its roof while landing in winds gusting more than 40 mph at Sisters Eagle Airport, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. A Black Butte Police Department sergeant was driving by the Sisters Eagle

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s unusual non-unanimous jury law when it declined to reverse a Portland judge’s decision not to grant a new trial to an African American man convicted in a split jury verdict. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that while the Appeals Court said Olan Jermaine Williams

The 43 rd Annual SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle is Saturday, May 18th. The price increases on Friday, April 12, so sign up now! Just click www.pppbend.com and all the information that you need to know is there! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity! The SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle is a multi sport

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to act as soon as possible to establish a new three-digit phone hotline for mental health crisis and suicide prevention. Citing alarming suicide statistics from Oregon that have been reported recently as part of the statewide “Breaking the Silence” reporting project, Wyden said time

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge has sentenced a 50-year-old Tigard man to 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for contacting, grooming and sexually exploiting girls via social media. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports David Otto was sentenced Wednesday. An investigation began after the mother of one of Otto’s seven victims