Month: April 2019

The Family Access Network (FAN) has received a $13,000 grant from The Clabough Foundation, which will be used to provide 130 children and family members in Redmond with essential resources such as nutritious food, safe housing, clothing, health care, school supplies and much more. “FAN is grateful for the continued support of The Clabough Foundation.

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone… As morning clouds move out of the area we can expect a consistent northerly airflow to keep us chilly today. Highs will be in the mid 50’s under clearing skies. Northerly winds will pick up to 5-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph. Skies will stay clear tonight and that will

(Update: New cougar sighting off Scenic Drive north of Bend; no animal, tracks found) Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies responded Monday afternoon to another cougar sighting, the third in recent days, this one north of Bend. But an official said a search did not find the animal or any tracks in the area. Sgt. William Bailey

Better Business Bureau Northwest and Pacific, a non-profit organization committed to advancing marketplace trust, announced winners in all corners of its seven-state region in the 2019 Students of Integrity Scholarship, including a Redmond Proficiency Academy student who took the top award. Lily Barna of Lake Oswego, Oregon, received a $1,000 award for her written essay,

DENVER (AP) – Nikola Jokic scored 37 points and the Denver Nuggets withstood Damian Lillard’s 39-point effort and Enes Kanter’s strong return to Portland’s lineup in a 121-113 win over the well-rested Trail Blazers in the opener of their second-round playoff series Monday night. Lillard, who struck for 50 points, including a 37-footer at the

While the Northwest has seen massive infernos in recent years, a new report shows its forests actually are experiencing a historical deficit of fires. That deficit could be fueling recent, dangerous wildfire seasons. The study showed only a tenth of forest acreage in Oregon and Washington burned between 1984 and 2015, compared with a century

LA CENTER, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say a plane crashed in southwestern Washington, killing the two people who were aboard. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says at 4:11 p.m. Monday a pilot flying south of La Center reported a downed aircraft in a marshy area. The sheriff’s office says that pilot directed emergency personnel to

(Update: Comment from USFS spokeswoman; sale proceeds to build new ranger station) One of three U.S. Forest Service parcels up for sale in Sisters has been sold for $1.5 million for future industrial use, Compass Commercial Real Estate Services announced Monday. The 18.1-acre property is located at U.S. Highway 20 and West Barclay Drive. Compass

Without sound decision-making, responses to seeming environmental tragedies can often make matters worse, according to ethicists who analyzed a controversial goat removal program on an Australian island. Michael Paul Nelson of the Oregon State University College of Forestry and collaborators from University of Technology Sydney have developed a framework to help conservation managers evaluate intervention

Calling all creative kids! We can’t wait for this summer’s annual Balloons Over Bend events, and the Children’s Festival return to Riverbend Park in Bend on Friday, July 26th. We need YOUR HELP to spread the word about this fun, family event. Enter our Children’s Festival Coloring Contest for a chance to win a FAMILY

The Deschutes National Forest will close Forest Road 1815 accessing Horse Butte Trailhead on Wednesday and Thursday for repairs. Road engineers on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District will close the road to Horse Butte Trailhead in order to install a large culvert and build up the road surface. Installing this culvert and improving the road

Happy Monday evening, everyone! A cold breeze will stay with us tonight gusting around 25 miles per hour. Bring some layers if you’re headed out for a walk this evening. Mostly clear skies will stick around tonight going into tomorrow morning. Temperatures will be cold in the 20s tomorrow morning — bundle up! Tuesday will

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Senate moved forward Monday with a plan to limit the state’s supply of recreational, legal marijuana. Lawmakers voted 18-10 to approve Senate Bill 218 and freeze marijuana production at current levels for the next two years. The state will not issue new production licenses to marijuana growers, but current

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say officers fatally shot a man who stabbed four adults early Monday in Southeast Portland. The Portland Police Bureau says officers were called to a residence at about 4:15 a.m. Monday and found the man holding a woman at knifepoint. Police say officers removed a toddler from the room before

RENTON, Wash. (AP) – The Seattle Seahawks have acquired tight end Jacob Hollister of Bend from the New England Patriots in exchange for a conditional 2020 seventh-round draft pick. Seattle chose not to address the tight end position in the draft last week. But the Seahawks do need depth there with Will Dissly coming off

(Update: Details of arrest) Bend police early Monday arrested a 65-year-old transient who they say witnessed an argument between two men in a southeast Bend business parking lot on Saturday, pointed a gun at one of the men, then shot out a tire on his car. Around 2 a.m. Monday, officers found a Chevy Astro

(Update: Adding affordable housing fee amount per development, correcting staff members on each issue) After the city of Bend kicks off its yearly budget work on Wednesday evening, councilors will be asked to make permanent one fee and raise two others, adding revenues for two of the city’s biggest needs: building more affordable housing and

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs clinic in Salem is plagued with long wait times for new patients. The Statesman Journal reports the average delay to see a primary care doctor is 67 days, according to agency data. It’s the second-worst in Oregon and much longer than most Portland-area VA clinics,

Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic is kicking off its 15th annual Brighter Smiles Campaign, which runs May 1 through June 30 at participating Central Oregon dental offices. The Brighter Smiles Campaign is Kemple Clinic’s largest annual fundraiser and it provides people with the opportunity to purchase professional teeth whitening services from participating dentists for just

Here is the ODOT Region 4 weekly construction update for the week of April 29: The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles to Klamath