Month: April 2019

The City Club of Central Oregon announced at a Tuesday evening reception for its members and guests that the “Rethinking Government: Bend Charter Review” is the winner of its second annual “Conversation of the Year Award.” The award is given to the community conversation that best reflects City Club’s mission and values. The winning conversation

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Winds will be breezy at times, but not too gusty across Central Oregon this evening. Mostly clear skies will be overhead tonight with just a few clouds. Low temperatures will dip into the mid to upper 30s for lows, which is slightly above average. Tomorrow we’ll see another mostly sunny start

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – University of Oregon community members are calling for potential layoffs and cuts to be routed back to the administration as Provost Jayanth Banavar proposes substantial budget cuts for arts and cultural programs. The Register-Guard reported Tuesday that Banavar wants to slash general fund budgets for the Labor Education and Research Center,

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office warned the public on Wednesday that a recurrent phone scam has hit the area once again, as a fake “deputy” claims the call recipient missed jury duty and must pay to clear a warrant. “We have received several calls today from community members who have been contacted by a subject

(Update: Boil water notice lifted) A day-old boil water notice was lifted Wednesday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, as water treatment plant officials said they resolved high turbidity levels that could have led to health issues. “Normal consumption of treated water can resume,” the notice issued Wednesday afternoon stated. The Warm Springs water treatment

The Deschutes National Forest and Discover Your Forest are celebrating Earth Week by reading the Dr. Seuss’ children’s classic, The Lorax to Central Oregon students. Over 750 kids from 15 schools will learn about conservation and the many products our forests generate through discussions around this beloved book. The program has been going on for

Central Oregon has a major housing shortage, and Madras is no exception. The Madras City Council has prioritized the problem in its strategic goals which led to the adoption of a Housing Action Plan in December. The action plan incentivizes building of new housing for all income levels, officials said in a Wednesday news release.

A grand opening celebration is scheduled on Saturday at Sisters Habitat for Humanity’s new Thrift Store, at 211 E. Cascade Ave. The celebration will start at 9 a.m. at the former building, 141 W. Main Ave., to honor the store founders. It will be followed by a procession to the new location for a ribbon-cutting

If weather conditions remain favorable, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite two prescribed burns Tuesday, the first southwest of Sisters and another about 25 miles southeast of La Pine, with another planned Friday south of Bend. Ignitions are scheduled to begin around 10 a.m. for the burn on SAFR Unit 131, 3

The executive director of a food pantry in La Pine said more than $1,000 worth of food was stolen last week. Stacie Derhak said Tuesday that someone crawled through the window of the donated chicken coop at the La Pine Community Kitchen on Finley Butte Road, then climbed into the pig pen to steal food.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A funeral procession for a slain sheriff’s deputy from Washington state has begun. The procession Wednesday will bring the body of Cowlitz County Deputy Justin DeRosier from Longview, Washington to Portland, Oregon, where thousands of law enforcement officers will attend his funeral. DeRosier was killed while responding to a call about

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sought answers Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture following concerns that new agency policy is derailing vital and time-sensitive conservation and forest management programs in Oregon. The USDA has thousands of cooperative agreements in Oregon and across the United States with a vast array of partners to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge in Oregon says he will block a rule change by President Donald Trump’s administration that could cut off federal funding for providers who refer patients for an abortion, though the scope of his decision remains to be seen. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that U.S. District Judge Michael McShane made

A Redmond woman has filed a $12 million federal lawsuit against the Redmond School District, a teacher and principal, claiming their inaction led her 12-year-old daughter to kill herself over a boy’s bullying about her weight. The Oregonian reports the woman, Maranda Riboli, claims in her lawsuit that the district and educators are responsible for

A Bend man wanted on a felony warrant refused to stop for Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies west of Millican on Tuesday, prompting a chase and manhunt involving two K-9 teams and an Oregon State Police plane that failed to find him, officials said. Deputies were dispatched to the 57300 block of Fort Rock Road, south

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… As our airflow turns more northerly and a little more high pressure builds in we will see partly cloudy skies in the morning turn mostly sunny for the rest of the day. Very mild morning temperatures will stay above average today. Highs will reach the mid to upper 60’s and NW

Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. This week: we continue our series on building a digital defense against frauds targeting senior citizens. For the past month, we have looked at all kinds of elder fraud – including tech support, money mule and real estate scams. This week, as we wrap up our series

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in honor of Cowlitz County, Wash., sheriff’s Deputy Justin DeRosier, who died on April 14 after being shot on duty while responding to a call on April 13. Flags should be lowered to half-staff from sunrise

Land managers and public health officials have come together to develop two new tools that will provide Central Oregonians with a one-stop shop fire information resource. Central Oregon Fire ( www.centraloregonfire.org ) offers up to date information on prescribed fire and wildfire locations, smoke impacts, and health resources. Also, you can sign up for text

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard hit a 37-footer at the buzzer and finished with a career playoff-high 50 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder from the playoffs in five games with a 118-115 victory on Tuesday night. With the game tied, Lillard dribbled just inside of halfcourt near