Month: June 2019

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have joined 24 colleagues in calling on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger to reverse a proposed rule that would, for the first time, allow debt collection companies to send unlimited texts and e-mails to consumers. Just last year, often abusive and threatening debt collection tactics led

Oregon has the West Coast’s highest rate of vehicle-wildlife collisions, but road trips could soon be safer for both people and animals, thanks to legislation signed Friday by Gov. Kate Brown. The bipartisan Oregon Wildlife Corridors bill aims to reduce collisions by mapping the state’s major wildlife corridors and creating a plan to protect them,

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon wildlife commissioners have approved the state’s long-overdue Wolf Management Plan after years of revisions, contentious meetings, an outside mediator and half the stakeholders abandoning talks. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the plan to govern how wolves are handled in areas of the state where they don’t enjoy federal protection under the Endangered

The next phase of roundabout construction at the intersection of NE Empire Avenue and NE Purcell Boulevard begins Monday, June 17. Over the next two months, until roundabout construction is completed, the entire intersection at Empire Avenue and Purcell Boulevard will be closed. Purcell Boulevard will also continue to be closed from Spinnaker Street to

In May, the Redmond Police Department did not conduct any grant-funded DUII High Visibility Enforcement Patrols. But Redmond patrol officers working their normal shifts during May arrested 18 DUII drivers. Redmond Police will continue enhanced DUII patrols throughout the remaining month of June. The primary intent of these heightened patrols is to prevent deaths, injuries

TGIF, everyone! We’re heading into the weekend with gusty winds topping 35 miles per hour; which will calm after sunset, but will still be breezy tonight. There’s a slight chance for thunderstorms and some scattered showers tonight, but it’s a slight chance at that. Overall, we’ll see partly cloudy skies overnight with cold low temperatures.

In May, the Redmond Police Department conducted focused enforcement on distracted driving by contacting drivers who are failing to follow Oregon’s Unlawful Use of an Electronic Mobile Device law (ORS 811.507). Two officers funded by a grant conducted over 8 hours of enforcement resulting in numerous traffic stops. The grant-funded enforcement resulted in 4 citations

Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of June 10-16: Special Events Footzone Dirty Half will be held on June 9 from 6:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and will close NW Lolo Drive between NW Skyline Ranch Road and NW York Drive. Bite of Bend will be held on

Here is the city of Redmond’s road closures and delays list for the week of June 10-14: Redmond Area Street Closures, Events and Delays Map City Street Maintenance Operations: Monday, June 10 thru June 14 – Starting at 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the following road closures or traffic disruptions will take place: Slurry seal

If conditions remain favorable, firefighters on Sunday will ignite a 123-acre prescribed burn 3 miles southwest of Lake Billy Chinook, the Deschutes National Forest announced. Ignitions are scheduled for 9 a.m. on Flymon Units 3 and 4. They are located about 4 miles west of the Three Rivers subdivision. Forest Service officials said this burn

(Update: Adding AP story) BRIDAL VEIL, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a Columbia River Gorge landowner shot and killed a cougar that’s believed to have killed two goats and entered a nearby home, prompting a trail closure and search. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports authorities are confident the slain cougar is the same one that killed the

The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District said Friday it will implement fire season on Monday at 12:01 a.m. The ODF’s Central Oregon District includes approximately 2.3 million acres of private, state, and municipally owned forestland throughout central Oregon. Fire season declaration heightens awareness of increasing hazardous fuel conditions and fire growth potential in

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon moved toward making daylight saving time permanent after the House voted 37-20 Thursday to ditch the twice-yearly time change if other West Coast states follow suit and Congress signs off. The measure would establish year-round daylight saving time across the state — with the exception of Malheur County in eastern

SEATTLE (AP) – The climbers who were stranded for days near the top of Mount Rainier in Washington state have been released from a Seattle hospital. Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg says all four men were released Thursday night after being treated for injuries including frostbite and altitude sickness. The Seattle Times reports Yevgeniy

Oregon State University’s Department of Public Safety sent out an alert to students Thursday to watch for a man on a mountain bike taking pictures and videos of women walking around the Corvallis campus, after dozens of such videos were uploaded to a pornography website. More than 50 videos have been posted to a porn

Lutheran Community Services (LCS) held their first-ever fundraising luncheon, A Life Changing Lunch in Prineville on May 22, at Room 1868. The event, hosted 80 guests and raised nearly $10,000 through sponsorships, individual donations and LCS’s monthly giving program, LCS Lifesaver’s Club. The funds raised provides increased access to LCS behavioral health services and intellectual/developmental

(Update: Adding victim’s name, more details) A 65-year-old Redmond man died of apparent natural causes Thursday afternoon after a boating mishap at Prineville Reservoir, despite the lifesaving efforts of several citizens and first responders, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies responded around 1 p.m. to the report of an unconscious man at the Powder House

After 40 years of public service with the U.S. Forest Service, Deschutes National Forest Supervisor John Allen will retire this month, officials said Friday. Allen, who has been the Forest Supervisor for the Deschutes National Forest since 2007, will retire on Friday, June 21. During his time on the Deschutes National Forest, Allen forwarded a

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… A flow of cold Arctic air coming out of the Canadian Rockies will keep chilly temperatures and a chance of rain showers in our forecast today. Some areas will see a slight chance of thunderstorm activity. Highs will be in the 50’s and westerly winds will pick up to 10 -20

The city of Bend invites members of the community who live, work or play near Murphy Road and 15th Street to a Murphy Corridor Improvements Project open house from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 13 at Jewell Elementary Library, 20550 Murphy Road. The open house will include an overview of the project, design concepts, alternatives,