Month: June 2019

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! We’ll stay dry tonight for the kickoff of the Sisters Rodeo, but we have some chances for rain showers ahead. Overall, we can expect winds to stay gusty at times around 25 miles per hour out of the west and northwest bringing us a change in the weather. Clouds will roll

The National Weather Service, in conjunction with the Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson County sheriff’s offices (Emergency Management), will host three Skywarn Storm Spotter Training events in Central Oregon next week. These trainings are intended to educate the public on how to observe and report all forms of hazardous weather including tornadoes, hail, flooding, winter weather

Starting this month, Prineville families will have new resources to encourage children to learn and explore outdoors through the launch of the Kids in Parks program. Three trails and parks have been designated as TRACK trails in Prineville, including the Barnes Butte trail system, the Crooked River Wetlands Complex, and Rimrock Park. Now, when kids

A fast-moving wildfire in central Washington has grown to nearly 19,000 acres but also has been 25 percent contained by firefighters, KNDU reported Wednesday. The Southeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team said no homes have been lost, but one garage was damaged and two injuries have been reported. Resources on the 243 Command Fire in

(Update: Line sealed; CNG, police give all clear) People on several Sunriver streets were advised to shelter in place for a few hours Wednesday morning after residents noticed and reported the tell-tale odor of a natural gas leak from a line hit by a contractor working in the area. Police and fire crews, as well

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The secretary of state’s office says “extensive work” is needed to improve child safety within Oregon’s troubled foster care system. The office of Secretary of State Bev Clarno says in a report released Wednesday that the Legislature will need to make a significant investment in the Department of Human Services to

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a bicyclist died after colliding with a car in Tigard Tuesday night. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue said the crash took place Tuesday just before 8:30 p.m. KOIN reports the bicyclist was a male. Authorities said the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and was cooperating.

The Oregon Department of Transportation has informed motorists who use U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras of a paving project starting Sunday night that may affect their travel plans. Crews from Knife River will begin a paving project from Colfax to Ford lanes, from mileposts 97 – 101, starting Sunday night at 7 p.m. Work

If you were thinking of attending the Saturday afternoon performance of the Sisters Rodeo, you should make alternative plans for another of the Sisters Rodeo events, as it’s sold out, officials said Wednesday. They said tickets were still available for the Identity Zone Extreme Bulls Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m., as well as the Friday

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… After starting our day with clear skies and a smoky haze from the controlled burns we will start to see the early effects of a system advancing from the NW. With a few clouds building in by the end of the day, highs will be in the mid 70’s and NW

The public is invited to provide input on the Deschutes County Community Development Department’s Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2019-20. The Board of County Commissioners will host a public hearing on the work plan on Wednesday, June 12 at 10:00 a.m. The public hearing will be held at the Deschutes Services Center, which is located

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will launch its new and improved community care program on Thursday, implementing portions of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (the MISSION Act), which both ends the Veterans Choice Program and establishes a new Veterans Community Care Program. The MISSION Act will

Put it back. That’s the advice you’re likely to hear if you bring a young wild animal home to “take care of it” — and you might get a warning or citation from Oregon State Police, too. Oregon’s deer and elk give birth from May through July and many other wildlife species also bear their

(Update: DA brings charges) A cellphone video of a mid-April fight between two girls at Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater as two adults apparently urged them on went viral on Facebook this week, prompting police on Tuesday to detail their investigation and initial charges brought against three adults, one arrested last Friday after a related fight.

A Deschutes County deputy district attorney has been charged with child neglect and is on administrative leave after police found his baby boy in the back seat of his car, whom he apparently forgot when he went to work, DA John Hummel said Tuesday. Police issued Evander McIver a citation for a misdemeanor charge of

The USDA Forest Service is waiving fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington on Saturday, June 8 in recognition of National Get Outdoors Day. National Get Outdoors Day celebrates America’s great outdoors and encourages families to visit their public lands, explore the natural world, and enjoy outdoor recreation activities. “In the Pacific Northwest,

Many Oregonians experiencing a mental health crisis lack a good treatment option, and too many of them wind up in the next best place: a hospital emergency department. They can sometimes be there for days as “ED boarding” patients, neither admitted to the hospital nor discharged. The Oregon Association of Hospitals & Health Systems (OAHHS)

Public safety officials including firefighters, police officers and community corrections officers would be eligible to receive the support they need in the aftermath of a traumatic on-the-job event under legislation that passed the Oregon House on Tuesday. Senate Bill 507 allows public safety officials, following a post-traumatic stress disorder/injury (PTSD/PTSI) diagnosis by a psychiatrist or

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury has determined two Portland police officers were justified in fatally shooting a man who was holding a woman at knifepoint. KPTV reported Tuesday that Portland Police Bureau Sgt. James Mooney and Officer Michael Gonzalez killed 42-year-old Jeb Collin Brock on April 29. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon announced Tuesday it will locally expand its Information and Referral team’s presence to Madras. Beginning Wednesday, June 12, and every second Wednesday of the month thereafter, Jefferson County residents can drop by the Madras Senior Center to meet for free with the Council’s Bob Baily , an information