Month: August 2019

Described as adventurous and mature for her age by her parents, 18-year-old Samantha Henry spent months saving money for a humanitarian trip in Thailand. Samantha is the eldest of three girls born to Redmond residents Aaron and Susan Henry. Aaron and Susan were initially hesitant to let Samantha, or “Sam” as those close to her

(Update: Suspect identified, new details on what took place) An agitated, 36-year-old transient was overheard Friday yelling a threat to blow up a downtown Bend office building as he walked inside, prompting street closures and the start of an evacuation before he came out and was arrested, police said. Officers responded around 12:15 p.m. to

Good evening Central Oregon! This trend of warm sunny weather continues and it looks like we will see it throughout the weekend. We are looking at breezy conditions again from time to time this evening with winds out of the north at 5-15 MPH with gusts up around 20 MPH. Even with the breezy conditions

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Linn County are investigating the death of a 62-year-old man crushed by a large tree that fell on him while he was operating an excavator. Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon says that Ronald Gary Oliver of Lebanon died Friday afternoon at Olsen Honey Farms outside Albany after the tree

Firefighters working on the Milepost 97 Fire in southwest Oregon had another successful day Friday, completing fire lines around the entire perimeter of the fire. No additional fire growth was reported on Friday and the fire remains at 13,085 acres and is 45% contained, officials said Saturday. Here’s the rest of Saturday morning’s update from

Lay It Out Events is excited to announce that $3,000 of proceeds raised at the 2019 First Interstate Bank Bend Summer Festival will be donated to event beneficiary and local nonprofit, Family Access Network. Through the generosity of sponsors like First Interstate Bank, Lay It Out Events is able to make Bend Summer Festival a

Liz Goodrich was sworn into office on the Redmond School District board of directors on Wednesday at the district office. Goodrich was elected into office in May and fills the position most recently held by Johnny Corbin. The Redmond School District Board of Directors serve overlapping four-year terms as non-salaried trustees of the school district.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will pay for prepaid postage on mail-in ballots for next year’s general election under a law signed by Gov. Kate Brown Friday. Senate Bill 861 is a bid to increase voter turnout in a state that already leads the nation in voter participation. Participation in the 2018 midterms topped 60%,

SENECA, Ore. (AP) — Authorities are investigating and a $25,000 reward is being offered after five bulls were found dead and mutilated on a ranch in Eastern Oregon earlier this week. The Capital Press reports the two carcasses were discovered Tuesday. On Wednesday, three more carcasses were found. Investigators say the bulls had genitals and

(Update: New video from scene; comments from neighbors, details fire official) A home was heavily damaged by a fire Friday night in the Woodside Ranch neighborhood south of Bend, and a fire official said it was close to a total loss, at more than $200,000 damage. The report of a structure fire in the 20600

(Update: Suspect arrested on murder, attempted murder charges; family says she’s victim’s sister) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland State University has confirmed that a man fatally shot Friday at a house in the city was a basketball player at the school. The school said in a statement that it “mourns the tragic loss of student-athlete

Good morning Central Oregon! We are looking at another sunny day today across the High Desert! Highs today will top out in the upper 80s to low 90s. Breezy conditions are likely once again this evening with winds out of the north at 5-10 MPH with gusts up around 20 MPH at times. The wind

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon football coach Mario Cristobal figures the Ducks will have 19 days of traditional fall camp before they’ll have to start preparing for Auburn. Oregon’s high-profile opener, a rematch of sorts of the 2011 national championship game, is set for Aug. 31 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “Really, you gotta

(Update: Adding DMV photo) Remains found by a camper west of Sunriver last Sunday have been identified as a 48-year-old man, a long-time Oregonian with no known recent address, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Friday. The cause and manner of Curtis Fredrick Pagel’s death are still being determined by the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office

State computer and phone network issues are affecting DMV, including DMV2U online services, Motor Carrier Transportation Division phones and online services, as well as other state offices Friday, the Oregon Department of Transportation reported. “We have no estimate on when the problems will be fixed,” the agency said. “If you are trying to contact us

(Update: Adding info) ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — One of the nation’s leading producers of plywood has announced that it will let go a quarter of its workforce at a plant in southwest Oregon. Roseburg Forest Producers said Friday it laid off approximately 90 of its approximate 350 employees from a plywood plant in Dillard. The

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week reintroduced legislation that would stop states with a sales tax from creating red tape for small businesses as a result of last year’s Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc . “Small businesses in Oregon have been tied up in a sea of red

The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Friday for Odell Lake in Klamath County due to the presence of a cyanobacterial (harmful algae) bloom and cyanotoxins (harmful algae toxins) above recreational guideline values for human exposure.. People should avoid swimming and high-speed water activities, such as water skiing or power boating, in

Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of August 5-11: Special Event ·Flashback Cruz will occur on August 3 from 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. and impact the following streets: o NW Wall Street between NW Newport Avenue and NW Louisiana Avenue o NW Bond Street between NW Franklin

MANZANITA, Ore. (AP) — A juvenile thresher shark washed ashore on the Oregon coast in Manzanita this week. The Seaside Aquarium says the 9-foot-long creature was alive when it washed up, but died a short time later. It was a female that was about four or five years old. The Seaside Aquarium says the shark