Hospice of Redmond volunteer earns national honor
Hospice of Redmond has announced that Rachel Carver won the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization award for “Volunteer of the Year 2020.”
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Boutique Air to begin daily Redmond-Portland flights this week
Boutique Air will begin daily flight operations from Redmond Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport on Thursday.
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Redmond Police move ‘National Night Out’ event online
The Redmond Police annual ‘National Night Out’ celebration went virtual this year, with fun galore but a serious message as well: partnering with the community to keep everyone safe.
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Redmond School District promotes $27.5 million bond measure at online town hall
The Redmond School District held a virtual town hall Tuesday night to discuss a $27.5 million bond measure on the upcoming Nov. 3 ballot.
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A Smile for Kids, OHSU partner to evaluate program providing braces for youth
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Smile for Kids, a Redmond-based nonprofit, announced Monday a major new partnership with Oregon Health and Science University to analyze the organization’s role in creating long-term health and equity outcomes for Oregon’s underserved youth. While many states’ health plans cover the cost of braces, Oregon does not. A Smile for Kids is the state’s sole
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Redmond seeks applicants for city committee positions
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond is seeking applications to fill upcoming vacancies on city committees. It is also seeking applications for youth ex-officio positions. Youth ex-officio positions were established in 2014 to encourage youth involvement in city business and to create an opportunity for them to voice their concerns and ideas on
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Driver charged with DUII after crashing pickup into SW Redmond home
A Redmond woman was arrested by citation on drunken driving and other charges after her pickup truck crashed into the front of a southwest Redmond house where a young child was sleeping late Saturday night, police said.
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Driver killed in late-night SW Redmond crash
A Redmond man was killed late Saturday night when his car left a southwest Redmond intersection at a 90-degree turn and struck a large tree, police said Sunday.
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8th annual ‘Made in Redmond’ Tour held
Redmond Economic Development Inc. held its 8th annual Made in Redmond Tour on Friday, with virtual visits to three manufacturing businesses in the community.
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Construction begins on 47-unit Redmond workforce apartments project
Housing Works announced Friday it has begun construction of Midtown Place, a 47-unit affordable housing apartment community designed to support working families and individuals living in Redmond.
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Salvation Army, Red Cross and Little Caesars feed wildfire evacuees
Wildfire evacuees in Bend and Redmond received about 130 pizzas Thursday, thanks to a collaborative effort among The Salvation Army, the American Red Cross and Little Caesars.
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Bend-La Pine parents plan rally to call for return to in-person learning
Some parents in Bend-La Pine Schools want their children back in the classroom, and they’re planning to rally to make their case.
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Suspect wanted in weekend shooting arrested in Redmond
The suspect in a weekend shooting in a transient camp area of Redmond that left another man seriously wounded and prompted a public alert was arrested Wednesday morning outside a Redmond grocery store, police said.
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Leading Edge Jet Center acquires fixed-base operator at Seattle’s Boeing Field
Leading Edge Jet Center, a provider of business aviation services throughout the Pacific Northwest, announced Tuesday the acquisition of Kenmore Aero Services LLC, a fixed-base operator at King County-Boeing Field International Airport in Seattle.
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Man pleads guilty except for insanity in Redmond motel hate-crime assault
A man accused of attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Redmond motel co-owner pleaded guilty except for insanity Tuesday to a bias crime, burglary and assault and was sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the state Psychiatric Review Board.
Continue Reading Redmond police seek person of interest in homeless camp shooting
Redmond police asked the public for help Saturday evening in finding a man termed “armed and dangerous,” a person of interest in a shooting that seriously wounded another transient in an area of homeless encampments in southeast Redmond earlier in the day.
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Bank helps RPA’s Redmond Cares provide food, supplies to Central Oregonians
Redmond Proficiency Academy’s Redmond Cares program was recently awarded a $1,500 grant from First Interstate Bank in Redmond as part of the program’s new community sponsor opportunity.
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Redmond’s third urban renewal district, along S. Hwy. 97, nears final hurdle
The plan for Redmond’s third urban renewal district is approaching its final hurdle.
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St. Charles Health System plans to issue $100 million in bonds for upcoming projects
St. Charles Health System confirmed Wednesday it is preparing to issue $100 million in bonds to help fund future Bend and Redmond hospital expansion projects and “maintain a high level of service for our Central Oregon communities.”
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Redmond police report encountering, reversing more opioid overdoses
Redmond city councilors on Tuesday night approved the police department’s request for more naloxone from the Central Oregon Health Council to deal with a rising number of opioid overdoses.
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