Third Street pedestrian’s death puts focus on area safety
Tragedy has sparked a familiar community conversation about pedestrians, traffic and safety. A man identified Monday as 38-year-old Nathan Bernhardt…
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Portland car thief sentenced in assault on owner
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 50-year-old man charged with stealing a vehicle and an assault on the car owner that left the victim brain damaged has…
Continue Reading Air quality improves near Portland glass factory
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State health officials say air quality has improved near a southeast Portland glass-making company that’s been at…
Continue Reading Kitzhaber breaks ranks, opposes Measure 97
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has broken ranks with his fellow Democrats to protest a proposed business tax. The…
Continue Reading As Oregon ballots begin to roll in, two myths busted
As thousands of Oregonians begin mailing in their election ballots, the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office is out to do some myth-busting. Are…
Continue Reading Semi hauling shredded cheese crashes on I-5 near Ashland
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say a semi hauling more than 40,000 pounds of shredded cheese crashed into a guardrail on Interstate 5…
Continue Reading Bend man sent back to prison for DUII
A Bend man who spent six years behind bars in a high-profile, deadly street-racing case was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison for driving drunk…
Continue Reading Guilty plea in fatal Salem strip club shooting
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and firearms charges in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Salem strip…
Continue Reading Bend police ID victim in fatal pedestrian-car crash
Bend police on Monday identified a pedestrian who was struck and fatally injured by a vehicle while crossing Southeast Third Street in Bend Saturday…
Continue Reading David Black gets 15-month prison term in DUII case
A 32-year-old Bend man who spent more than six years in prison after a controversial conviction in a street-racing crash that killed two teens was…
Continue Reading OSU study: Key antioxidant can curb age-related decline
Researchers at Oregon State University have found that a specific detoxification compound, glutathione, helps resist the toxic stresses of everyday…
Continue Reading Oregon gets $500K for rural veterans’ transportation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs has received $500,000 to provide free transportation to medical…
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