Month: October 2016

Tragedy has sparked a familiar community conversation about pedestrians, traffic and safety. A man identified Monday as 38-year-old Nathan Bernhardt died at St. Charles-Bend Saturday night after being hit by a car on Southeast Third Street. Comments from NewsChannel 21’s Facebook page reveal concerns, as some commenters wonder why the traffic lights at the intersection

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 been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2dRlRYA ) Nick Allen Lucas was sentenced Monday after pleading no contest in the case. Lucas had been accused

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State health officials say air quality has improved near a southeast Portland glass-making company that’s been at the center of pollution concerns. The Oregon Health Authority says levels of airborne heavy metals near Bullseye Glass are 98 percent lower than when they were first measured last year. Bullseye officials say they’ve

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has broken ranks with his fellow Democrats to protest a proposed business tax. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2egtJm3 ) that Kitzhaber on Sunday night posted an argument against the tax on his website and on Facebook. Gov. Kate Brown, also a Democrat, backs the tax proposal called

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 Oregon ballots leaving out the certain presidential candidates? Do our vote-by-mail ballots require one stamp or two stamps to send? Nope, elections officials said Monday, offering these details: MYTH #1 – Presidential

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 near Ashland Monday morning. The semi took out 320 feet of the guardrail and cheese spilled onto the highway The Mail Tribune reported (https://is.gd/rrlvbE ) that the truck driver was

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 with a suspended license during a traffic stop two years ago. David Black, 32, spent more than six years in prison after a controversial conviction in a street-racing crash

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and firearms charges in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Salem strip club. The Statesman Journal reports (https://goo.gl/CrxL6r ) 29-year-old Christopher Lauderdale pleaded guilty last week as part of a plea deal. Court documents say Lauderdale shot Roderick Adams Jr. of Salem in

Bend police on Monday identified a pedestrian who was struck and fatally injured by a vehicle while crossing Southeast Third Street in Bend Saturday evening. After notifying family members, Lt. Clint Burleigh identified the victim as Nathan Scott Bernhardt, 38, of Bend, who died at St. Charles Bend shortly after the crash. The collision remains

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 sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison after a jury convicted him of driving drunk with a suspended license and lying about his name to a police officer two years

Researchers at Oregon State University have found that a specific detoxification compound, glutathione, helps resist the toxic stresses of everyday life – but its levels decline with age and this sets the stage for a wide range of age-related health problems. A new study, published in the journal Redox Biology, also highlighted a compound –

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs has received $500,000 to provide free transportation to medical appointments for veterans living in 10 of the nation’s most rural counties. The money from the federal VA will go to transportation agencies in Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Lake, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Wallowa and Wheeler counties.