Month: November 2016

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The city of Bend is seeking applicants to fill two positions on the Bend Planning Commission. Committee members are appointed by the City Council for four-year terms to review and make recommendations regarding land use matters. Consideration shall be given to include representatives of the various geographical regions of the City of Bend. The City

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A tech company has abandoned its plan to revive a former semiconductor plant in Eugene and says it will sell the shuttered property instead. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2e2U5dy ) that Broadcom spokeswoman JP Clark said Tuesday that the company no longer plans to use the former Hynix plant for its wireless

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The search for a missing mushroom picker near Sweet Home has entered its second day. Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley said Wednesday that rescuers from his county are getting help from Lane County, Marion County and the Oregon Air National Guard. Oliver Mercer, a 58-year-old man from Lebanon, Oregon, was last

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Geographical Survey reports that a 3.8-magnitude earthquake shook the northern Oregon coast. The agency’s website says the quake hit shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday near Warrenton and Astoria. There have been no reports of damage. Warrenton Mayor Mark Kujala and Police Chief Matthew Workman tell The Daily Astorian they

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is planning to send a letter to President Barack Obama voicing opposition for a proposed expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The Mail Tribune reports (https://is.gd/vtlwiS ) that commissioners decided Tuesday to send the letter and a transcript of more than four hours of public

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ammon and Ryan Bundy are being transferred from an Oregon jail to Nevada, where they will be tried early next year on charges stemming from a 2014 standoff with federal agents near their father’s ranch. The Multnomah County Jail roster shows the brothers left the downtown Portland jail Wednesday morning. They

PSEG Solar Source announced Wednesday it has acquired a 10.5 megawatt-dc solar energy facility from Obsidian Renewables for an investment of $21 million. The facility, to be called the PSEG Lake County Solar Energy Center, is located about 140 miles southeast of Bend. Here’s the rest of their news release: The PSEG Lake County Solar

The Oregon Farm Bureau issued a statement Wednesday expressing concerns about the impacts of a proposed settlement of two federal lawsuits conservation groups filed against five Central Oregon irrigation districts and federal water regulators over Oregon spotted frog habitat. Here’s their statement, in full: For over 20 years, Central Oregon irrigation districts have worked closely

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Lane County judge has issued an arrest warrant for an 18-year-old exchange student accused of statutory rape. The Register-Guard reports (https://is.gd/qTFuXv ) the teenager from South Korea attended Marist High School, a private, Catholic school in Eugene. A school spokesman said Tuesday the student was expelled last month after officials

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The mother of a slain Seaside toddler has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. Dorothy Wing was initially charged with murder by abuse in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Evangelina Wing. She pleaded guilty in January to the lesser charge of manslaughter and testified against her former

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former bookkeeper for a Portland nonprofit that worked to help Oregon’s foster children is suing the organization, alleging she was fired after reporting misspending by her employer. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2fcyoW4 ) that Deborah Muller filed the $375,000 wrongful termination suit last week. Muller alleges she found money from the

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Lane County commissioners have rejected a proposed ban on smoking and vaping in county parks, but not without deciding to reconsider the policy later with possible changes. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2ftQDtu ) the board of commissioners voted down the proposal on Tuesday that would have applied to the county’s 73 parks.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Marion County man has been arrested for hitting a puppy so hard that its leg had to be amputated. The Statesman Journal reports (http://stjr.nl/2em3xat ) that 22-year-old Kyle Anthony Hernandez faces charges of first-degree animal abuse. Court documents say he admitted to spanking his roommate’s mini Australian/Dachshund puppy in August

A Buddhist temple and meditation center may be coming to a rural neighborhood west of Redmond. The applicants and some neighbors spoke to a Deschutes County hearings officer at a hearing Tuesday night in Bend. A 12-acre site on Northwest 95th Street, off Highway 126 is where the group wants to build a meditation center

Beginning Tuesday, Oregonians can sign up, renew or change their health insurance plans at HealthCare.gov. They do not have to go it alone: Experts are on hand to provide guidance, and financial assistance is available, too. Open enrollment – for those who buy plans on their own because they do not have coverage through their

Following the announcement of a pending merger between AT&T and Time Warner Inc, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote a letter Tuesday to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, raising serious concerns of the future use of data caps and zero-rating by this potential mega-company. “Data cap plans that zero-rate data at the discretion of the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 points, 23 in the third quarter alone, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-104 on Tuesday night to extend their early season winning streak to three games. Ian Clark came off the bench with a career-high 22 points for the Warriors, who have

SWEET HOME, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say they are searching for a 58-year-old man who hasn’t returned from mushroom picking east of Sweet Home. Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley says someone called authorities Tuesday morning to report Oliver Mercer, of Lebanon, missing in the area of Rocky Top near Green Peter Reservoir. Riley says Mercer

A Bend restaurant is cleaning up the mess after it was the target of vandalism over the weekend. It was business as usual at Drake restaurant on Tuesday, though a brown tarp covered with a piece of plywood hung outside the building. On Saturday, Bend police said they responded to the area after someone threw