Month: February 2017

Packy, who made headlines during the Kennedy era as the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 44 years, was humanely euthanized at the Oregon Zoo Thursday, officials said. At nearly 55, he was the oldest male of his species in North America. Here’s the full text of the rest of the zoo’s announcement.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner will be out five to six weeks because of a fractured bone in his right hand. Turner fractured the third metacarpal during the third quarter of the Blazers’ 114-113 victory at Dallas on Tuesday night. Turner is averaging 9.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., delivered a statement on the Senate floor Wednesday night in opposition of Congressman Tom Price’s nomination to be the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Department (HHS). “The debate on Congressman Price’s nomination is a referendum on the future of health care in America,” Wyden said.

Girl Scout Cookie season is here, and it’s a BIG one: 2017 marks 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies! A century ago, girls began participating in what would evolve into the largest entrepreneurial training program for girls in the world: the Girl Scout Cookie Program®. Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington will commemorate

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., took the 2-4 a.m. shift on the Senate floor early Wednesday as Democrats protested the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be the nation’s next attorney general, but a majority of colleagues confirmed President Trump’s choice later in the day. Much of the debate has focused on a rare rebuke

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A bill in the Oregon Senate would expand protections from lawsuits stemming from mishaps on properties that are popular with outdoors enthusiasts. In 2016, the Oregon Supreme Court noted that a law shields owners of free recreation sites from lawsuits if someone gets hurt, but not employees. A bill that is

A Prineville man told his survival story to NewsChannel 21 Wednesday after he became trapped in two feet of snow during a weekend avalanche on Cowhorn Mountain near Crescent Lake. Arron Tavernia has been snowmobiling since he was 14 years old and loves to hit the fresh powder. But a day of outdoor adventure became

If you think driving your car has been tough this snowy Central Oregon winter, imagine driving a garbage truck. “This is the biggest disruption for us in service, being able to provide service to our customers,” Bend Garbage and Recycling President Brad Bailey said Wednesday. “Since, well, ever.” It’s been a winter for the ages,

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson announced changes to the 2016-17 school year calendar Wednesday to make up several days lost to this winter’s snowstorms. Here’s the rest pf the school district’s announcement, in full. “After meeting with the state Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, hearing from local families and meeting with employee group leaders,

About 100 students at Redmond’s Ridgeview High School walked out of class Wednesday morning in a peaceful protest over the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as the nation’s new secretary of education. The walkout began around 10:15 a.m., and most students said they would be returning to class after their lunch period. NewsChannel 21’s A.J. Kato

The Central Oregon Association of REALTORS® released year-end statistics Wednesday for single-family home sales and prices during 2016, noting that in general areas with the smallest percentage of total sales also saw the biggest increases in sale prices. Below is a brief snapshot of the of the market in 2016, compared to 2015: Bend ·

In a letter to the president on Tuesday, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined other members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources to blast the administration’s approval of a final easement to build the Dakota Access Pipeline and its failure to undertake meaningful consultation with Native American

The Cascade Range may seem quiet, but some of those mountains have a secret: they’re still alive. Central Oregon is not only a volcanic region, but also holds the potential for earthquakes. South Sister is one of many volcanoes in the Cascade Range that’s still considered to be alive with activity. “Many volcanoes in the

Master plans for three large projects to upgrade facilities were discussed and approved Tuesday eveninb by the Bend Park and Rec Board, but there’s still months if not years of work ahead to bring them to fruition. The plans include new features for Big Sky Park, Juniper Park and the current Bend Senior Center, the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Iranian infant in need of life-saving heart surgery has arrived at a Portland hospital with her family after being temporarily banned from coming to the U.S. by President Donald Trump’s immigration orders. The 4-month-old girl, Fatemeh Reshad, was admitted to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital on Tuesday morning. The girl’s family

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Students are facing possible tuition hikes at Oregon State University as administrators prepare to receive less state funding than requested. University president Ed Ray told the Corvallis Gazette-Times (http://bit.ly/2knayec) that a tuition hike between 2 and 3 percent would still mean an estimated annual shortfall of $20 million in operating expenses.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A student at Reed College in Portland has died from injuries she suffered in an apartment fire early Sunday. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/PqSbYI ) Mara Gibbs died Tuesday at a Portland hospital. Gibbs managed to call 911 before she was overwhelmed by the blaze in her apartment. Firefighters found her inside,

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DALLAS (AP) – C.J. McCollum scored 32 points, the last two on a runner in the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 114-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. McCollum’s shot capped a final minute in which the two teams traded leads six times and Dirk Nowitzki