Month: April 2017

A bill sponsored by state Sens. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, and Alan Olsen, R-Canby, to honor fallen war veterans every month passed the Senate Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 573 encourages Oregonians to honor and remember those who have given their lives in military service in war at noon on the 21st

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for crimes related to keeping the body of his deceased father inside a freezer south of Portland and collecting his father’s government benefits. The Marion County District Attorney’s Office says Edward Fitchett pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 35-year-old man who was seriously injured when he went head first into a wood chipper seeks $16.7 million in a lawsuit against the machine’s Iowa-based manufacturer. The accident happened in February 2016, while Noly Chouinard of Eugene was working for a tree-care company at a property in Leaburg. The lawsuit

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A teen who was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and assault says he cannot remember what caused him to swerve into the opposing traffic, causing a car crash along the Oregon coast. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2o63qoJ ) 19-year-old Logan Kitzhaber told police he was driving a car registered

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Gordon Hayward scored 30 points and Rudy Gobert added 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 106-87 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. The Jazz controlled the game most of the night with a defensive effort that bottled up everyone not named

Interested community members are invited to obtain a brick from Bend’s former Kenwood gym during a distribution event this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at High Desert Middle School. A total of 1,000 bricks will be distributed to the public on first-come, first-served basis, with each individual allowed to receive one brick, the

Continuing a series of town hall meetings around Oregon’s Second District, Rep. Greg Walden announced Tuesday that he will hold six town halls in April, with meetings in Medford, Grants Pass, Bend, Prineville, Hood River and The Dalles. “I’ve been proud to hold regular town hall meetings in all 20 counties in our vast district.

Mid Oregon Credit Union has teamed up with Secure Shred, a division of Bend Garbage & Recycling, to help Central Oregonians stay protected from fraud and identity theft. They are offering a safe disposal of sensitive documents on Free Shred Day, Saturday, April 15 , at four Mid Oregon Credit Union locations: 9:00 a.m. to

The U.S. Bank Mini PPP is now open for online registration. To register go to, www.mbsef.org, click on Events and then click on U.S. Bank Kid’s Mini PPP. The U.S. Bank Mini Pole Pedal Paddle will take place in the Les Schwab Amphitheater, on Sunday, May 21. Teams of six participants each ranging in age

DENVER (AP) – A Portland, Oregon-based doughnut chain has suspended its eating challenge after a man choked to death at its Denver store. Portland, Oregon-based Voodoo Doughnuts made the announcement in a statement to Denver news station KUSA-TV. It comes after 42-year-old Travis Malouff died early Sunday while trying to eat a half-pound glazed doughnut

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A state agency has dropped its lawsuit against a weekly Eastern Oregon newspaper that sought public records about a man charged in the kidnapping and killing of his ex-wife. The records pertain to Anthony Montwheeler, who was discharged from the state mental hospital in December after telling the Oregon Psychiatric Security

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Representatives for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft are pushing a bill that would ensure the state of Oregon regulates them instead of individual cities. The Eugene Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2ozwHZB ) representatives said at a Monday hearing that the bill would set statewide rules for the companies that would allow them to

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A controversial proposal to ban most no-cause evictions has passed the Oregon House. House Bill 2004 was approved Tuesday by a 31-27 vote and now heads to the Senate after weeks of contentious debate. It attempts to address Oregon’s housing crisis by creating protections for tenants living month-to-month, who are often

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Voters in Oregon’s most populous county might be voting on a soda tax this fall. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2o624dA ) that the health advocates behind the proposal must gather 17,381 valid signatures from Multnomah County voters to get the item on the November ballot. Voters would decide whether to add a

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. (AP) – Rogue River High will remain the Chieftains. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports (http://bit.ly/2oyqXiu ) the school board last week ratified an agreement that allows the school to keep the mascot. The decision comes after two years of negotiations between the school district in southwestern Oregon and the Confederated Tribes

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Police say a Eugene man has been arrested for trying to rape his female renter using a homemade restraint system in his basement. The Register-Guard reports (https://goo.gl/5D3oY6 ) 61-year-old Charles Salamone was arrested after the alleged February attack that was interrupted when the renter’s adult daughter knocked on the door. Police

The Oregon Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that will unshackle juveniles when they attend court proceedings or when they are transported between foster homes or mental health treatment programs. Senate Bill 846 – which passed with a 29-0 vote on the Senate floor – prohibits the use of physical restraints on youth in juvenile

A three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 97 about 10 miles south of Klamath Falls killed a California woman, sent a Bend couple and three others to area hospitals and closed the highway for nine hours, Oregon State Police reported Monday. The crash was reported around 12:40 p.m. near milepost 287 in Klamath County, said

For about a week this summer, the population of Crook County is expected to more than double. The county originally expected 15,000 people to come for a week-long eclipse music festival in August, but that number is now expected to be around 30,000. That’s more than the average attendance at a Seattle Mariners baseball game.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene taxi driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after authorities say he was driving erratically and crashed head-on into a parked vehicle. Fred Brittan Zeiger was booked into the Lane County jail on Monday. Police had received numerous reports that a taxi was swerving on