Month: May 2017

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon officials are building what they hope is a permanent solution to homeless camping under a Corvallis bridge. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2q8mPpI ) the Oregon Department of Transportation recently completed the installation of metal fencing under a bridge over the Marys River. ODOT Public Information Officer Angela Beers Seydel says

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police on Thursday identified a man fatally shot by an officer as Terrell Johnson, a 24-year-old who has recently been homeless. Sgt. Pete Simpson says Johnson was armed with a utility knife Wednesday night when he was shot multiple times near light-rail tracks. The Transit Division officer who fired the

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Thursday urged the Interior Department to lift its sudden suspension of long-standing local committees and advisory boards that provide essential community input on public land management. The letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke follows reports from Oregonians on public resource advisory councils and committees (RACs) that the Department

Ninth- and tenth-grade students at Cascades Academy are wrapping up their community grant-making class through the Oregon Community Foundation’s Community 101 Program this year. They will award $5,000 to local non-profits at an awards ceremony on Tuesday , May 16th at 8am on the Cascades Academy campus. “We have been thrilled to participate in a

It’s a cautionary story for anyone who buys gift certificates or cards: A Bend man went to cash in hundreds of dollars worth of gift certificates and found the business they where purchased had been sold, and they won’t be honored. “My wife Nancy bought a couple gift certificates last year to assist with cleaning

Voters in Jefferson County will decide Tuesday whether they favor a permanent tax levy to pay for emergency medical services, the very first time the agency has taken these steps. The proposed tax levy is 41 cents for every $1,000 of property value. Currently, the ambulance agency relies on user fees and grants to fund

On Friday, May 5 , Dutch Bros locations in all seven states rallied with its communities to raise $970,037 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association to support ALS research and family services. “We were blown away last year by our community’s support, and raising even more this year is beyond amazing. Our community never ceases to

On a crisp spring morning, energetic crews of two dozen youth assemble in the early light at the Knott Landfill on Southeast 27th Street in Bend. As local residents drive up to the site, Heart of Oregon Corps youth crews help residents back trailers and quickly unload branches, pine needles and brush from vehicles into

Students can now earn an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) two-year degree or a one-year transfer certificate called the Oregon Transfer Module (OTM) while still enrolled in high school, thanks to a new program at Mountain View High School in partnership with Central Oregon Community College. Staff at Mountain View are working with interested

(Updated: Adding link to submitted testimony) An Oregon Senate committee got a two-hour lesson in hot-button Central Oregon politics Wednesday afternoon, as both sides put forth their best, impassioned arguments about whether a proposed footbridge across the Upper Deschutes River at Bend’s south end would hurt the river, wildlife and violate the purpose of a

Portland artist Tom Cramer has come to Bend to add a splash of color to the popular pedestrian tunnel underneath Colorado Avenue. Cramer painted murals on cars in the 1980s until someone asked him to paint on a wall in a house. From there, he did the murals at the Wonderball Room in Portland. He

A study released Thursday by Central Oregon LandWatch says when it comes to allocating water from the Upper Deschutes River for irrigation purposes, less is more. But the region’s irrigation districts said efforts sought by the group already are well underway. LandWatch said the study’s findings indicate that the current system encourages inefficient use of

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll about the proposed Deschutes River footbridge: Should Bend Parks and Rec continue to pursue a Deschutes River foot/bike bridge, despite opposition? Yes – 35% (194 votes) No – 65% (353 votes) Total Votes: 547

Madras police turned to the public Tuesday for any leads to the whereabouts of a 67-year-old Madras woman who left home and has not been heard from in more than a week. A Madras officer took the initial report around 2 p.m. on Monday, May 1st of a possible missing person, said Police Chief Tanner

BOSTON (AP) – A group of 20 attorneys general, all Democrats, is calling for the appointment of an independent special counsel to continue the investigation into Russian interference in last year’s presidential election. The group led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey called Republican President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey during the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Rescuers who had come to a Seattle man’s aid after he tumbled down Mount Hood say he had not been using an ice ax. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported (http://bit.ly/2pCcbnA ) Wednesday that witnesses heard 32-year-old John Thorton Jenkins say, “I should have had my ice ax in my hand,” shortly after he

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay Oregon more than $400,000 to settle a lawsuit over a nearly decade-old buyback of defective Motrin pills. The company discovered in 2008 that supplies of the painkiller manufactured in Puerto Rico failed to dissolve properly, an issue that could lessen effectiveness. Instead of doing

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police in Portland,have arrested a man accused of secretly snipping off locks of women’s hair on a public bus. Jared Weston Walter was arrested late Wednesday and booked on charges of harassment and interfering with public transportation. The 30-year-old was taken into custody after several people called 9-1-1 to report sightings

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) – U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says a hole that developed in the top of a nuclear waste storage tunnel in Washington state has been filled. Perry announced Thursday morning that the 400-square-foot hole was filled swiftly and safely. He says the next step is to reduce risks at the aging tunnel.

The August 21st total solar eclipse will be the first one to cross from the West Coast to the East Coast since 1918, but it can be dangerous to your eyes if you don’t wear or have the proper eye protection. When the total solar eclipse passes over Central Oregon that morning, thousands of people