Month: May 2017

Tour des Chutes will mark its 13th straight year of raising funds for cancer survivorship programs in Central Oregon by hosting its annual cycling and running/walking event at High Lakes Elementary School (NorthWest Crossing) in Bend on Saturday, July 8th . Participants can choose to ride one of five distances, from 7 miles up to

COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (AP) – A Lane County school board says it will begin an investigation of the district’s superintendent after a formal complaint was filed against her. South Lane School Board Chairwoman Sherry Duerst-Higgin tells the Register-Guard (http://bit.ly/2qGoOTh) that the board will hire an “outside impartial party” to look into a complaint against Superintendent

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Tax money collected from Oregon’s legal marijuana sales has been a rare bright spot as lawmakers fight over how to fill a $1.6 billion budget deficit. KGW-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2qe3HaW ) that the state has brought in almost $75 million in tax revenue since 2016. It’s not enough to close the budget

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a rule that blocks public access from city-owned property in Lake Oswego to Oswego Lake. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2pk5whv ) the decision comes in a years-long debate between lakefront property owners and public-use advocates. Proponents of the rule say Oswego Lake is private.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Chris Wondolowski scored two goals, reaching 125 for his career, and the San Jose Earthquakes smothered the Portland Timbers 3-0 on Saturday night. David Bingham made four saves in blanking the Timbers, who had a league-leading 20 goals coming into the game. It was Bingham’s fourth shutout, giving him 24

(Update: second quake reported) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Earthquake Center reported that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula region of Alaska at 8:25 p.m. local time Saturday night, the second quake of the day in the state. Officials said the moderate quake was felt in the Anchorage area but no

BrightSide Animal Center of Redmond said Saturday it is among several shelters in Oregon and Washington taking in about 40 dogs rescued this week from a hoarding situation in Stevens County, Washington. BrightSide employees were traveling to Spokane Saturday to bring eight dogs back to Redmond late Sunday, shelter officials said. After they have had

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) – A man from Washington state and a man and woman from Wyoming have died in an eastern Idaho reservoir. Officials on Saturday identified the three as 69-year-old Leo S. Britt of Grapeview, Washington, 64-year-old Niel Hines of Jeffrey City, Wyoming, and 44-year-old Sydney Hines of Jeffrey City, Wyoming. The Bonneville

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) – Although the snow is still piled high, Mt. Hood Meadows will end its ski season Saturday afternoon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/XqQuB9 ) that resort officials say while they prefer to keep winter going as long as possible. the May 6 closure has been planned for some time. Mt. Hood Skibowl

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Wildlife officials in Oregon hope to get hatchery steelhead returning to creeks that feed the Rogue River so anglers will have more luck catching steelhead in the Grants Pass area. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is acclimating about 6,500 young steelhead in Greens Creek for two weeks in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 76-year-old woman whose roommate died in a fiery suicide has pleaded guilty to providing help that included bringing the gasoline. KOIN-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2pR8L3S) that 76-year-old Edna Bennet of Newberg pleaded guilty Friday to negligent homicide and three counts of first-degree arson. She faces up to 25 years in prison but

At Lava Lake, which sits just south of Mt. Bachelor, it doesn’t really look like winter has ended. There was a good foot of snow on the ground Friday — but that’s actually two feet less than there was on Thursday. This week’s brief heat wave melted most of it, and also thawed the lake.

This year, April showers aren’t just bringing May flowers — they’re also setting the stage for an excellent water supply season this spring and summer, officials said Friday. All basins in Oregon are maintaining above normal snowpack for this time of year, with a statewide average of 155 percent as of May 1 , according

Bending Perspectives, an art show held Friday at the Old Stone Performing Arts Center, was not your typical such event. It was designed as a way for the community to come out and speak with artists challenged by mental health issues, from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia, about their experience, to help create more understanding

The city of Madras touted this week that it “lies in the center of the path of solar eclipse totality and will experience 2.02 minutes of darkness on Monday August 21st,” as it noted a variety of camping options available in the area. Here’s the rest of the city’s news release with the details: For

Mike Halsey was busy cleaning up the mess Friday after giant, baseball-sized hail from Thursday night’s storm pummeled his Madras home. “About 15 minutes into the hail storm, the front window ended up breaking in our house. Two of our children ended up waking up, crying, screaming,” he said. “After, we come outside to find

It was a harsh winter here in Central Oregon, and not just for people. All the snow, and freezing temperatures, took a toll on bees, but beekeepers are certain they’ll make a comeback. Thirty-two boxes of bees arrived in Tumalo Friday from Southern Oregon — that’s 640,000 bees. They’re being taken to spots across Central

(Update: Man has died from injuries) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 90-year-old man has died from injuries suffered when a tree fell at a senior care home in West Linn. Authorities say Robert Ruff was sitting on a patio Thursday afternoon when the tree came down. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue took Ruff to a

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore, said Friday he secured funding for key programs for Oregon in the federal spending bill, passed by the Senate Thurs day afternoon. The bill will fund the federal government through the end of September. “I joined the Senate Appropriations Committee so that Oregon would have a strong voice in decisions about

The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Bend field office at 951 SW Simpson Ave. will be closed for construction from May 15 through May 24. Bend-area taxpayers who need assistance during that time can still reach field office staff at (541) 388-6139. The field office upgrades include: New interview rooms with sound insulation where staff can