Month: May 2017

Kevin Bryant, currently associate principal and athletic director of Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver, Wash., has been named Redmond School District’s new athletic director, Director of Operations Tony Pupo announced Wednes day . “Kevin brings a great deal of experience in athletics and administration that I believe will move RSD athletics to the next

(Update: Park district statement about eminent domain powers, use) The Bend Park and Recreation Board discussed the future of a proposed footbridge over the Deschutes River Tuesday evening and vowed to press on, despite a recent setback in the Oregon Legislature. The Oregon House unanimously decided to block construction of the bridge last week. It

Bethlehem Inn announced on Tuesday that the city of Bend has granted the organization authorization to proceed with plans to construct its new 18,600-square-foot Family Residence and Service Hub on the site of its current shelter, a former motel on North Highway 97. When completed in mid-2018, the new facility will double the Inn’s capacity

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Supporters of Nevada rancher and states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy and his sons went to a federal detention center to protest conditions in which defendants are being held while awaiting trial in federal court in Las Vegas. A rally organizer and spokesman, Doug Knowles, says the demonstration Wednesday at the Nevada

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities say former NBA player Brandon Roy was shot while attending a party in Southern California over the weekend. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Joseph Williams said Wednesday that Roy was one of four people shot in Compton on Saturday. He said Roy and the three other victims were attending a

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a motorist who drove an SUV into a pile of leaves that concealed two girls, killing them. Authorities said Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros learned after arriving home in October 2013 that she may have struck two children on Main Street in Forest Grove

The Oregon House on Wednesday approved HB 2945, an election reform bill that seeks to prevent incumbent office holders from hand-picking their successors. The measure, authored by House Republican Leader Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte), sets an advanced deadline for incumbent office holders to file for re-election. HB 2945 comes in response to a series of

(Update: New details from police, public tips sought) Two cars, a garbage can and a tree burned along a northwest Bend street early Wednesday in what police called an apparent case of arson. They asked any witnesses to come forward to help solve the case. Around 3:20 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of

(Update: DA comments on status of case, Larkly’s conditional release) A 40-year-old Culver man has been arrested on 114 counts of animal neglect after a raid on a property turned up more than 100 goats, pigs, sheep and chickens, several of them dead and others dying from lack of adequate food, water and care, Jefferson

(Update: Adding name of other DA, final decision by Vitolins) Crooked River Elementary School Principal Cheri Rasmussen, placed on paid leave last month for undisclosed reasons, won’t be criminally charged for an incident involving a first-grader, Crook County District Attorney Daina Vitolins announced Wednesday, after a review of the matter by another county’s chief prosecutor.

Deschutes County received Wednesday the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. “These are the highest honors a local government can earn for its budgeting and financial reporting efforts,” said county Administrator Tom Anderson. “It is a great honor and a testament

(Update with more on cause, fire dept. comments) Bend’s Fred Meyer store and several adjoining businesses were evacuated for close to an hour Tuesday afternoon due to a reported gas leak in one corner of the large store. The initial report was received shortly after 3 p.m. of people smelling and hearing gas hissing from

Continuing his efforts to strengthen Medicaid, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led a hearing Tuesday to identify solutions to root out neglect, fraud and abuse in the Medicaid personal care services program. During the hearing, Walden noted the progress Oregon has made to improve the integrity of

Rep. Chris Gorsek (D-Troutdale) and Rep. Carla Piluso (D-Gresham), two legislators with a combined four decades of law enforcement experience*, co-chief sponsored House Bill 3242 which passed the House Tuesday. The bill requires that law enforcement officials record custodial interviews with juveniles from the time a Miranda warning is issued to the end of an

Rural counties in Oregon and across the country urgently need restored federal funding for vital county services and sustainably increased timber harvests, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., stressed Tuesday at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. Wyden underscored the importance of both extending Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to counties and sustainably increasing timber

Rep, Gene Whisnant (R-Sunriver) was recognized Tuesday by OregonASK as a “Champion for Children in Poverty” during the organization’s “Day at the Capitol.” Rep. Whisnant received this award for his years of advocacy on behalf of legislation that will provide students in poverty with greater opportunities to participate in afterschool programs and to succeed in

Central Oregon gas stations are already busy in the summer, and, of course, the week of the total solar eclipse in late August will be much busier than normal. Area gas stations haven’t seriously begun preparations for the million-plus people expected to come to Orego for the eclipse yet. But they’re obviously expecting an uptick

Oregon remains a key player in a multi billion-dollar industry, but it’s a reputation Oregon State Police would like to lose, since this particular industry is the growing and selling of black-market marijuana. “One can make considerably more money for the same product,” said a Bend grower who wants to remain anonymous. We’ll call him

OSU-Cascades is preparing to wrap up its first school year on its brand-new west Bend campus. Along with the new buildings and dorms, enrollment is also ramping up. Currently, about 1,200 students including graduate students attend the Bend four-year branch of Oregon State University And right now, high school students here in Oregon and across

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A confederation of tribes in Oregon is hoping to build a casino in the state capital of Salem and draw in crowds of gamblers from Portland, the state’s biggest city. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon said Tuesday they hope to open the 140,000 square foot entertainment, gaming and