Month: June 2017

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A contractor has been fined nearly $200,000 for violations discovered after two workers were injured in a mishap on Portland’s Ross Island Bridge. Oregon OSHA announced the penalty Monday, following an investigation that found nine safety violations. One of the men fell 37 feet from scaffolding while painting the bridge Feb.

(Update: Drowning victim identified) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Divers have recovered the body a 13-year-old Tigard boy who drowned in the Little North Santiam River. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Kendall Alexander was swept downriver Sunday afternoon while swimming with friends at the Elkhorn Valley Campground near the unincorporated community of Mehama. Adults tried

(Updated: Victims identified) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Police have arrested a 35-year-old man following a double-homicide in Salem. Salem police Lt. Dave Okada said Monday that Marcelino Osorio-Jiminez shot two men during a dispute in the parking lot of a strip mall late Sunday night. Witnesses followed the shooter from the lot and officers arrested

On Wednesday, D eschutes County commissioners and the Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) will honor local leaders for their efforts to make Deschutes County bicycle and pedestrian friendly. Since 1996, Deschutes County’s Big Chainring Awards have been awarded annually to recognize individuals, businesses and public agencies that make significant contributions in support

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., along with Sens. Mike Lee, R-Ariz,. and Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Monday in introducing the Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016, which would allow funds from a graduate student’s stipend or fellowship to be deposited into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). While fellowship or stipend funding

Summer is here and Bend Park & Recreation District still has many opportunities for teens to get involved as volunteers with youth recreation programs. Volunteers are especially needed to support the District’s free summer program called Days of Play, offered for eight weeks at various parks throughout Bend. “Teen volunteers are fantastic support and role

Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced Monday the addition of Ryan Culp as Sunriver/La Pine Area Economic Development Director. In this role, Ryan is responsible for executing the plans and programs of business retention, expansion and recruitment within the La Pine and Sunriver communities and assisting in the creation and retention of traded-sector employment

(Update: I-5 fully reopened early Monday) A Michigan truck driver was seriously injured Sunday morning when he lost control of his rig on Interstate 5 south of Ashland and it crashed, rolling onto its side and spilling much of its load of cleaning products, authorities said. The crash blocked all lanes for a time and

(Update: Family identifies woman shot by police, criticize officers’ actions) SEATTLE (AP) – A 30-year-old woman who Seattle police say they shot and killed after she came after officers with a knife has been identified by relatives as Charleena Lyles, the Seattle Times reports. Police spokesman Detective Mark Jamieson says the woman had called police

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Roughly 30 top-ranking employees at Portland Public Schools are getting pay raises that average about 10 percent or higher. The Oregonian/OregonLive says the raises amid a budget climate so bad 70 teaching positions are on the chopping block. The school board approved raises for a wide range of employees, including top

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Eugene Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the Willamette River. The Lane County Sheriff’s office conducted a water rescue Saturday after a passer-by spotted the body more than a mile downstream of the Greenway Bike Bridge. The office discovered that the person was deceased. Eugene police say the

More than 230 age-group duathletes from across the United States toed the line for the 2017 USA Triathlon Draft-Legal Duathlon World Qualifier on Sunday in Bend, with top finishers earning the right to represent Team USA at the 2018 ITU Multisport World Championships Festival in Odense, Denmark. The race was held in conjunction with the

A Redmond couple were killed Saturday evening when their SUV crossed the center line and struck another SUV head-on on state Highway 22 west of Detroit, Oregon State Police reported. OSP troopers and medics responded at 5:24 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash near milepost 41 in Marion County, said OSP Lt. Mark Duncan. A preliminary

A man from The Dalles was killed early Sunday morning in a fiery crash on Interstate 84 in Wasco County, Oregon State Police reported. OSP and other emergency workers responded around 1:45 a.m. to a reported vehicle fire on I-84 near milepost 73, said Lt. Mark Duncan. The victim was identified as Jason Degus, 25,

A 20-year-old Bend man was killed Saturday night in the crash of his pickup truck on state Highway 78 in Malheur County, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers and emergency personnel responded just after 9 p.m. to the reported single-vehicle crash near milepost 64, said OSP Lt. Mark Duncan. A preliminary investigation indicated a 2004 Ford

(Update: Initial info from OSP) Several people were injured in a three-vehicle crash that shut U.S. Highway 20 near Santiam Junction Saturday night and led to the reported call-out of three air ambulances,officials said. Oregon State Police Lt. Mark Duncan said they were dispatched around 9:10 p.m. to the crash on Highway 20 near milepost

GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man is dead following an apartment fire in Gresham. Fire officials in Gresham tell KGW-TV (http://bit.ly/2sKdx5c) that a woman sustained injuries on Friday after leaping from a second-story window. Officials say the woman threw puppies out the window before leaping herself, and reported a man remained inside. Crews

Danielle Dingman swept the women’s standard and sprint-distance titles, Albert Harrison won the men’s standard-distance title and Keith Jackson was the men’s sprint champion at the 2017 USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships in Bend, Oregon, on Saturday. The races, which drew more than 500 competitors, were held at Bend’s Summit High School for the second

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Adley Rutschman hit the tie-breaking single in the eighth inning, Jake Mulholland pitched 4 1/3 innings of no-hit relief and Oregon State came back from a four-run deficit to beat Cal State Fullerton 6-5 in the College World Series opener on Saturday. The Beavers (55-4) extended their winning streak to 22

(Update: Boil-water notice lifted after three days) Tumalo’s Laidlaw Water District lifted its boil-water advisory Saturday, ending the three-day advisory after Deschutes County health officials said a re-test of the system’s water found it clear of potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria. The 130 homes and businesses in the water district had been advised Wednesday to