Month: July 2017

SEATTLE (AP) – The city of Seattle has agreed to install or fix 22,500 curb ramps throughout the next 18 years as part of a preliminary agreement to settle a federal lawsuit filed by three men with disabilities. The Seattle Times reports (http://bit.ly/2u4C4jz ) the city agreed on Monday to build the ramps. The men sued

PLEASANT HILL, Ore. (AP) – A fire southeast of Eugene destroyed three mobile homes and sent a man to a Portland hospital. Residents of the mobile home park tell The Register-Guard (https://is.gd/QWpQBo ) that two dogs and four cats died. The fire happened Monday at the Bella Casa Mobile Home Park in Pleasant Hill. Officials estimated the damage

SISTERS, Ore. (AP) – A Texas teenager has been seriously injured after attempting to cliff dive into Blue Pool. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2u4yUMT ) the 17-year-old was hiking with her mother and friends when she was injured on Monday. Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley says the girl jumped from a cliff about 30 to 35 feet above

WEST LINN, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a West Linn police lieutenant is now on paid administrative leave and is under investigation for possible city policy violations related to allegations that led the city to place the department chief on leave last month. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/Xqurwd ) Lt. Mike Stradley, who heads the department’s uniformed

The Jefferson County School board was faced with a packed room and lots of tears Monday night. Their decision to cancel Madras High School’s Junior Reserve Officers Training (JROTC) program has created a lot of backlash. A few dozen parents, students and community members spoke for nearly two hours, asking the board to reconsider the

Biking, soccer, football, trail, and a dog park can all be found at Big Sky Park located at Hamby and Neff roads in northest Bend. The Bend Park and Recreation District wants to expand the 96-acre community and held an open house Monday evening to gather public input. “I think it’s important to provide amenities,

During the 2017 session, the Oregon Legislature passed a number of measures that strengthen quality and safety in long-term care settings. The passage of House Bill 3359 provides a comprehensive approach to improving safety and quality in licensed long-term care settings, the state Department of Human Services said Monday. The bill provides much-needed updates in

On Wednesday night, the Bend City Council will be asked to approve a contract for construction of the Southeast Interceptor Phase 1 sewer line extension. It’s Bend’s next sewer line project, happening in the Northeast Purcell Boulevard and Neff Road area. It’s set to break ground in August, although construction for some areas will happen

A 61-year-old inmate serving a life sentence for an aggravated murder and arson conviction in Marion County died unexpectedly early Saturday at the Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, the Oregon Department of Corrections reported Monday. As with all unanticipated deaths of state prison inmates, the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says he is not resigning following claims by four men that he sexually abused them as teenagers. Murray made the announcement Monday, saying his resignation would create a destabilizing transition that would likely bring city business to a halt. In May, he said he wouldn’t seek re-election after the allegations

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has ordered the city’s police department to equip patrol officers with body cameras. The decision, first reported Monday by The Seattle Times , comes one month after the absence of video recordings left lingering questions about the police shooting of Charleena Lyles, a pregnant mother who had struggled with

The Oregon Health Authority on Monday updated and reduced the area covered by the blue-green algae health advisory issued June 30 for Lake Billy Chinook, located 12 miles west of Madras in Jefferson County. The update lifts the advisory on those areas of the Deschutes and Crooked River of Lake Billy Chinook arms affected by

A 20-year-old Culver resident was cited on a careless driving charge after an attempted “power slide” led to a rollover crash northeast of Prineville Sunday afternoon that injured a juvenile passenger, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Crook County Fire and Rescue medics were dispatched to the single-vehicle crash around 3:40 p.m. to milepost

U.S. Coast Guard oil spill responders oversaw the removal of 1,000 gallons of an oily water mixture from the commercial fishing vessel Western Skies after it sank in the Warrenton Marina early Sunday , officials said Monday Coast Guard incident management division personnel from Sector Columbia River, opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll about pesticide levels in marijuana: Are you concerned about pesticide levels in marijuana? Yes – 29% (206 votes) No – 71% (496 votes) Total Votes: 702

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Police arrested a 40-year-old woman accused of starting a fire that left a man dead in Eastern Oregon. Pilot Rock Police Chief William Caldera says people passing through town early Sunday saw smoke coming from a house. One man tried to see if anyone was inside, but was driven back by the

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon woman is accused of profiting financially by faking a cancer diagnosis, but will most likely not be charged. The Register-Guard reported (http://bit.ly/2tjVnbs ) Saturday that Jenifer Jones Gaskin, who moved from Eugene to the Portland area in 2012, announced in 2014 that she had been diagnosed with cancer. Jill Hanns, who

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The wife of an Oregon man who died in a traffic crash involving a suspect fleeing police intends to sue the state, alleging the suspect should not have been on the road. Anthony Montwheeler was discharged from the Oregon State Hospital in December after telling the Psychiatric Security Review Board he faked

Over the weekend, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke visited the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon, one of about two dozen national monuments whose status and borders his agency is reviewing at the direction of President Donald Trump. Zinke met with stakeholders in the region, including state Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland. Marsh told Eric Tegethoff of

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Commissioners in Klamath County must decide the fates of four dogs that seriously injured a 10-year-old girl. The Herald and News reports (https://is.gd/6Djmnm ) the bull mastiffs attacked the Klamath County girl last month after she went on her neighbor’s property. She suffered injuries to her head, arm and torso, and