Month: August 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have identified a bank robbery suspect shot by officers Wednesday in northeast Portland. Portland police say 31-year-old Jesse Lee Brockner was released from a hospital and on Thursday was lodged in the Multnomah County Jail. Portland Police Bureau Sgt. Chris Burley says Brockner led police on a chase in a stolen SUV

A fire destroyed a La Pine home Thursday afternoon and ignited a wildfire that firefighters were able to stop at a quarter-acre, officials said. La Pine Rural Fire District firefighters responded around 3:40 p.m. to the report of a single-story structure fully ablaze and spreading to a detached garage and adjacent wildland in the 16000

The Humane Society of Central Oregon said Thursday it will be helping the animal victims of Hurricane Harvey by taking in 10 dogs being flown into Hillsboro Friday afternoon. The homeless shelter dogs due in at 1:30 p.m. are from San Antonio, Texas, and range in age from 3 months to 7 years, with most

Central Oregon’s spate of wildfires has forced the first-ever cancellation of Cycle Oregon, the scenic bike ride that is marking its 30th anniversary, organizers said Thursday. “Oregon is in crisis,” race Executive Director Steve Schulz said in a letter to participants announcing the decision to call off the Sept. 9-16 490-mile event, which costs $999

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Nevada cattleman and state’s rights figure Cliven Bundy and six other defendants have an October trial date in their federal prosecution stemming from an armed standoff that stopped a cattle roundup near Bundy’s ranch in 2014. Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro on Thursday scheduled jury selection to start Oct. 10 in

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission conducted recent minor decoy sting operations in Bend and Madras that found just over half of the visited licensees refused to sell to the underage volunteer. The program utilizes minor volunteers who go into businesses and attempt to buy alcohol with their own ID. The Bend businesses were visited on

While hot summer weather continues across Central Oregon this week, winter is top-of-mind for Mt. Bachelor guests as season passes are now available for the 2017-18 winter ski and snowboard season, the resort announced Thursday. “Mt. Bachelor will offer a variety of 2017-18 season pass options at different price points to keep skiing and snowboarding

Destination Rehab is honored to announce that it has received a $6,520 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The Quality of Life program awards grants to fellow nonprofits that mirror the Reeve Foundation’s mission and commitment to foster community engagement, enhance independence and promote healthy self-esteem. Destination Rehab will use

Economic Development for Central Oregon announced the Top Twenty companies to advance to the next round of the Growth Stage Competition for the 14 th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) to be held Thursday, October 19- Friday, October 20. his group of companies is one step closer to presenting on the historic Tower Theatre stage

In the continued effort to build a safe network to encourage biking and walking in Redmond, the City of Redmond Bicycle and the Redmond Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) is looking for volunteers to help conduct its annual bicycle and pedestrian counts. After establishing a baseline of bicycle and pedestrian users in the community four years

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – The poor air quality in wildfire-plagued southern Oregon has led several schools to shift their season-opening football games. The Mail Tribune reports (https://is.gd/E6VGt2 ) the Air Quality Index was 165 or higher late Wednesday afternoon in Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass and Klamath Falls. “Good” air quality status is given to places where

(Update: New acreage figure, Thursday morning update from Willamette NF) Elk and Hosmer Lakes and the surrounding area were moved to a higher, Level 2 pre-evacuation alert on Wednesday due to increased fire behavior and expected growth on the Nash Fire, which has grown to more than 2,200 acres as of Thursday on the Willamette

(Update: Adding title sponsorship cost) The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation’s largest fundraiser, the Pole Pedal Paddle announced Wednesday that it is searching for a new title sponsor for the Pole Pedal Paddle, its largest fundraiser, after U.S. Bank’s withdrawal from that role in the nearly 40-year-old event. After 39 years of supporting the Pole

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State University is considering whether to change the names of four campus buildings that some students believe are named for racists. The Gazette-Times reports (https://is.gd/yzWq0s) the buildings are Avery Lodge, Benton Hall, Gill Coliseum and the Arnold Dining Center. President Ed Ray said Wednesday that a committee will do a historical review

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Commissioners in Klamath County have voted to set aside $250,000 as a financial incentive for a prospective airline to restore commercial service from Klamath Falls to San Francisco. The Herald and News reports (https://goo.gl/4x8awC ) commissioners voted unanimously on the measure, which would come from an estimated $400,000 in unspent general

(Thursday morning update) Containment lines held in Wednesday’s strong winds on the more than 22,000-acre Milli Fire west of Sisters, still at 44 percent containment, officials said Thursday. Here’s the Thursday update from fire officials: Fire Information Line: 541-719-8135 Email: millifireinfo@gmail.com Website: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517 Blog: http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @CentralORFire Youtube Channel: https://goo.gl/SRRAr3 Location of Origin: 9 miles

Thick smoke is filling the air in the Cascade Range. Many campgrounds like Hosmer Lake, Elk Lake, Little Fawn and Point Campground have fewer visitors than typical for late summer before Labor Day. NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster visited several of the sites Wednesday and said the smoke was thick and it was harder to breathe.

Last year in Oregon over the Labor Day holiday, six people died in crashes. Five of those were in crashes involving alcohol. No matter where you drive in the U.S., it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. Yet every year, about one-third of all deaths on our nation’s

In a time of national crisis like Hurricane Harvey, our natural instincts are to feel compassion and want to help. Our hearts surely go out to all those affected and who will be dealing with the challenges ahead for a long time. That said, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Wednesday urged you to be

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) – A 26-year-old man in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Washington state has been charged with sexual abuse in Oregon. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office says Jonathan Alcantara Romero was arraigned Wednesday on charges of first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree attempted sexual abuse. The sheriff’s office says the charges stem from a