Month: September 2017

Deschutes County Commissioner Tammy Baney announced Saturday she will seek a fourth four-year term on the board, foregoing a possible run for the Oregon House seat being given up by fellow Republican Knute Buehler as he runs for governor. “After a strong recovery out of the recession, Deschutes County is among the fastest growing areas

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The family of a Portland cyclist who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2yPhGFb ) the lawsuit was filed in court on Friday against Republic Services Alliance Group after 41-year-old Tamar Monhait died in August while riding her bicycle. The lawsuit

The Bend Bottle Drop is one of the few places in the city where people are able to return their cans and bottles for their bottle deposit. The site on Northeast Second Street is run by the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, a group that aims to make it easy to recycle across the state. Many

Members of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing Communications Flight deployed Friday night from Portland Air National Guard Base to provide communications support for Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico. Eight Oregon Air National Guardsmen boarded a C-17 aircraft from Orange County, New York, at around 7:30 p.m., headed to San Juan. In

Phil’s Trail Complex is a hot spot for bikers, runners and hikers, but starting Saturday, you could see hunters in the area as well. The sign on the trailhead says look, listen and smile. And for the next 12 days, that’s exactly what you’ll want to do — whether you’re a biker, hiker, runner, walker

Here are Friday night’s Oregon prep football scores, compiled by The Associated Press; Amity 32, Sheridan 7 Ashland 21, Springfield 14 Bandon 62, Waldport 0 Banks 48, Valley Catholic 7 Bend 48, Ridgeview 6 Blanchet Catholic 20, Colton 6 Bonanza 52, Riddle 32 Burns 42, Umatilla 13 Camas Valley 52, Powers 0 Cascade 58, Stayton 14 Cascade Christian 49, Paradise, Calif. 42 Centennial 27, David Douglas

THE PARALEGAL BEAGLE is hosting its 7th annual KOATS FOR KIDZ to benefit the children with parents currently active in the Deschutes County Family Drug Court Program. The last six years has been a huge success and this year we have 35 children in need. A list of new coats needed can be found on

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A jury has ruled that a hospital in Eugene must pay $1.5 million to a Georgia woman for providing negligent medical care to her daughter, a University of Oregon athlete who died of meningococcal disease during a campus outbreak in early 2015. The Register-Guard reports (https://goo.gl/snEAaw ) the Lane County jury reached

(Update: Comments from school superintendent, transportation supervisor, driver) Weeks after classes started, the Redmond School District, like others in Central Oregon, is still scrambling to make sure students get to and from school, due to a shortage of bus drivers that’s actually a nationwide problem. The Redmond district is hoping perks, including an increased employee

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if people agree with a downtown Bend restaurant that has set a 90-minute time limit for customers: Do you think it’s reasonable for a restaurant to set a 1 1/2-hour time limit for your stay? Yes – 59% (446 votes) No – 41% (304 votes) Total

A safety coordinator from Bend, David Cary, has returned home after assisting the federal medical response to Hurricane Irma as part of the National Disaster Medical System. Cary serves as a member of an NDMS Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT). As of Friday, NDMS personnel along with U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS) officers

At a spirited fundraising event Thursday evening, members of the Central Oregon Association of Realtors and the Central Oregon Builders Association united to support Bethlehem Inn’s Transforming Lives Together capital campaign. The event was held at the Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room. The evening’s activities included a friendly debate between Carolyn Bostwick, President of COAR, and

(Updating: Correcting lead to reflect no police pursuit by vehicle) A 23-year-old Bend man wanted on a parole violation was stopped by police Thursday night but ran from his car and was injured when he leaped over a concrete wall at the city’s downtown parking garage and fell 16 feet to the level below, officers

Guests at one downtown Bend restaurant are being greeted by cards on their tables, telling them they have a time limit on their meal. Some Wild Rose patrons are upset they are being asked to wrap up their dining experience within 90 minutes. But owner Rosie Itti says it’s not uncommon. She got the idea

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Searchers have found the body of a man who went missing in the Tillamook State Forest. Portland Mountain Rescue posted to Facebook on Friday that the body of Michael Lund had been recovered from a ravine. The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to KPTV (https://is.gd/Jl9tNW ) that the body had been found. The

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Two men are suspected of vandalizing a northeast Portland school. Principal Kellie https://is.gd/sSctHsBurkhardt of Menlo Park Elementary School tells KOIN-TV (https://is.gd/sSctHs ) that surveillance video shows the men painting racist slurs and throwing eggs at the building. A portable toilet was set ablaze. Burkhardt says the school custodian noticed the vandalism before kids

At its September forum, City Club of Central Oregon announced the four finalists for the newly minted “Conversation of the Year” award. Unlike most awards, which recognize individual achievement, the Conversation of the Year award celebrates the quality of the conversation itself and recognizes the community as the true winner. One or more individuals, for-profits,

A 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday on attempted murder and other charges in the stabbing of his father at their southeast Bend home, police said. Officers responded to the 21000 block of Woodhaven Avenue around 8:20 a.m. after the victim, Anthony King, 57, called Deschutes County 911 to report he had been stabbed in the

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A new ad campaign is targeting Senate President Peter Courtney for repeatedly blocking a bill that would permit Oregon to give all seven of its electoral college votes to the winner of the national popular vote during presidential elections. The Statesman Journal reports (http://stjr.nl/2xQu8X7 ) the California-based nonprofit, National Popular Vote Inc.,

TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) – Police have arrested one of two suspects in the killing of a man near North Plains. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said detectives arrested 40-year-old Christopher Stephens of Newberg after learning he was in the Tualatin area on Thursday. He was taken into custody during a traffic stop at Southwest Boones Ferry