Month: September 2017

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A woman is suing the Eugene School District for allegedly failing to protect a North Eugene High School student from being beaten up by a classmate. The Register-Guard reports (https://goo.gl/hNgg9t ) Olga Telsheva is seeking $625,000 in damages on behalf of her son in the suit filed Tuesday in Lane County

It’s a new chapter for the Crook County Sheriff’s Office as officials broke ground Thursday on a long-awaited $17 million jail to replace its current crowded facility, so small that many wrongdoers go free under a matrix system. “This is the beginning of new era for the Crook County corrections,” Sheriff John Gautney told a

Interstate 84 will remain closed between Troutdale and Hood River as ODOT assesses safety threats to the road caused by the Eagle Creek Fire, officials said Thursday. There is no schedule for reopening the road, with trees and rocks continuing to fall. The road will not reopen until ODOT and its partners determine it is

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll about how safe people feel walking around downtown Bend: Do you feel safe walking around downtown Bend? Yes – 34% (241 votes) Yes, but only during the day – 45% (316 votes) No – 21% (145 votes) Total Votes: 702

(Updating: Sisters superintendent comment) With smoky air from wildfires still in the very unhealthy to hazardous categories, the Sisters School District canceled all classes Thursday. “The safety of our students is our No.1 concern,” the district said in its early-morning announcement. “Thank you for your understanding and have a safe day.” The school district also

(Updates: Nine new small fires, downpours on Milli, Nash fires) Thunderstorms rumbled north through the High Desert late Thursday afternoon, bringing hundreds more lightning strikes but also the first welcome rain in weeks across much of the parched High Desert — including big downpours on the region’s two largest fires. The lightning was “abundant,” according

(Update: Judge denies claim of gag order violation; more Thursday testimony; hearing continues Friday) After another day of a pre-trial hearing Thursday, there is still no ruling on whether or not a recorded interrogation and alleged confession by Edwin Lara in last year’s abduction and killing of Kaylee Sawyer will be admissible at a trial

Cycle Oregon’s cancellation is due to wildfire smoke has been a big hit to the city of La Pine and La Pine High School athletics, which were set to receive big donations from Cycle Oregon. The school’s athletic director, Aaron Flack, is trying to keep it all in perspective. “Huge thing for the whole community,

A search that lasted more than three hours ended successfully when searchers found a 70-year-old woman reported missing Thursday morning in the Eagle Crest Resort west of Redmond, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Dispatchers with 911 got a report around 9:40 a.m. that Nancy Shire was missing, having last been seen at her home in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Officials say another two homes were destroyed in the Columbia River Gorge wildfire, but the blaze barely grew overnight and firefighters established some containment lines. Lt. Damon Simmons of the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office said Thursday the homes are in the same area where one previously burned. Simmons said he does

It’s back to school time! And with the start of the new school year, it’s also time for all fourth graders and their families to claim their free Every Kid in a Park pass which allows free entry into all federal parks, forests, and recreation areas for a full year. Starting Sept. 1, fourth graders

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon lawmaker has lashed out at restrictions on logging, blaming them for the intensity of wildfires plaguing much of the U.S. West. Sen. Herman Baertschiger Jr. represents Grants Pass, an area where mills have closed. The Republican said in a letter that the inability to manage forest resources due to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Cycle Oregon organizers are offering a partial refund to registrants of the weeklong bicycle ride that was canceled due to wildfires along the tour route. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2eNDoEA ) the organization announced the offer on Wednesday to refund $500 of the $999 registration fee. Event organizers say they would refund all of

Applications are being accepted through Sept. 30 for the annual SELCO Community Credit Union SPARK! Creative Learning Grants, which award up to $1,000 to K-12 educators across the 26 Oregon counties that SELCO serves. SPARK! was created with the understanding that a lack of funding should never get in the way of students coming together

Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced the Top Ten 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. These companies are one step closer to becoming one of the five finalists that

After an extensive national search and selection process, Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend said Thursday it is excited to announce that Amanda Gow will be the club’s next executive director. Amanda joins the Club from J Bar J Youth Services in Bend as the director of community programs, overseeing both Big Brothers Big Sisters

President Donald J. Trump announced Thursday that he has nominated Ryan W. Bounds to serve as a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If confirmed, Bounds will fill a vacancy created when Circuit Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain assumed senior status. Bounds serves as an Assistant United States Attorney for

Doctors and researchers agree: the biggest health threat posed by breathing smoke is from the fine particles, which can lodge deep in your lungs, making it difficult or impossible for your lungs to expel them naturally over time. The U.S. Environmental Protection agency noted in a news release Thursday. These microscopic particles – 2.5 microns

With rain in the forecast after months of dry weather in Central Oregon, drivers can expect slippery road conditions during the first shower sin weeks. This is because the accumulated oils from traffic are floated up by the first rainwater on the road. The Bend Fire Department offers s ome helpful tips: Drive even more

The Bend City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to tighten the rules when it comes to blocking downtown sidewalks and other public spaces, specifically including the breezeway between Wall and Brooks street. The move comes a month after some business owners in downtown Bend showed up at a council meeting to detail why they were