Month: September 2017

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – A group that bills itself as the “foremost alt-right group” in the Pacific Northwest has been putting up posters in downtown Grants Pass. The Daily Courier reports the group True Cascadia plastered posters that said “White, Proud, Unapologetic” near a bank and a coffee shop, and police had to remove swastikas

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Salem officials are considering an ordinance that would outlaw sitting or lying on public sidewalks during the day. The Statesman Journal reported (http://stjr.nl/2xxZba4 ) on Wednesday that the ordinance would give police the option to cite and remove violators from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The proposal also bans people from camping and

A collaborative project between the High Desert Museum and The Museum At Warm Springs has received a $110,662 Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant will support a project: Weaving Stories: Creating Stronger Institutional Partnerships to Enhance Culturally Relevant Visitor Experiences . The project will empower museum professionals

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A teenager has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after accepting a plea deal in the shooting death of a man in Boardman. The East Oregonian reports (https://is.gd/ou1cEp ) David Alvarez was 17 at the time of the September 2016 shooting. Police arrived at the scene of a crash

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Portland’s art tax. City voters approved the $35 annual tax five years ago. It pays for art and music teachers in schools. A Portland resident challenged the law, contending it was a fixed fee imposed on each person in violation of the state constitution. The

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A sex offender who was living under an assumed name in southern Oregon has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after being found guilty of raping his girlfriend. The Mail Tribune reports (https://is.gd/HVK9oH ) that 53-year-old Martin Quintero continues to deny wrongdoing. At Tuesday’s sentencing, he submitted a 16-page

The Bend Municipal Airport wants to update its master plan to keep up with the growth of Bend. This update includes a grant from the Oregon Department of Aviation that will help kick-start the planning efforts. “The airport has been growing, and as everyone who lives in Bend knows, everything is growing explosively,” Airport Manager

(Update: Details in court affidavit) A four-page affidavit in support of an arrest warrant for a Madras fugitive tells the story of a terrifying recent morning for a Madras woman, the mother of their child, who said he threatened to kill her. NewsChannel 21 obtained the court records on Wednesday and the document revealed Omar

Numerous complaints of illegal gillnetting at the Deschutes River Sanctuary on the Columbia River led to a nighttime patrol and the arrest of two Cello Village residents on several charges, Oregon State Police said Wednesday. OSP, working with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, conducted the patrol Monday night, said OSP Sgt. Michael

(Update: Comments from NeighborImpact, residents) Fall starts Friday, and we can certainly feel it in the air. Many residents might have already turned on their heat. But that’s not easy for everyone, including Tumalo resident Marie, who didn’t want her last name used. “So yeah, I never really expected to at least not be able

Roads are being blocked in Central Oregon to help keep homeless campers off the land. It’s been about a month since crews started closing off paths around the area at the end of Antler Avenue east of Redmond, where a large homeless camp is located. But it seems like campers aren’t being discouraged. “There are

Two Marion County Sheriff’s Office uniforms were stolen when a car was broken into in the Eugene area on Wednesday, officials said. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office learned items taken from the vehicle included two pairs of green BDU (battle dress uniform)-style pants, two sheriff’s office badges, an empty weapon holster, two black polo shirts

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking what people think the organizers of events should do, in the event of a late cancellation: What do you think canceled events should offer? Full refunds – 87% (526 votes) Partial refunds – 8% (47 votes) No refund/you write off as donation – 6% (35 votes)

Communication breakdowns between care facilities can pave the way for outbreaks of infection, according to research on the spread of an extensively drug-resistant bacterium. The OSU/OHSU College of Pharmacy teamed with the Oregon Health Authority and other collaborators on a two-year study of Acinetobacter baumannii, an opportunistic pathogen associated primarily with infections among patients who

In the wake of historic wildfires in Oregon, Idaho, California, Washington and across the West, Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., have introduced an updated version of their bipartisan wildfire funding solution

On Monday, NeighborImpact Head Start will kick off their first full week of classes at the recently refurbished Ochoco Elementary School, now called the Ochoco School Crossing. Excitement is in the air in anticipation of 38 bright-eyed children between the ages of 3 and 5 joining their new classmates and teachers for a full day

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Forest Grove man says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mistook him for a man who is not in the country legally. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported (http://bit.ly/2fiAxnd ) that ICE agents approached Isidro Andrade-Tafolla and his wife on Monday near a Hillsboro courthouse after a protest against recent ICE arrests outside the

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Hispanic members of the Legislature said they would defend Latinos in the state, including those who entered the country illegally. In a ceremony Wednesday in Brown’s office marking Hispanic Heritage Month in Oregon, Brown denounced U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ comments made to law enforcement officials in

(Update: Adding Boddie comment on whether he’d run for council again) Bend City Councilor Nathan Boddie announced Wednesday he will run for the Democratic nomination for the Oregon House seat held by Republican Knute Buehler, who will be running for governor next year. Boddie was elected to the council in November 2014. Deschutes County Clerk

It went into effect in late May, but you may not have heard yet: Child passengers under age 2 must use a child seat with harness in a rear-facing position, unless the child turned 1 year of age prior to May 26, 2017. Previously, the age requirement for rear-facing was up to age 1, but