Month: October 2017

(Update: Discovery made at Hanford) RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) – A different sort of galactic collision has been detected at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation’s special space observatory. Officials announced Monday that astronomers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory discovered the crash of two neutron stars on Aug. 17. Neutron stars are the collapsed cores of a large star

A company claiming to be located in Roseburg is deceiving customers searching for a horse trailer, earning itself an F Rating with the Better Business Bureau, the organization said Wednesday. DKS Trailers LLC claims to be a “Premier Trailer Dealership” that sells horse trailers throughout the U.S. and Canada. The company lists its place of

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Police in Vancouver, Washington, are investigating after a homeowner shot a prowler in his backyard. Police responded to a disturbance call at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. The homeowner told police that he woke early to a prowler in his fenced backyard. Police said the homeowner armed himself and confronted the suspect. During an altercation between

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Lane County workers have gone on strike. The Register-Guard reports dozens of striking workers held signs and chanted slogans Wednesday outside Lane County’s Health and Human Services building. The striking workers belong to the government’s largest labor union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. It’s the union’s first strike in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A University of Portland basketball player filed a lawsuit against the University of Oregon, claiming the basketball coach and staff members were negligent during a visit that resulted in an injury. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Crisshawn Clark’s lawsuit filed on Monday in Portland seeks at least $100,000 because of his ACL injury

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – The Pendleton City Council has banned smoking in parks for at least the next two years. The East Oregonian reports the council amended an ordinance that bans tobacco at a skate park and expanded it to all 22 properties in the parks system. Pendleton Parks and Recreation director Donnie Cook says the goal

Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows. The discovery could represent an important advance in the prevention of surgical site infections, a multibillion-dollar challenge each year in the United States alone. A collaboration that included Adrian Gombart of the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University

FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) – A woman who died at a hospital while in the custody of Florence police officers has been identified. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday an autopsy was conducted on 47-year-old Melissa Gallauher, who is from the Florence area. It says the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office is working to determine the

A technical advisory committee looking at Sisters’ future transportation needs met with city staff, ODOT and others Tuesday night to discuss what type of issues will be addressed, and how. It’s part of the city’s project to update its Transportation System Plan, which is a long-range strategy addressing car, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The new

Do you recycle? If you do, it might not matter any more, come January. A proposed ban by China on recycling imports could mean your recyclables just end up in the dump. For example, did you know paper or plastic plates can’t go in the bin? Neither can Styrofoam. But they often make their way

(Update: Comments from supporters, opponents, Deschutes County clerk) Foes of the $550 million health care tax passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Kate Brown have succeeded in referring it to a special election ballot next January, meaning Oregonians will get an earful of the pros and cons in coming months — starting now.

Counterfeit prescription drugs are being sold illegally in Oregon. These fake pills contain potent substances, including heroin and fentanyl. Police say they’ve caused overdose deaths. The drugs are being illegally marketed as Xanax, oxycodone and alprazolam, to name a few. Fentanyl can be 100 to 10,000 times more potent than morphine or heroin, which means

Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs John Tahsuda announced Tuesday that the Interior Department has signed an agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon to guide implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations. The Buy-Back Program implements the land consolidation component of the Cobell Settlement, which provided $1.9

Electrofishing is not your typical rod-and-reel type of fishing. It’s a way for conservationists to study fish in waterways across Central Oregon. On Tuesday, Portland General Electric workers were on a stretch of the Ochoco Creek in Prineville, stunning fish with an electric current, so they could pull them out and count them. The electric

A group of American veterans and civilians, and their families — one from Central Oregon — filed a lawsuit against five major pharmaceutical and medical-supply corporations in federal court Tuesday, accusing them of knowingly or recklessly supporting an Iraqi terrorist group that attacked, killed, and wounded thousands of Americans in Iraq. Financing for the group

Redmond Proficiency Academy high school students built a tiny house as part of RPA’s unique June Term experience, and it is now for sale. Interested buyers can access the bidding site by clicking on the “Tiny House” link on their website at rpacademy.org. Bidding ends at 2pm on Monday, November 6th. This 20′ Hikari Box

Planning and preparations are underway for the 2017 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s Shop with a Cop program. Shop with a Cop is a joint venture between local law enforcement agencies throughout Deschutes County, local Walmart stores and McDonald’s. Its primary focus is to help make the holidays a little brighter for less-fortunate families, and provide

As fall weather brings more moisture, shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists are beginning to burn piles across the Deschutes National Forest, the agency said Tuesday. Beginning this week and continuing through the next few months depending on conditions, specialists will begin burning a variety of units across the forest. Piles may smolder, burn

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A youth basketball coach in Beaverton has been accused of sexually abusing a minor. Court records show 34-year-old Laurence Metz was indicted in late September on charges of second-degree sexual abuse. The indictment was sealed until after his arrest this month. Metz pleaded not guilty and posted bail. Metz coaches at a Beaverton athletic

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether people shop less on the north end of Bend due to heavy traffic: Do you shop less on Bend’s north end due to traffic congestion? Yes – 47% (293 votes) No – 53% (332 votes) Total Votes: 625