Month: October 2017

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $400,000 grant to the Central Oregon Irrigation District. In partnership with the Deschutes River Conservancy, the funds will help finance the development of a WaterSMART marketing strategy, an innovative water transactions program to facilitate the trading of water between irrigation districts and boost stream flows in the

The Family Access Network Foundation (FAN) announces new leadership roles, as well as a new addition to the FAN Foundation board. Valerie Yost, who joined the FAN board in 2012 and was previously the Vice Chair, has been voted in as the new Foundation Board Chair. Alisa Betz joined the FAN Foundation Board in 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say an Idaho woman has been arrested and charged with stabbing her husband’s ex-wife to death in her Gresham apartment in 2016. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/CwVbAv ) Gresham detectives arrested Angela Rose McCraw-Hester in Pocatello, Idaho Wednesday. Gresham Police spokesman Brandon Crate says McCraw-Hester is charged with the murder of Annastasia Hester. Police

(Update: Charges dropped against one person) Six Redmond residents, including three juveniles, were arrested on burglary, theft and criminal mischief charges, accused of breaking into a Little League concession stand and stealing a cash register and safe holding more than $1,000, as well as various snacks, police said Thursday. Charges were dropped about two weeks

( Update: Navarro can request name-clearing hearing; second jail sgt. on paid leave) Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson announced he fired a jail sergeant Wednesday for conduct that violated the department’s policies. A second jail sergeant has been placed on paid administrative leave for alleged policy violations, he confirmed Thursday. The sheriff said Sgt. Paul

If you think a city of Bend project should be up and running after a decade, you haven’t followed the tortuous, zig-zag path of upgrades to the Northwest Galveston Avenue corridor, where efforts to improve safety, drainage and other issues led to Wednesday night’s 5-1 city council vote to approve a $495,000 contract for final

The Deschutes County Access to Justice Committee just launched a program called “Lawyer in the Library: Free Consultations” to help with some initial legal advice to those in need. Local attorneys will offer free, 30-minute consultations every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for anyone who has questions on a legal matter. Access to Justice

(Update: Council agrees to match for federal transportation grant request) The still-growing city of Bend has plenty of transportation upgrades in its future, and officials know it won’t get there without a lot of dollars from state and federal partners. So city councilors actually committed more dollars than requested Wednesday night for a match to

The Las Vegas shooting has called attention to modifications of the guns used to quickly fire numerous rounds, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured. A bump or slide stock modification allows for a gun to be fired more rapidly. The owner of Redmond Black Rifle, Larry Myers, said Wednesday the backfire from the gun is

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., applauded word of additional wildfire funds and a call to action on forest management reform in a supplemental budget request Wednesday from the Trump administration. The Office of Management and Budget included $576.5 million in wildfire funding in their supplemental budget request to Congress on Wednesday, as well as recommendations that

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury has indicted a 22-year-old man in the death of another man who was found at the base of a northeast Portland cliff in 2015. The Portland Police Bureau says a Multnomah County grand jury on Thursday indicted Avonte Armstead on one charge of murder. Police say the body of Irvin

SEATTLE (AP) – An immigration judge in Washington state has declined to release an Iraq War veteran from custody while he fights the government’s efforts to deport him. Chong Kim, a South Korean immigrant and green card holder from Portland, Oregon, struggled with drug addition, homelessness and post-traumatic stress following his time in Iraq in 2009

(Update: Adding some of Wadkins’ charges) COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man in Coos Bay wanted for failing to appear in court temporarily knocked an officer unconscious who had been trying to take him into custody. Oregon State Police Lt. Cari Boyd says Coos County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Adam Slater went to a

A group of over 50 stakeholders from across Central Oregon is creating a system that increases meaningful work experience opportunities for young people. The data is clear: young people are engaging in work experiences significantly less while they are in school (high school, college, and university) than they have in the past, and this is

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Attorneys representing three former Boy Scouts are suing the Boy Scouts of America and its Portland-area chapter for $21 million, saying they let a known pedophile become a scout leader. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court is the latest in more than 100 filed against the scouting organization, according

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether you believe speed limits should be reduced on Highway 97 north of Cooley Road: What do you think the speed limit should be on Hwy. 97 N. of Cooley Rd.? Keep it at 65 mph – 47% (338 votes) 55 mph – 31% (224 votes)

(Update: Adding OSP info on crash details) Highway 97 was blocked for over an hour, and restricted for two more hours Tuesday morning by a four-vehicle injury rear-end crash on the north end of Bend, authorities said. Deschutes County 911 dispatchers confirmed the crash occurred shortly after 8 a.m. at Highway 97 and Cooley Road.

Earlier this summer, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution No. 2017-038, which imposed fire use restrictions on unprotected wild lands within unincorporated Deschutes County as well as on all properties owned by Deschutes County. Since current weather patterns have decreased the threat and likelihood of high-intensity wild land fires, the Board of Commissioners

According to an audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, the Department of Human Services Aging and People with Disabilities program should take immediate action to improve the safety and well-being of participants in the Consumer-Employed Provider program. Auditors examined the policies and practices APD uses to ensure CEP clients’ needs are

While many Oregonians welcome the signs of fall, there’s one big downside to the cooler weather: flu season. Luckily, SAIF has assembled a team of Flu Fighters to help keep your workplace healthy. “We know a most people are familiar with simple precautions to avoid getting or spreading the flu,” said Sabrina Freewynn, Total Worker