Month: November 2017

Mid Oregon Credit Union, headquartered in Bend, is celebrating the 60 th anniversary of its founding in 1957. “Eight educators, forty dollars, and a shoebox–that’s how our credit union got its start back in 1957,” says Mid Oregon CEO Bill Anderson. “Since then, we’ve grown to be the only member-owned financial institution headquartered here in

(Update: Victims identified) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities arrested a 16-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his foster mother and two siblings at a home in southwest Oregon. Sgt. Brad O’Dell of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday the boy, Kevin Wayne Adams of Roseburg, was booked into a juvenile detention facility on charges of

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) – A woman who started a fire last year that killed four people at a coastal Oregon motel has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide and reckless burning. Newport Police Chief Jason Malloy said investigators determined that 39-year-old Rebecca Sinclair of Toledo, Oregon, was

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking people to grade President Trump’s performance, one year after his election: A year after his election, how would you grade President Trump’s performance? A – 24% (494 votes) B – 12% (245 votes) C – 5% (98 votes) D – 11% (221 votes) F – 48%

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-controlled House has approved a bill aimed at speeding up hydroelectric power projects in the U.S. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state, would define hydropower as a renewable energy source and streamline the way projects are licensed. Lawmakers approved the bill Wednesday, 257-166. Power from rivers and streams

Oregon House Speaker Kotek has appointed Rep. Gene Whisnant (R-Sunriver) to two additional interim session education committees: the House Educational Committee and the Joint Committee on Public Education Appropriation as a co-vice-chair. He will continue serving on the Joint Ways and Means Committee and Education Subcommittee; Joint Legislative Audits Committee; Emergency Board; House Higher Education

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police searching for a 15-year-old runaway girl found two bodies in a forested park in Portland, but can’t confirm the identities of the bodies until autopsies are completed. Authorities say Annieka Vaughan ran away with 23-year-old Zachary Petersen on Oct. 30. Petersen, of Pasco, Washington, was believed to be armed and suicidal. Petersen’s truck

To honor student veterans at Oregon State University – Cascades, the Bend campus is hosting Veterans and Military Student Recognition Week from Nov. 6 to Nov. 11. Sixty-two students are currently enrolled at the Bend campus as active duty veterans receiving benefits. An additional 12 students receive veteran dependent benefits. Included in the week of

The Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine reported Wednesday it has diagnosed a horse with a form of equine herpes virus, a naturally occurring virus that can cause serious illness in horses. The horse is being treated for the neurotropic form of the virus, which is a mutated type of EHV-1 with a higher

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Wednesday his office on Friday will launch Goldilocks, a three-tiered initiative focused on identifying the most appropriate intervention for each drug suspect, based on their crime and substance use disorder. He said the aim of this pilot program is to make Deschutes County a safer and healthier place

TILLER, Ore. (AP) – A southern Oregon man walked 22 miles in the snow for help after the car he and his father were riding in slid off the road during a hunting trip. Douglas County authorities said Wednesday that 42-year-old Danny Treskey Jr., of Myrtle Creek, was able to lead rescuers back to his father,

CRESWELL, Ore. (AP) – Residents in Creswell have voted to maintain a ban on recreational marijuana sales. The Register-Guard reports a marijuana startup based in the southern Lane County community pushed for the initiative that brought a second vote on recreational marijuana sales. Voters last November narrowly approved a ban. This time, it was a landslide. Unofficial

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) – Rock salt will be used to combat ice on Interstate 84 this winter for the first time in at least two decades. The La Grande Observer newspaper reports the salt will be used along with the liquid magnesium chloride and crushed gravel the Oregon Department of Transportation has traditionally used to

The Redmond City Council on Thursday approved Mayor George Endicott’s appointment of Redmond Proficiency Academy Executive Director Jon Bullock to fill the current council vacancy. The seat was vacated when former Councilor Anne Graham resigned in August. “Serving my community has long been a personal and professional focus of mine,” Bullock said in a news

The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools received a generous $4,665 donation from FootZone, Birkenstock and Outside In from the annual sold-out Girls Night Out event. “We love having the opportunity to support unique education opportunities on a local level through a fun and engaging event.” said Angela Salido, owner of Outside In. The event

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 5 in northeast Portland. The Portland Police Bureau says the woman was walking near an overpass shortly after 1 a.m. when the collision occurred Wednesday. The driver who hit the woman left the scene. Southbound lanes in that area were

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police are investigating a stabbing death in Portland’s Central Eastside neighborhood. Sgt. Chris Burley says officers found a man lying in a pool of blood Tuesday, shortly before midnight near the Morrison Bridge. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Burley says investigators believe the victim was in

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Voters in Spokane have rejected a proposal to fine some coal and oil trains traveling through the city’s downtown core. Proposition 2 was failing with only 41 percent of votes cast in favor of the measure, which was criticized as illegal. Voters were asked to approve $261 fines for the owners of each

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say they have been contacted by a man who may have been driving the vehicle that struck and killed a 13-year-old girl waiting for a school bus in southwestern Oregon. Authorities with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office say the man’s vehicle is being examined, and criminal charges have not yet been

Family Access Network (FAN) recently earned the Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, which is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar – the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. FAN is also one of the few organizations in Central Oregon with the Platinum Seal of Transparency. “We believe in transparency here at