Month: January 2018

Buoyed by a banner year in stock markets domestically and overseas, the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund posted a 15.3 percent gain for the 2017 calendar year and reached a record high year-end balance in December, according to data released Friday. The global and diversified trust fund, which is managed by the Oregon State Treasury

Hello Central Oregon! Today we saw temperatures in the mid 40’s. Mostly cloudy skies and breezy. Winds will stay strong throughout the night. Temperatures will drop to 34 degrees. Another storm will push in starting around 10 o’clock. La Pine and Sunriver are under a Winter Weather Advisory, because the storm will bring about an

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., along with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, sent letters Friday to USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic Committee, Michigan State University, USA Swimming, and USA Taekwondo regarding sexual abuse within organized sports. The letters follow the recent sentencing of Dr. Larry Nassar for his abuse of more

Bend South Little League has opened up their registration, offering softball, baseball and T-ball for ages 5-14. Please visit the website for league age determination, league boundaries, and volunteer opportunities. Bend South is a registered nonprofit with a working volunteer board. Online Registration opened January 1. http://www.bendsouthll.org/ First-time users will need to create an account

Warm-air blowers that keep patients at a safe temperature also interfere with operating room ventilation systems, potentially making it easier for microbial skin colonizers to cause infection at surgical sites. The findings by collaborators at Oregon State University and the University of California, Irvine, shed new light on the most common type of HCA –

The Oregon Transportation Commission is seeking Oregonians interested in volunteering for the new Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee. This important committee was created by the Oregon Legislature in the recent transportation funding bill, HB 2017. The committee will advise the commission on how to improve the Oregon Department of Transportation by recommending ways to make the

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you agree with a proposal to give amnesty to 1.8 million Dreamers in exchange for border security changes: Do you agree with a proposal to give amnesty to 1.8 million Dreamers in exchange for border security changes? Yes – 39% (401 votes)No – 61% (616

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Investigators released more information about Thursday morning’s shooting at the VA’s Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics in White City and the name of the Medford man who was shot and wounded by VA Police. Here’s their news release, in full: Detectives have spoken to several witnesses, reviewed video surveillance footage,

Ed Barbeau, owner of Pisano’s Woodfired Pizza in Tumalo and former private investigator, announced Friday his candidacy for Deschutes County Commissioner Position #1, running against incumbent Tony DeBone in the upcoming Primary Election. Barbeau previously ran for the office in 2010, narrowly defeated by current Commissioner Tammy Baney. Since then, Ed has followed the workings

A 71-year-old Sandy man was killed early Friday when his car, heading the wrong way on Highway 26 in Sandy, collided nearly head-on with a fuel tanker truck, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers and other emergency personnel responded around 4:45 a.m. to the two-vehicle crash on the highway near milepost 26. OSP said the man

ORCAS ISLAND, Wash. (AP) – Warren Miller, the prolific outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to the skiing life that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93. His family says in a statement that Miller died Wednesday evening at his home on Orcas Island. A World War II veteran,

(Update: Adding that drone was used) A driver stopped, got out and ran from an attempted traffic stop in northeast Bend late Thursday morning, prompting a search of the area and deployment of two K-9 teams and a drone, but the motorist got away, police said. An officer attempted to pull over a vehicle for

ODOT and Prineville city officials saw a full house Thursday night for an open house for a large new roundabout that’s set for construction at the intersection of Highway 126 and Tom McCall Road. Many of the attendees are in the trucking industry, and they were concerned about how they’ll be able to navigate it,

Happy Friday morning, everyone! We have some icy and slick spots on the roads this morning as we saw some snow showers overnight. Allow yourself some extra time to get around. We’re not expecting much in terms of snowfall during the day today, but that will all change tonight. Central Oregon could see a few

Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day is Friday. It’s a nationwide effort to increase awareness of the tax credit and free tax preparation options. The Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, is a benefit for working people with low to moderate income. To qualify, you must meet certain requirements and file a tax return, even

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved a temporary rule Thursday increasing the penalties for marijuana retail licensees that sell marijuana to minors. The rule includes a provision to revoke an individual’s marijuana worker permit if the permittee intentionally sells marijuana to a minor. For a first-time offense of the unintentional sale of marijuana to a

LEBANON, Ore. (AP) – A health official says a Lebanon second-grader has been diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. The Democrat-Herald reported Thursday that Linn County Health Officer Dr. William Muth said the student attends Green Acres Elementary School. Muth said the Public Health Department is working with school officials to identify students and staff who had

Lawmakers will introduce a bill next month that aims to empower small donors in Oregon elections. Under House Bill 4076, known as the Small Donor Elections bill, state legislative candidates would agree only to accept donations of $250 or less. In exchange, the donations would be matched 6-to-1 through limited public funds. That means a

A Jefferson County judge sentenced a Warm Springs man to 4 ½ years in prison Thursday, nearly four years after his SUV, which he admitted had bad brakes, ran a stop sign and collided with a car at an intersection north of Madras. The collision caused the SUV to flip, killing his 5-year-old grandson and