Month: February 2018

The Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday that supporters say will give Oregonians a clearer voice in how they want their end-of-life decisions to be handled, by directing an update to the 25-year-old advance directive form. House Bill 4135, which passed 17-12 on a party-line vote and now goes to Gov. Kate Brown for her

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Eugene City Council has agreed to spend more than $7 million for safety upgrades at railroad crossings, a move intended to silence the horns of passing trains. Federal regulations give cities the option to pay for upgraded safety devices at crossings so train engineers don’t have to repeatedly blast their

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – The former manager of Crescent Water Supply and Improvement District has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $40,000 in the last two years. The Herald and News reports 47-year-old Darcy Gerhard was arrested Friday for crimes that allegedly occurred between February 2016 and December 2017. The Klamath County Sheriff’s

This week’s Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature focuses on building a digital defense against child ID theft. Anyone with kids will tell you that parenting is no easy task, but the dark side of technology is making an already-challenging job even harder. This week, we are talking about criminals who focus their attention on the

OnPoint Community Credit Union has announced details of the 2018 OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education. The contest will award more than $50,000 to deserving public and private K-12 teachers and schools, including paying the mortgage of two winning teachers for one school year. Now in its 9th year, the annual campaign has awarded more

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – In response to moves by federal regulators ending net neutrality, Oregon legislators advanced a proposal aimed at forcing internet service providers in the state to treat all types of content equally. The measure wouldn’t mandate internet providers take any action, but would stop state agencies from buying internet service from any

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone…Following a clear and cold start to the day we will see our skies steadily cloud over. Beginning in the north and NW those clouds will bring a chance of showers. Central Oregon will see increased clouds accompanied by highs in the mid 30’s to low 40’s and gentle southerly winds at

Oregon Heritage of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is offering grants for the construction or restoration of veterans and war memorials. “The program is designed to honor Oregon’s veterans by commemorating their service to the country,” said Kuri Gill, coordinator for the program. “Local governments may apply to build or repair monuments on public land.”

(Update: Comments from city, merchants) The Redmond City Council is expected to award a nearly $7 million contract to Knife River Northwest at Tuesday night’s meeting for an extensive project along South Canal Boulevard. A stretch of Canal from Obsidian Avenue to the roundabout at 27th Street and Yew Avenue will see major upgrades, including

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley has been fined $10,000 by the Pac-12 Conference for inappropriate conduct toward officials at the end of the Sun Devils’ loss to Oregon State. The conference said in a news release on Monday that Hurley followed and verbally confronted the officials as they exited the court

Sara Gomez, 24 of Bend, has been missing for about a week now, the subject of a police investigation, searches by family and friends — and lots of prayers. Since then, her ex-boyfriend, Bryan Penner, has been arrested for violating a restraining order Gomez filed against him last year. Family and friends of Gomez have

Happy Monday evening, everyone! Roads will be icy and/or slick tonight as temperatures will be well below the freezing mark. The snow we saw this morning quickly melted in many spots under the sunshine we saw today, but overnight will return to a sheet of ice. Lows will be in the single digits and teens

Last year brought a big increase in the number of new Bend business licenses, and now 2018 is starting off even stronger, according to a law firm that tracks those statistics. According to EagerLaw, there was a 9 percent increase in newly registered Bend businesses, compared to last January. Jeff Eager said Monday he thought

(Update: Knopp intros bill to create felony for threatening ‘terroristic act’; DA Hummel also supports move) Senator Tim Knopp (R-Bend) introduced on Monday the -27 amendment to Senate Bill 1543, adding the crime of threatening to commit a terroristic act to Oregon’s criminal statutes. It’s a move supported by the superintendent of Bend-La Pine Schools,

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon legislators have sent legislation to Governor Kate Brown that would allow the state’s largest city to coordinate with the Oregon Department of Transportation to remove homeless encampments. Under the measure, Portland and ODOT would be allowed to join forces in removing homeless encampments. Proponents said removing the encampments is complicated

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge declined Monday to dismiss any charges against an FBI agent accused of lying about firing two shots at a key figure in the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports U.S. District Judge Robert Jones said a defense motion to dismiss four of the five

(Update: Authorities say pair died in avalanche) SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say two teenagers who went missing during a snowshoeing trip near Snoqualmie Pass were killed in an avalanche. King County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Abbott says searcher found the boys, ages 17 and 18, just before noon Monday. He says searchers believe they

(Update: More from sheriff’s office, fire district; adding new video) A fire that destroyed a home in the Cloverdale area east of Sisters late Sunday night, but a family of four escaped in their pajamas into the snow and sub-freezing temperatures, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Cloverdale Rural Fire District crews were dispatched

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think Bend needs more apartments? Do you think Bend needs more apartments? Yes – 58% (629 votes)No – 42% (452 votes)Total Votes: 1,081

The Oregon House on Monday narrowly passed House Bill 4154B, which would provide construction workers with additional wage theft protections, under certain circumstances. The legislation, championed by Rep. Julie Fahey (D-West Eugene, Junction City, Bethel), would require a general contractor to pay the wages or benefits owed to a worker by a delinquent subcontractor if