Month: February 2018

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The top legislator in the Oregon Senate said he supports a stripped-down proposal to partially disconnect the state’s tax law from last year’s federal tax overhaul after legislators increased the amount of money the proposal would raise by removing breaks for individuals and businesses. Senate President Peter Courtney confirmed his support

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon House says some plea bargains offered defendants deprive them of fundamental rights. The House unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday which seeks to reform plea deals and to make them fairer. Among testimony presented was a plea agreement offered by prosecutors in Portland in which a woman charged with

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon high school student has been charged with disorderly conduct after police say he sent a Snapchat message to a girl at another high school that read: “I am the shooter!” Lt. Scott McKee of the Springfield Police Department said the freshman boy described the message as a joke. But

For the third time in a week, an allegedly drunk driver has crashed into a Redmond building. According to the Redmond Police Department, the most recent incident happened around 11:40 a.m. Sunday at the Canyon Crest Apartments complex on Southwest Rimrock Way. Lt. Curtis Chambers said 27-year-old Tegan Clark, who lives in the complex, was

Following community input and engineering analysis, speed limits will be lowered this month on several roads around Bend, including Reed Market Road, city officials said Wednesday. The changes involve the following road sections: · Second Street between Wilson Avenue and the northbound Parkway ramp – from 35 mph to 30 mph · Colorado Avenue from

Central Oregon is home to several Olympians who headed to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Games this month, and is also home to some rising stars in winter sports. Hunter Hess, 19; Jake Mageau, 20; and Anna Gorham, 17, are all members of the U.S. Rookie Ski Team. This season, the athletes competed in

Wednesday was Exclusion Day across the state, meaning children who did not have up to date vaccination records were not allowed in schools. Children whose records were not up to date were sent home. In Deschutes County, the Bend-La Pine Schools excluded 71 students Wednesday, while the Redmond School District excluded 45 students. Kim Kirk,

Deschutes County law enforcement officers want the Oregon Health Authority to hand over a list of all the registered medical marijuana grows located in the county. The letter, which District Attorney John Hummel and Sheriff Shane Nelson sent to the state on Feb. 7, states law enforcement officers’ hands are often tied when it comes

The new snow Central Oregon has seen lately would seem to help to ease the low-snowpack problem some irrigation districts face after this winter, but that might not be the case. The new snowfall indeed will add to the meager snowpack levels we’ve seen so far this winter. A couple days ago, those levels were

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 10 p.m. to noon tomorrow for expected snow showers and snow likely accumulating by tomorrow morning. Many areas will see less than we did last night. Overnight lows will fall into the teens. Mostly cloudy skies will be overhead apart from the snow

A Bend woman accused of leaving children alone and unsupervised at her unlicensed home day care while she went on trips to the tanning salon and gym pleaded guilty to a dozen of the 122 charges against her Wednesday and could face up to 35 years in prison. January Neatherlin appeared before Deschutes County Circuit

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday it has set regulations for the popular spring Chinook fisheries on the Deschutes and Hood rivers, with both fisheries set to open on April 15. Deschutes River: · Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook from April 15 through June 30 from the mouth of the I-84 bridge

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think the Oregon Health Authority should make surprise inspections of medical marijuana grows: Do you think the Oregon Health Authority should make surprise inspections of medical marijuana grows?Yes – 80% (558 votes)No – 20% (141 votes)Total Votes: 699

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal jury awarded $7 million in damages to a North Portland man who was shot and wounded by tactical officers in 2012. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports jurors on Tuesday found the officers liable for battery and negligence when they failed to identify themselves after their fellow officers went through the man’s

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Major highways in the Portland metro area were passable Wednesday morning after a storm that dropped 3 inches of snow on Oregon’s largest city. But many roads, particularly those in neighborhoods, remained icy after a night in which temperatures dipped into the 20s. Many drivers decided not to take any chances,

The city of Sisters Art Selection committee has moved the recommendation date for the winning US Highway 20 & Barclay Drive Roundabout art proposal from February 28 to March 14. The art work will continue to be on display at Sisters City Hall until February 28. The City Council will make the final selection of

During the coming months, Bend-La Pine Schools families and students will have the opportunity to learn about many schools and programs throughout the district and, in some cases, to apply for specific options. The following key dates offer families information about the opportunities available to students at Bend-La Pine Schools 31 schools including: Attendance Area

Family Access Network is joining forces with the Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants located at 143 S.W. Century Drive and 200 N.E. Emerson Ave., in Bend for the 8 th Annual March “Month of Giving” campaign to fund local charities. During the month of March, customers can make a donation to FAN at these restaurants. The

An equipment problem caused a power outage affecting nearly 1,000 Pacific Power customers in northwest Bend for more than two hours on a cold Wednesday morning, until repairs were made. A burned-out “jumper,” the wire that runs from a transformer to the supply line, caused the outage around 7:30 a.m., said utility spokesman Tom Gauntt.

Another storm brought varied amounts of snowfall to the High Desert early Wednesday and led to one school closure, in Sisters. The Sisters area had more than five inches of snow in places. Sisters School District, which initially announced a two-hour delay, made the closure announcement around 7 a.m. Elsewhere, the Fossil School District was