Month: March 2018

It’s shaping up to be a tough primary election, as several candidates are competing in local and state races. The primary election will be held on May 15, with mail ballots going out in late April. DESCHUTES COUNTY Both incumbents are being challenged in the Deschutes County commissioner races for Positions 1 and 3. For

Here are Wednesday’s Oregon high school basketball playoff results, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Class 5A Quarterfinal Churchill 53, Silverton 51 Thurston 70, Mountain View 58 Wilsonville 67, Springfield 52 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Class 6A Quarterfinal Beaverton 60, Sheldon 45 Southridge 57, Clackamas 42 West Linn 42, North Medford 32 Class 5A

The Oregon Community Foundation a nnounced Wednesday $459,308 in grants to seven regional STEM Hubs (science, technology, engineering and math) — one in Central Oregon — that support the development or expansion of Career Connected Learning focused on girls, low-income youth, youth of color and/or rural youth. The grants were made from the $10 million

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The head of the Iditarod’s drug testing program, who is challenging his termination from Oregon State University over allegations of bullying, has been accused of threatening a musher just before the start of this year’s race. Iditarod officials are reviewing the allegations and will make a decision on the future role

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! We’ve seen clouds increase for Central Oregon today, and that will stay the case going into the end of the week. An area of low pressure is inching its way up the California coast and will deliver a slight chance for rain showers tonight. Lows under mostly cloudy skies will be

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has given the green light to a lawsuit filed by young activists who say the federal government is failing to protect them from climate change. A three-judge panel on Wednesday rejected the government’s request for an order directing a district court to dismiss the

St. Charles Bend plans a permanent fix Thursday night to a leak from a sewage pipe that flooded a key area of the hospital on Tuesday, prompting some elective surgeries to be delayed and leaving some patient rooms without water for several hours. The leak, due to a blockage in a 6-inch-wide pipe, occurred in

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you know anyone who is currently unemployed and seeking a job in Central Oregon: Do you know anyone who is currently unemployed and seeking a job in Central Oregon? Yes – 38% (245 votes)No – 62% (396 votes)Total Votes: 641

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Lab tests confirm that poison killed the crows seen falling from the Portland sky in late January. Witnesses also saw crows suffering seizures on the ground, and the Oregon State Veterinary Diagnostic Lab and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife say it was because of a neurotoxin known as Avitrol, which

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke​ joined Sens.​ Lamar Alexander (R-TN)​ and Angus King (I-ME)​, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and ​others Wednesday to introduce a bipartisan bill to rebuild ​America’s national park​s. According to the Interior Department’s news release, the proposed ​bill would​ use up to $18 billion in revenue

Amy Nickell, an adaptive physical education coordinator with the Redmond School District, was recently awarded the Extraordinary Support Staff Award at the Oregon Statewide Transition Conference in Portland. Nickell was recognized for her contributions to the development of vocational education and support of post-secondary outcomes for special needs students. “Amy works with Transition students to

Pacific Power once again is reminding customers to be aware of phone scams that target utility customers. In the last week, the utility said, customers in several areas the company serves have reported receiving fraudulent calls from scammers posing as utility representatives. Here’s the rest of their news release: The callers, who at this time

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The state of Oregon has sued gambling mogul Steve Wynn and the board of directors of Wynn Resorts, alleging a failure to act in the best interests of shareholders and stop a pervasive pattern of sexual misconduct at the Las Vegas-based company. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Treasurer Tobias Read

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A student-led report found that Oregon high school students cited mental health services among their top policy concerns. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports data compiled by Oregon Student Voice shows that 40 percent of students listed mental health resources as the most important issue for schools. The student-led organization surveyed more than

Utility trailers are portable, by nature. But the way a Bend man allegedly swiped three of the pricey storage units on wheels from people’s driveways — in just two days — using a ruse about retrieving a wayward drone is prompting police to advise tempering kindness with caution. Bend police said they began getting reports

Sisters residents expressed a variety of opinions at a community meeting Tuesday evening about allowing marijuana-related business in the city, as more than 60 people packed City Hall. Sisters currently relies on its business license to prohibit the sale of any marijuana products. Now, the city is talking about regulations for marijuana businesses — the

At their annual awards banquet last Friday, officials from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire District presented a Partnership Award to State Fire Marshal Jim Walker, thanking the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal for their rapid and effective response to last year’s Milli Fire. “I was very impressed with the speed and efficiency of the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A judge has denied a request from a former Oregon Department of Energy official to withdraw his guilty plea to accepting kickbacks to help arrange the sale of state energy tax credits. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Joe Colello pleaded guilty in June to racketeering, receiving bribes, aggravated theft, tax evasion and official

(Update: DCSO identifies crash victims, gives details; driver in fair condition) A 36-year-old Powell Butte man suffered fatal injuries and two other people were hurt when their SUV left Powell Butte Highway Monday night and flipped several times, authorities said Tuesday. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 7:50 p.m. to the crash off Powell

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…A strong storm system centered off the California coastline will spin a thickening cloud cover in our direction all day today. Winds out of the south will pick up to 5-15 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph. With this southerly flow will come some warmer air that will allow our highs