Month: March 2018

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – An ordinance intended to cut down on stray shopping carts takes effect Sunday in Medford. The Mail Tribune reports stores will be required to display signs on every shopping cart that removing carts from the property is illegal. The signs also must include information about the owner of the cart and

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – An ex-student accused of threatening a shooting at Oregon State University has now been charged with a federal crime. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports federal prosecutors charged Christopher Strahan with one count of interstate communication of a threat to injure the person of another. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin in Eugene appointed a

If you are looking for innovative and homegrown non-commercial radio in Central Oregon, you can turn your dial to KPOV at 88.9 FM or kpov.org. KPOV, High Desert Community Radio, is a listener-supported, volunteer-powered radio station and the only non-profit community station originating from Bend. The community station is supported by members and local businesses,

Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), called on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai Thursday to drop the agency’s recent proposal to cut phone and broadband

Riverhouse on the Deschutes has selected the Bend affiliate of Habitat for Humanity as its beneficiary for the 2019 Gala. The local nonprofit works with hard-working, low income families to help build them an affordable and safe home. Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope for those

Mid Oregon Credit Union encourages our community to stop by a branch and “Adopt-A-Bear” from April 2 through April 20 in support of Healthy Beginnings, to ensure that every preschooler in Central Oregon is healthy and prepared to enter kindergarten ready to learn. Since 2004, Mid Oregon’s Adopt-A-Bear annual fundraiser has raised nearly $25,000 to

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The estate of a Eugene high school student who killed himself says in a federal lawsuit the teen used a gun that belonged to his father – a parole and probation officer. The suit filed Wednesday seeks nonspecific damages from the father, the father’s supervisor and Lane County. The suit says

Experts predict a rogue Chinese space station will come crashing toward Earth within a matter of days, and reports show Oregon could be in its path (along with much of the rest of the planet). The space station was launched in 2011, and was supposed to end its career by being guided into a fiery

On a chilly April evening in 1998, seven bench jewelers met over pizza and beer at Stuft Pizza on Third Street in Bend (now Pho Viet Cafe) to discuss what was to become the Central Oregon Metal Arts Guild. (COMAG) What started 20 years ago as an association of a handful of goldsmiths, both self-employed

The Crook County School District Board of Directors announced Wednesday it has chosen Dr. Sara E. Johnson as the district’s next superintendent, effective on July 1, succeeding current Superintendent Duane Yecha. The school board and Johnson are working on the terms of a tentative agreement which will be finalized at a public meeting on Thursday,

Hello Central Oregon! Starting off our morning with mild conditions. Temperatures are in the mid 30’s to low 40’s once again. There will be partly cloudy skies for your commute to work. By the afternoon the skies will clear and we’ll be left with a lot of sunshine! Be sure to take advantage of the

Deschutes County will observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week during the week of April 8-14. Each April since 1981, The United States Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has helped lead communities in the annual observance of victims’ rights. During this week, communities across the country promote victims’ rights, honor crime victims and

As tax time approaches, AARP’s Fraud Watch Network and AARP Oregon are joining in efforts to help Oregon taxpayers avoid criminal imposters who aim to defraud them. The problem is serious, with the Federal Trade Commission reporting that tax fraud ranked second in 2017 in types of identity theft reported, as over 82,000 reports were

Five sessions of the Oregon Heritage Conference will be free and open to the public on Friday, April 13 at the Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond Street in Bend. The Oregon Heritage Conference brings together people from across Oregon who work with and support Oregon’s heritage for three days of meetings, workshops, and

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 41 of their Senate colleagues on Wednesday urged Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Leandra English and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to end any efforts to undermine and repeal the CFPB’s payday lending rule. They said the rule represents an important step

(Update: Adding comment from city attorney’s office) SEATTLE (AP) – A King County Superior Court judge has struck down a Seattle law designed to limit housing discrimination. The law, enacted in 2016, requires landlords to rent to the first qualified applicant for their property. The idea was to reduce the role that bias plays in

A semi-truck driver who took a wrong turn ended up in a ditch, blocking both lanes on Highway 97 in northern Klamath County four miles north of the Highway 58 junction for about three hours on Wednesday. Oregon State Police and crews from the Oregon Department of Transportation arrived at the scene just before 10

It might start with pencil tapping and end with an outburst that forces teachers to clear the classroom. Educators say disruptions have become a big challenge to their jobs. In this year’s legislative session, teachers from around Oregon shared stories of disrupted learning with lawmakers. Oregon Education Association President John Larson says the issue is

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – MarShon Brooks scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter in his first game with Memphis, helping the lowly Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-103 on Wednesday night. Brooks made each of his four 3-point attempts in the final period in his first NBA appearance since April 16,

Faced with a surge of reports in recent days, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office late Wednesday renewed its warning to Central Oregonians about a “warrant scam” hitting the area, in hopes of sparing potential victims a costly mistake. “We have received several calls over the past week from community members who have been contacted by