Month: April 2018

Cascades East Transit celebrates Earth Day with free rides on Friday, April 20 on all CET Community Connector shuttles and Bend fixed-routes. Riders may take transit free of charge on all Community Connector shuttles and Bend fixed-routes on Friday, in celebration of Earth Day that falls on a Sunday this year. According to the Federal

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Office of Student Access and Completion announced Thursday that the state’s largest financial aid programs will expand their reach for 2018-19. Thanks to the state’s 2017-19 investments and recent assessments of projected need, OSAC has adjusted the awards for the Oregon Opportunity Grant and the Oregon Promise for 2018-19 to

On Wednesday night, the Bend City Council voted unanimously to approve funding for the Economic Improvement District (EID) in Downtown Bend. The EID funds the efforts of the Downtown Bend Business Association (DBBA). The DBBA was formed in 1982 and serves over 325 businesses and 85 property owners in Downtown Bend. A board of directors

(Update: OSP identifies crash victims) Oregon State Police on Thursday identified a driver who turned onto Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls into the path of a semi-truck and was killed Wednesday morning. OSP troopers and first responders were dispatched around 7:40 a.m. to the reported crash near milepost 266, about eight miles north of

Happy Thursday morning, everyone! We’re starting our day with some areas of ground fog producing a few light showers. These locations could see slick roads especially in higher elevations.Temperatures are chilly, but a little warmer than we were yesterday morning. Wet roads are left behind the showers we saw overnight, so it will feel chilly.

Bend is planning major updates downtown to help keep the area safer and welcoming for employees, residents and visitors, from security cameras and more officers on patrol to improvements at the city’s sometimes sketchy parking garage. Some of those projects include redesigning the South Mirror Pond parking lot. Additional signs in the parking garage and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has decided to bring in an outside investigator to look into allegations that the state’s economic development agency has created a hostile work environment for women and older employees. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday that the allegations were contained in a letter forwarded to Brown earlier this month

The third fire of 2018 in an area populated mostly by homeless people east of Redmond broke out early Wednesday morning. The area has no electrical power for heating or stoves. It still gets cold at night in April, and people have to keep warm and cook food. So those living on the land have

The Bend Park and Recreation District took board members and the budget committee on a tour of several parks on Wednesday. The idea was to allow for the decision-makers within Bend Parks and Rec to see first-hand just how their budget is being used. One of the stops was Eagle Park in northeast Bend, a

Redmond Fire & Rescue will be burning a vacant residence donated for training by the owner Wednesday night. The building is located at 5325 Southwest Harvest Avenue, just west of Helmholtz Way. Officials said the building would be ignited around 6:30 p.m. No live fire training will be conducted, just demolition of the residence, which

A new study done by GBD Architects shows potential for close to 1,000 new housing units with “conservative” redevelopment in the Bend Central District east of downtown, supporters of the proposal said Wednesday . “As the city faces a serious housing crisis, these new estimates show how catalyzing redevelopment in the BCD could add housing

Dave Hood, the athletic director for Mountain View High School, has been selected as Athletic Director of the Year by the Oregon Athletic Directors Association, representing all 4A, 5A and 6A districts in Oregon. “I’m very proud and humbled,” said Hood. “My goal has been to create a culture of care and character and to

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you’ve decided who you will support for governor: Have you decided who you will support for governor? Yes – 78% (610 votes) No – 22% (177 votes) Total Votes: 787

Hello Central Oregon! It’s been a cloudy and chilly day across the region. Throughout the next 12 hours we have a chance of rain showers. Overnight temperatures will reach freezing and for some areas the rain could turn to snow. This won’t be a major snow event. Maybe a dusting by the time you wake

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon wildlife officials have shot and killed two wolves from a helicopter, in an attempt to reduce killings of cattle by the predators. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said two of its staffers killed the wolves Wednesday. The so-called Pine Creek Pack had been attacking calves in eastern Oregon’s

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The former director of the Portland Marathon has agreed to pay the marathon more than $800,000 to settle a state Justice Department investigation. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in a statement Wednesday that investigators discovered that Les Smith or his related companies received hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Officials say the backers of an effort to bring a professional baseball team to Portland have submitted formal proposals to buy sites to potentially build a stadium. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the backers operating under the Portland Diamond Project are considering two sites for a ballpark near downtown. Portland Public Schools officials

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The use of drones is outlawed at national parks. But the falling price and improving technology of what are officially known as unmanned aircraft have led to increase in the number buzzing over Oregon’s only national park – Crater Lake. Park Superintendent Craig Ackerman tells the Statesman Journal they’ve become a

For the 11th year, Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s are engaging women nationwide to work together to build Habitat homes during this year’s National Women Build Week from May 5-12. In preparation for the build week, Bend Area Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s are asking women to get involved by signing up to volunteer and

Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), introduced on Wednesday the Choose Medicare Act, which they said would give every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare as an individual or every employer to purchase Medicare for their employees. They were joined by Senators Kamala