Month: April 2018

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if the Move Over Law applies to private vehicles on the side of the road: Does the Move Over Law apply to private vehicles on the side of the road?Always – 40% (284 votes)Only those that appear “in distress” – 17% (121 votes)No – 28% (196

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A dental hygienist hit with shards of glass when a natural gas line exploded in northwest Portland has filed a $689,000 lawsuit against the company responsible for the blast. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Gail Needham’s lawsuit filed Thursday is the first against the Loy Clark Pipeline Co. in the 1 ½ years

(Update: Boy in fair condition) Bend police are looking for witnesses to a crash on the Bend Parkway Thursday morning in which a pickup truck crossed the median and collided with an oncoming car, then overturned. The crash critically injured a 10-year-old Bend boy riding in the car, who remained in critical condition Friday at

SEATTLE (AP) – A flight attendant is suing SkyWest Airlines, saying the company failed to respond after she reported being drugged and raped by a pilot. The Seattle Times reports that 39-year-old Mary E. Morgan filed the lawsuit in King County Superior Court on Wednesday. SkyWest declined to comment on personnel matters, but said it

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Washington State University researchers are halting their development of a marijuana breath test for fear of backlash from the federal government. Researchers hoped the breathalyzer would help law enforcement officers detect THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in motorists. The Spokesman-Review reports that Professor Nicholas Lovrich said the project, which began

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities arrested a mixed martial arts fighter, previously convicted of killing a man in a road rage incident, for allegedly sexually abusing a minor. The Register-Guard reports Eugene police arrested Gerald Strebendt on Wednesday on a second-degree sexual abuse charge. He was booked into the Lane County Jail. It is unclear

Bend police said Wednesday they are seeking witnesses, tips or other information after a woman said she was groped by a man as she ran with her two dogs along the Deschutes River Canyon Trail Saturday night. Officers responded at 9:15 p.m. to the reported incident, which occurred on the east side of the river,

Healthy Beginnings has received a $2,500 grant from The Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation, to support the Community Screening Improvement Project. “We are so grateful for Umpqua Bank’s continued support of our program. This investment allows us the ability to upgrade our health, behavior and development stations and provide Central Oregon families with the latest in

Kids Curate , an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, opens Thursday, May 3. Created by fifth-grade students from Crooked River Elementary School in collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management and the High Desert Museum, the exhibition explores the natural and cultural history of the Crooked River Canyon

Clear skies and warm weather bring bigger crowds to the Columbia River Gorge, but officials advised Thursday that visitors must honor closure points marking where conditions remain dangerous in the wake of last year’s major wildfire. Trails, parks and roads operated by the U.S. Forest Service, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Oregon

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Officials say a 25-year-old Oregon State University student who set a fire in his dormitory room before jumping from the fifth floor window Tuesday was in stable condition at a local hospital. The Gazette-Times reports the student is from Idaho and is in his first term at the university. Oregon State

A new material created by Oregon State University researchers is a key step toward the next generation of supercomputers. Those “quantum computers” will be able to solve problems well beyond the reach of existing computers while working much faster and consuming vastly less energy. Researchers in OSU’s College of Science have developed an inorganic compound

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State: “The Senate’s confirmation of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State is a huge mistake for our nation. “Mike Pompeo is the wrong person to serve

Two veteran rock groups from the ’70s and two top country artists make up the 2018 Deschutes County Fair concert lineup announced Thursday: The lineup at the First Interstate Bank Center will include: · Wednesday, Aug. 1: AMERICA · Thursday, Aug. 2: Big and Rich featuring Cowboy Troy · Friday, Aug. 3: Grand Funk Railroad

After serving nearly 20 years as Oregon Department of Transportation Region 4 manager, Robert (Bob) Bryant is stepping down and a new region manager is taking over in Central Oregon, the agency announced this week. As of June 1, former Central Oregon/Lower John Day Area Manager Gary Farnsworth will assume the role of region manager.

In an important step forward in the fight against the nationwide opioid crisis, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) advanced legislation Thursday to combat the crisis during a legislative markup before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Walden, who serves as chairman of the full Energy and Commerce Committee, stressed the need for action to

At a seminar in Bend on Wednesday, Dr. Jacob Plasker of Plasker Chiropractic and Functional Neurology discussed concussion symptoms, examination guidelines and the results of studies looking into recovery from brain injuries. According to the data, Plasker said, sports-related head injuries are not the main cause of concussions. It’s far more likely that someone will

A Prineville man who failed to return home from a drive in the Ochoco National Forest Tuesday prompted an extensive 12-hour air and ground search that ended Wednesday morning when he was found by a family member in his pickup, stuck in the snow and mud, authorities said. The sheriff’s office was contacted around 8:30

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone…A weak, but developing system off in the Pacific has inched its way closer to the NW this morning. While we start the day with clear skies we will see an increase of clouds throughout the day. Highs will be in the upper 70’s to low 80’s and calm winds this morning

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is awash in data on its marijuana industry but has few workers to monitor and check what its legal businesses are doing. Marijuana businesses licensed in Oregon are required to log into a state database and provide detailed information on their products. The agency that gets all the information –