Month: April 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Justice has hired a law firm to investigate allegations of discrimination and mismanagement at the state’s economic development agency, Business Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that in an anonymous letter to Gov. Kate Brown earlier this month, a group of employees described hostile working conditions and accused leadership

(Update: Student set fire in dorm room, jumped from window) CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State University authorities say a student experiencing a mental health crisis set a fire in his dorm room before jumping from the fifth-floor window. University officials say Oregon State Police troopers responded to campus in Corvallis Tuesday evening involving the

(Update: Fugitive caught; comments from resident at crash scene) A Bend man involved in a Tumalo car theft who fled a northeast Bend crash Monday night, prompting an extensive manhunt and warning to area residents, was captured late Tuesday afternoon at a northeast Bend home, officials said. Deschutes County sheriff’s Sgt. William Bailey said Christopher

(Update: FS corrects acreage on burn east of Prineville; Shevlin Park to close Wednesday for burn) Firefighters ignited a prescribed burn Tuesday on unit COD #7, which is directly across Cascade Lakes Highway from the Rimrock Trailhead burn ignited Sunday that sent smoke swirling into Bend on Monday, officials said. Several more burns are planned

Nearly two-dozen schools in the Bend-La Pine district soon will have safer front entrances. Vestibules will be used at front entries to make them more secure. When school starts and ends, students will walk through a large entrance. However, during school hours, those entrances will be secured, and anyone who enters or leaves will have

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…A weak system centered well off in the Pacific may pitch a few thin clouds in our direction today, but overall we are looking at one beautiful day ahead. Highs will range from the mid 70’s to low 80’s and winds will be light and variable. Do be aware that smoke from

A project several years in the making is wrapping up soon in Sisters. Some finishing touches are being put on the city’s own bike park this weekend. The project started several years ago and has been slowly taking shape. Bike Park 242, named after the McKenzie Pass Highway (state Highway 242), sits next to the

It’s time for families of incoming kindergarten students to register for school. Neighborhood schools are hosting events for kindergarten registration, beginning Wednesday. Bend-La Pine Schools is planning for more than 1,100 new kindergartners to start school in the fall. “We are excited to welcome new kindergarten students and their families to our schools,” said Gary

(Update: Students comment on study results) Many millennials lack knowledge about the importance of sunscreen and continue to tan outdoors, in part because of low self-esteem and high rates of narcissism that fuel addictive tanning behavior, a new study from Oregon State University-Cascades has found. But several students we talked to Tuesday took issue with

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday she will call a special session May 21 to seek a tax break for small businesses in the state. Brown’s statement comes after she said she would seek to broaden eligibility for existing discounts for small businesses when she signed a measure blocking a different

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man who set a 69-year-old stranger on fire at a Denny’s restaurant near Portland has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 25-year-old Deshaun Swanger pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to murder Scott Ranstrom at the restaurant in Happy Valley last year. He also pleaded guilty to

With summer fast approaching, the Bend Fire Department and the Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District #2 have some tips for making your home and property safe from fire: Remove dead brush, branches and unwanted vegetation and take advantage of the FireFree Yard Debris Disposal event, free disposal at Knott Landfill May 5-13, and see their

Some traffic laws change, some don’t – and some just involve common sense. Whatever their history, how hard is it to spot drivers who, for whatever reason, don’t follow the law? Pretty easy, many (most?) drivers would say: Just look around on a typical trip in town. Ah, but is it always “the other guy”?

Good evening Central Oregon! It was another warm day today across the high desert, as temperatures were in the 70’s across the region. It was a little breezy outside today as well, with wind out of the southeast at 10-15 MPH, and gusts up around 20 MPH. The wind is set to stick with us

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if the state should give the Deschutes Co. Sheriff and D.A. a list of local, registered medical marijuana growers: Should the state give the Deschutes Co. Sheriff and D.A. a list of local, registered medical marijuana growers?Yes – 39% (620 votes)No – 61% (987 votes)Total Votes:

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), joined by Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), sent a letter Tuesday to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, requesting more information on his planned proposal to change the ways in which EPA uses scientific information.

Ecosystems that have been altered by human activities can provide suitable habitat for native birds, according to scientists in the United States and Australia. In a study published in the journal Ecosphere, the researchers concluded that while some native birds are sensitive to novel ecosystems, others don’t seem to mind. The study results shouldn’t be

Culminating five years of work, Oregon State University has submitted a 1,000-page plan that outlines construction and operation details of a wave energy test site off the Oregon coast, along with measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate any potential environmental effects. The project is designed to allow commercial wave energy developers the opportunity to test

At a hearing Tuesday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed the interim chief of the U.S. Forest Service to explain how the agency will use a recently passed wildfire funding solution to restart fire prevention projects in Oregon that have been shown to reduce the size and severity

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Two signed statements in the latest Oregon State Bar bulletin – one by the bar condemning speech that incites violence and the other by non-bar specialty groups decrying the rise of the white nationalist movement during President Donald Trump’s time in office – have been criticized by some lawyers who say