Month: May 2018

Oregon State University – Cascades will honor former educator and community volunteer Jane Evey Teater during its 17th annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 17. Teater will receive the Distinguished Service Award. The award honors individuals, businesses or organizations who have made exceptional contributions to OSU-Cascades, Central Oregon, the State of Oregon or the world.

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone…Just enough high pressure will stay in place today to give us the sunniest, warmest day of the week. Highs across the region will range from the mid 70’s to low 80’s and northerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Those gentle northerly breezes will stay with us tonight. Skies will

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The city of Springfield has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a 2014 lawsuit by a dispatcher who said she was wrongly fired after accusing officers of inappropriate conduct. The Register-Guard reported Sunday that a joint statement from the city and the former dispatcher, Melanie Nichol, states the city denies all

SEATTLE (AP) – Microsoft co-founder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen has donated $1 million to a campaign seeking to raise the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 in Washington state. Allen made the announcement on Twitter Monday. The Alliance for Gun Responsibility says Initiative 1639 also would create a background check

(Update: Settlement reached, principal to resign) NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) – The principal of North Bend High School will resign and the school district will commit to improving the climate for LGBTQ students as part of a settlement reached between the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon and the district. The case involved two girls

Responding to false alarms is taking time and resources away from the Redmond Police Department. Every year, Redmond police respond to more than 23,000 calls. The volume is a strain on the department, which is looking for ways to reduce the number without increasing risks to residents. One idea is cracking down on false alarms.

The Bethlehem Inn is in the final phase of construction of its brand-new living facility. On Monday, NewsChannel 21 took a tour of the new building, which is set to be complete on June 13. Ten families in Central Oregon will soon have a roof over their heads, thanks to the massive project It’s been

(Update: Lawmakers approve tax break) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawmakers passed a tax break aimed at helping some small businesses in Oregon during a one-day special session Monday, though election-year politics made it anything but harmonious. Gov. Kate Brown called legislators back to the Capitol for the session. The Democrat Brown and legislative leaders in

Happy Monday evening, everyone! Mostly clear skies are on the way overnight after seeing some clouds develop east of the Cascades this afternoon. Winds will generally be out of the west around 5 to 10 miles per hour. Lows will bottom out in the upper 30s and lower 40s early tomorrow morning. Tuesday will be

Want to know what Memorial Day events are being held in your area? You can start online with the directory of Memorial Day ceremonies, parades and other special events that the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs maintains at www.oregondva.com/2018memorialday. The directory includes an interactive map as well as detailed information about each event. If you

(Update: Lockout lasted nearly an hour; police details) St. Charles Bend was placed on lockout for nearly an hour Monday afternoon due to a “threat investigation,” hospital officials and police confirmed. “St. Charles Bend went on lockout at approximately 2:42 p.m. today at the request of the Bend Police Department,” the hospital said in a

If conditions remain favorable, firefighters will conduct prescribed burns Tuesday in the Shevlin Park area west of Bend and near Hole in the Ground. A prescribed burn located in the Shevlin Park area will be highly visible to residents of Bend. The 77-acre burn will be located directly north of Skyliners Road (Forest Road 4601)

The most nourishing foods aren’t always the most accessible. To bridge this gap, the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance is forging partnerships with several Bend-based clinics to offer better access to fresh vegetables and fruits for patients experiencing hunger, food insecurity or a diet-modifiable disease like diabetes. Their new program, called Veggie Rx, is

(Update: Bend man dies of crash injuries) A 77-year-old Bend man who was critically injured in a crash on Highway 126 in Redmond late last month has died of his injuries, police said Monday. Michael Henderson, 77, died Friday at St. Charles Bend, Lt. Curtis Chambers said. Henderson’s eastbound Ford Fiesta crossed the highway’s center

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you think metal detectors should be placed in schools: Should all schools install metal detectors? Yes – 75% (757 votes) No – 25% (259 votes) Total Votes: 1,016

HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) – A teenager who started a major wildfire in the scenic Columbia River Gorge in Oregon has been ordered to pay restitution for at least the next decade, though it’s unlikely the boy will ever cover his nearly $37 million bill. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the Hood River County Circuit Court

(Update: OSP IDs motorcyclists, says drugs believed to be involved) Two motorcyclists were killed on state Highway 234 near Eagle Point on Saturday night when they were struck nearly head-on by a car whose juvenile driver was arrested on a DUII charge, Oregon State Police said. OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded around 8:30 p.m.

An escaped debris burn caused a quarter-acre brushfire in downtown La Pine on Saturday afternoon before firefighters contained it, officials said Monday. La Pine Rural Fire Protection District crews responded around 1:30 p.m. to the reported brushfire in the 16500 block of Reed Road, in La Pine’s commercial area, the agency said. A dozen firefighters

Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) on Monday issued a strong call to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to identify and address fraudulent behavior that has led to potentially 2 million fake comments being filed under stolen identities on public rulemakings. Though they come from different sides of the aisle, Merkley and

Chemical-sampling wristbands made of silicone are already known as an easy-to-use method of measuring a person’s exposure to environmental pollutants. Invented at Oregon State University, the colorful wristbands absorb chemicals from the air and skin. A new OSU study shows that the wristbands are also very good at linking external chemical exposure–the substances that go