Month: May 2018

Governor Kate Brown on Monday affirmed the sovereignty of Oregon’s nine federally recognized Indian tribes and their right to health care in the face of suggestions from the federal government that the tribes be considered racial groups instead of sovereign nations. Governor Brown’s statement comes as a reaction to the possibility raised by U.S. Department

Print copies of the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo 2018 premium book are now available at the following locations: · Deschutes Fair & Expo office · Bend and Redmond Chambers of Commerce · The 4-H Extension office · All Deschutes County Les Schwab stores · Wilco in Bend · Oregon Feed & Irrigation in Redmond

Oregon’s groundbreaking Clean Fuels Standard kept 929,105 tons of climate pollution from transportation out of the air in 2017, according to new calculations from the Department of Environmental Quality. In its first two years, the Clean Fuels Standard reduced climate pollution by more than 1.7 million tons, the equivalent of taking nearly 365,000 cars off

The city of Redmond’s Bicycle and the Redmond Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) is seeking volunteers to help with the inaugural Redmond Open Streets event, slated for Saturday, June 23 from noon to 4:00 p.m. in downtown Redmond. Deschutes Avenue will be closed to vehicles between 6 th St. and 15 th St. during this FREE

Sitting around a campfire is one of the special times we all enjoy, but campfires are also a major cause of wildfires. May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and Keep Oregon Green, the Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Oregon Department of Forestry urge Oregonians to follow these basic outdoor safety tips: Know

The local nonprofit NeighborImpact is helping Central Oregonians take pride in saving towards a personal goal and bettering their financial future by offering Goal Savers matched savings accounts to residents of Crook, Jefferson and La Pine. In the Goal Savers program, participants identify a specific financial goal to be accomplished upon completion of the program.

Here is ODOT’s weekly Region 4 construction update for the week of May 21: The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles to Klamath Falls

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…Just enough high pressure will prevail over the region to give us a sunny, warm day today. We will see a few thin clouds through the day and highs will be in the mid to upper 70’s. Northerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Skies will stay mostly clear tonight. Overnight

Sunriver police reported several calls of cougar sightings on Saturday behind homes in the area of Maury Mountain Lane. “If you are out in the area, be aware of your surroundings and keep a watchful eye,” the agency said in a tweet. “If you see a cougar, please call and officers will respond,” they added.

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake rumbled beneath the ocean more than 100 miles west of Bandon early Sunday morning. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the quake occurred at 2:47 a.m. at a depth of more than six miles, the third in the same general area off the southern Oregon coast reported by the U.S. Geological Survey. A magnitude-3.1 quake

(Update: Three killed were Eagle Point HS seniors) Four people, including three Eagle Point High School students, were killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 5 north of Roseburg Saturday night when the driver of a car turned around and headed the wrong way, colliding nearly head-on with an oncoming SUV, Oregon State Police reported.

The southbound lane of Northwest 14 th Street, between Galveston and Newport avenues will continue to be closed this week, as Cascade Natural Gas crews continue the Bend Pipeline Replacement Project. However, b oth north and southbound lanes will be open for the Memorial Day weekend. Southbound lanes will close again on Tuesday morning May

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The University of Oregon has apologized for a statement it put out after a student was found dead during a trip to Shasta Lake in Northern California. The 21-year-old student, identified as business administration major Dylan Pietrs, was found dead at a boat-in campground Saturday morning. There were no signs of

(Update: Victims identified; report on cougar’s weight) NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say the cougar that attacked two cyclists about 30 miles east of Seattle on Saturday, killing one of them, appears to have been emaciated. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police Capt. Alan Myers said Sunday that the cougar was about 100

A Grants Pass man was arrested on first-degree manslaughter charges after a fight led to a fatal stabbing in the parking lot of a Selma store Saturday morning, Oregon State Police said. Josephine County sheriff’s deputies responded around 9:20 a.m. to the reported stabbing and found the victim, Frank Norman Chambers, 46, of Selma, dead

Hello Central Oregon! Our Sunday started off with some intermittent rain showers. The rain stopped around the afternoon and has since moved off toward the South East. Throughout the evening our skies clear up and our temperatures will drop into the low to mid 40’s. On top of the cooler temps our winds become breezy

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A jury has ordered a rental-property company to pay more than $20 million after a man fell through a rotting walkway at his Portland apartment complex. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Robert Trebelhorn argued that Los Angeles-based Prime Group, which owns the Wimbledon Square apartments, refused to fix the walkway to cut

A southeast Bend resident awakened early Sunday to find their home — without working smoke alarms — full of smoke. That allowed the two adults and several animals to escape the blaze, which authorities traced to a heat lamp for two baby chicks. Firefighters were called out at 2:20 a.m. to the reported house fire

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Samuel Armenteros scored his first MLS goal in the 81st minute and the Portland Timbers won their fifth straight game with a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC on Saturday. Carlos Vela tied the match for LAFC in the 74th minute after Cristhian Paredes scored for the Timbers to open the

A Portland man was injured in a climb of South Sister on Saturday afternoon, prompting a successful air and ground rescue effort, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Dispatchers with 911 received word around 2:24 p.m. from a climbing companion that Nick Economou, 32, had suffered a non-life-threatening injury and needed assistance descending the peak, said