Month: May 2018

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., on Friday pressed Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Acting Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen to ensure air tankers are available to fight what the agencies are predicting will be another significant fire season facing Western communities this year. At a

Here is the city of Redmond’s road closures and delays update for the week of May 14-18: Street Maintenance Projects: Monday, May 14 – Paving on SW 22 nd from Maple to Oak Ave., SW 15 th St. into Hope Playground, intersection closures along with flagging operations starting at 7:00 AM to finish. Lane disruptions

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Friday asked the president’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and global pharmaceutical company Novartis to provide details and supporting documents explaining their business arrangement. Novartis has said it paid Cohen’s firm, Essential Consultants, $1.2 million. At the same time, the company was negotiating with Medicare on pricing

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland would upgrade more than 16,000 sidewalk ramps at a cost of about $113 million over 12 years if city officials agree to a proposed settlement. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the city council will consider next week settling a class-action legal dispute with mobility-disabled residents by promising to change how the city

Here’s the city of Bend’s weekly road construction project and traffic report for May 14-20. Special Events: · Girls on the Run, May 12 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., start and finish at OSU-Cascades campus, flaggers will be stationed at the Century Drive and Colorado Avenue roundabout. · Bend Open Streets, May 13 from

A bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), announced the introduction Friday of legislation that would reauthorize and expand the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. According to a news release from Merkley’s office, “This critical program, which helps fund collaborative and community-based forest management, has a proven

Good Friday Morning, Everyone…A northerly flow will keep us pretty cool today and a chance of showers will dissipate leaving us under partly cloudy skies. Highs will only reach the upper 50’s to lower 60’s. Expect northerly winds at 10-20 mph to gust as high as 30 mph. After a breezy evening those northerly winds

It’s free to fish, crab or clam in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3. During these two days, no fishing licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement) are required to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon for both residents and non-residents. Although no licenses or

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a smaller plan for a tax on large employers. The Seattle Times reports Durkan said Thursday that her tax would raise money for homeless services and affordable housing. However, her plan would be half the size of the $75 million per year measure under consideration in

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., met Thursday with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Acting Forest Service Chief Vicki Christriansen to discuss improving forest management to prevent catastrophic wildfires in Oregon. Walden also stressed the need to increase the speed of wildfire fighting to prevent them from spreading uncontrollably. “Last

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Eugene city councilors declined to nominate Hayward Field’s East Grandstand as a city historic landmark. The Register-Guard reports the decision Wednesday came as the 93-year-old grandstand at the University of Oregon’s track and field stadium is scheduled for demolition. The university submitted its demolition permit April 27. City staff is reviewing

The Ochoco National Forest wants people to have fun collecting mushrooms on the national forest, but to also remind everyone to obtain a permit and make sure you know the rules. The Forest has seen a surge in inquiries this spring following a busy fire season last year. If you are headed out to collect

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A suburban Portland man who falsely reported his father and brother as terrorists after being excluded from a family wedding has been sentenced to three years on probation. Sonny Donnie Smith placed anonymous phone calls to security offices at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and the Midland International Air and

(Update: Two suspects arrested in stabbing, others still being sought) Thanks to photos released by police that prompted citizen tips, two Jefferson County residents have been arrested in the stabbing of a Canby man early Saturday morning outside a downtown Bend nightclub, police said. Police received several tips late Wednesday after releasing photos from video

Former Redmond City Manager David Brandt will be returning to the region in July as executive director of Housing Works, the organization announced Thursday. Housing Works is the regional housing authority of Central Oregon and the area’s largest provider of affordable housing. Brandt succeeds Tom Kemper, who served in that position for the last five

(Updated: Public reaction) Bend’s Fourth of July fireworks show is at risk of not happening. The Pilot Butte fireworks show has been running for nearly 30 years, and at least 25 of those shows have been sponsored by The Bulletin. But the region’s largest newspaper is unlikely to continue its sponsorship this year. Sources say

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! We’re sandwiched between a couple weather patterns and are seeing gusty winds as a result. Winds will stay breezy tonight gusting 25 miles per hour out of the northwest. Overnight we carry a chance for a few isolated rain showers with mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies overhead. Lows will be

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you’ve stopped buying romaine lettuce due to the E. coli outbreak: Have you stopped buying romaine lettuce due to the E. coli outbreak?Yes – 63% (565 votes)No – 38% (339 votes)Total Votes: 904

Bend Park & Recreation District has many opportunities for teens to volunteer with youth recreation, fitness, swimming and art programs this summer. Volunteers help from late June through the end of August with District opportunities including day camps, preschool, science, art, craft, theater, cooking, fitness and swimming programs for younger children. “Teen volunteers provide valuable

Te Oregon Department of Education, in partnership with the Oregon Lottery, announced Thursday the inaugural Oregon Regional Teachers of the Year. Annually all 50 states, U.S. territories and the Department of Defense Education Activity name a teacher of the year. For the 2018-19 school year, Oregon’s program has expanded to celebrate exemplary educators in every