Month: June 2018

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., cheered the passage of their bipartisan Senate resolution designating June 4-10 “Hemp History Week.” Federal law currently prohibits American farmers from growing hemp on U.S. soil, except in certain limited circumstances. Th at means American farmers cannot capitalize on a retail

The annual Central Oregon Builders Association Tour of Homes usually features showplace residences for local families. Bethlehem Inn is proud to announce that this year’s tour will also feature a special opening celebration of Bethlehem Inn’s new family residence and service hub. This newly constructed facility, which is the result of the Inn’s Transforming Lives

The USDA Forest Service will waive fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington this Saturday, in recognition of National Get Outdoors Day. National Get Outdoors Day encourages Americans, particularly youth, to seek healthy, active outdoor lives and embrace our parks, forests, refuges, and other public lands and waters. “The Pacific Northwest is blessed

Legislation introduced by Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., to improve care for Oregon veterans was signed into law Wednesday by President Trump. The president signed the VA MISSION Act, a legislative package that includes the VA Medical Scribe Pilot Act, a bill co-authored by Walden to help unburden VA doctors by bringing medical scribes into the

It’s time to celebrate the Class of 2018! This year, more than 1,230 students will graduate from Bend-La Pine Schools. Graduations take place at the following times and locations: Bend Senior High School (395 graduates): June 9 at 11 a.m. at Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center La Pine High School (94 graduates): June 8

The Oregon Department of Forestry said Wednesday that firefighters have finished control lines around 100 percent of the Chapman Grange Road No. 1 Fire, which broke out seven miles northwest of Scappoose. No more growth is expected on the fire, which has been mapped at 42 acres. The fire’s size and aggressive behavior for this

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – More than 200 new laws take effect in Washington state this week, including a package of bills meant to address sexual misconduct at the workplace. Lawmakers ended their 60-day legislative session on time on March 8, and most of the more than 300 bills passed take effect Thursday. Here’s a look

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you have used an ancestry tool to learn more about your heritage: Have you used an ancestry tool to learn more about your heritage?Yes – 33% (207 votes)No – 67% (419 votes)Total Votes: 626

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson says he will remain in office after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Richardson announced the diagnosis Wednesday. In the statement he said he was optimistic, and that the discovery, made in May, had caught the disease early. The 68-year-old Republican was a longtime member of

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Salem officials reissued a limited no-drink warning for tap water in the state’s capital city, reinstating guidelines lifted only days before advising medically sensitive groups to find other water sources. The Wednesday warning, linked to toxins caused by a bloom of algae in Detroit Lake, a municipal reservoir, says children under

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The family of a teenager who was shot and killed by a Portland police officer last year has filed a lawsuit against the city. The lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday claims police acted with excessive force when Officer Andrew Hearst shot 17-year-old Quanice Hayes three times in February 2017. The

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Health Authority is preparing to start requiring routine testing of water sources for toxins after contaminated water was discovered in Salem. The Statesman Journal reported Tuesday that the new rules will be stricter than current federal guidelines. The plan comes after toxins were discovered in Salem’s drinking water. The

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Nearly three dozen students at an elementary school in Eugene will be kept home from school because of a whooping cough outbreak there. The Register Guard reports Wednesday that their parents were told they had to stay home until the outbreak at Adams Elementary School passes because they weren’t vaccinated. Unvaccinated

The Oregon Building Codes Division, in cooperation with Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), said Wednesday it filed an administrative rule last Friday to help provide a mechanism for recreational park trailer (tiny houses on wheels) manufacturers to obtain an ownership document from DMV. The new rule defines a “recreational park trailer” as: A

(Update: DA explains length of delay) A murder trial that was scheduled to begin Tuesday of a Redmond couple accused in the child neglect death of their 5-year-old adopted daughter has been delayed until early next year. Estevan Adrian Garcia and Sacora Horn-Garcia were arrested in early April of last year on charges of murder

(Update: Kaiser disputes claims) Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Tuesday the owner of Stars Cabaret allowed a surveillance tape to be erased, thus thwarting his investigation into any possible charges arising from a customer who threw a wallet at adult film star Stormy Daniels during her Bend appearance. The owner, however, tells a

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…After starting the day under partly cloudy skies we will see some partial clearing and very warm temperatures. Daytime highs will reach the low to mid 80’s and NW breezes will stay pretty gentle at 5-10 mph. Partly cloudy skies will settle in over what will be a mild night on the

Secretary of State Dennis Richardson released an advisory report Tuesday detailing the work of the Oregon Audits Division in using data analytics to assist with fraud investigations in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). For several years, the Audits Division has been working with outside partners to assist in the successful prosecution of merchants and

(Update: Road reopens; info on Johnson Road closure) A multiple-vehicle crash blocked southbound Highway 97 just south of Redmond for nearly an hour Tuesday evening, initial reports indicated. The crash, reported shortly after 5:30 p.m., occurred south of the Yew Avenue interchange and apparently involved six vehicles. A detour for traffic was in place less

Amid much talk of high-profile pardons by President, Trump, the White House is weighing whether to grant pardons to Eastern Oregon father-and-son ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond, whose return to prison helped spark the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in early 2016, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. “Ranching and farming groups, as