Month: July 2018

With warm and dry conditions across the region, Northwest Forest Service officials urged visitors Monday to practice campfire safety when recreating outdoors. “Our firefighters will be busy this summer responding to lightning-caused wildfires,” said Traci Weaver, Public affairs officer for fire communications. “Please help us out by being safe and responsible with fire so we

The Broadside, Central Oregon Community College’s student newspaper, received broad-based distinction at this year’s Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators contest. “The Broadside won awards from general news reporting and comprehensive coverage to feature reporting, photography, illustrations, graphics and design,” said Cathy Carroll, advisor to the student newspaper. Editor Katya Agatucci earned second-place honors in

Weather forecasters are predicting significant increases in temperatures in Central Oregon this week. While this is common for Central Oregon, the City of Bend is encouraging all residents to use water wisely outdoors. The majority of water use in Bend this time of year is outdoor use, such as landscape irrigation. “Generally, it is best

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking how often you fly out of Redmond Airport (Roberts Field): How often do you fly out of Roberts Field each year? Regularly – 9% (98 votes) A few times – 49% (538 votes) Never – 43% (472 votes) Total Votes: 1,108

Information and training sessions on seismic retrofits are scheduled for Baker City and Bend on Thursday and Friday of this week. For building owners, building officials, home inspectors, design professionals, home builders, emergency planners, insurers and lenders: FEMA P-50 and FEMA P-50-1, Simplified Seismic Assessment and Retrofit Guidelines for Detached, Single-Family, Wood-Frame Dwellings This course

The 2018 Bend Unified Recreation Soccer League enrollment is at an all-time record high, with nearly 2,000 youth participating on 150 teams. Adult volunteers are needed to coach teams in the partner program between Bend Park and Recreation District and Bend FC Timbers. The fall soccer season runs Aug. 20 to Oct. 27. Program participants

A 36-year-old Warm Springs man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Monday for molesting an 11-year-old girl, federal prosecutors said. Lawren John Slockish previously pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact with a child on January 19, 2017. Upon completion of his prison sentence, Slockish will be on supervised release for

TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) – The Avett Brothers band postponed a sold-out show near Portland after a man showed up to the venue with a gun, then disappeared into the crowd. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the popular roots-rock band called off its concert Saturday at the McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale after it says the man triggered a

The Oregon Department of Education announced Monday that 24 grants have been awarded to Oregon school districts and community partners through the 21 st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant program. Thanks to the grant funds, 95 centers will be established in 26 school districts over the coming five years. The centers, which offer academic

As summer temperatures rise, so do the dangers of working in high heat. That’s especially true in Oregon, where workers tend to be used to working in mild weather and are frequently not accustomed to high temperatures. As a result, Oregon OSHA encourages employers and workers in construction, agriculture, and other labor-intensive activities to learn

Three more workshops are available this summer to help school districts, safety advocates, parents, teachers and others interested learn about the new state program that will fund Safe Routes to School projects such as improving intersections, adding sidewalks and more. A recorded webinar from last month is also available on the website (linked under “Infrastructure

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s famous Hermiston watermelons are back in season. The East Oregonian reports that growers anticipate they will start picking in earnest this week. Watermelons are an iconic crop for Hermiston, thriving in the region’s sandy soils and desert climate. Driving north into town on Highway 395, the Hermiston logo emblazoned on

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is leading a coalition of 11 Democratic state attorneys general seeking information about “no-poach” agreements meant to block employees from leaving one fast food franchise to work for another franchise in the same chain. Healey says Monday the agreements limit the ability of low-wage workers to seek

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An annual tally of homeless people in the Salem area found 1,218 – nearly 6 percent more than last year. The count in Marion and Polk counties was conducted Jan. 31. Volunteers surveyed homeless people they found on streets, in camps, living in their cars and in other areas without adequate

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says a woman fatally shot herself while speaking with crisis negotiators east of Portland. The agency says deputies responded Sunday after a homeowner in Fairview called 9-1-1 to report that a woman outside was “acting strangely” and had a handgun. Trained crisis negotiators joined deputies at

VENETA, Ore. (AP) – A small town west of Eugene is getting its first memorial for military veterans. The Register-Guard reports the planned memorial in Veneta is one of five projects for veterans and war memorials recently awarded money by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Other projects include the WWI Doughboy Monument in Astoria,

The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools has awarded $89,000 in classroom grants to public schools in Bend, La Pine and Sunriver and subsidized $37,000 in need-based activity fee scholarships for the 2018/2019 academic year. 2018 year marks the 30 th year of the Foundation and in recognition of this milestone, the Foundation awarded $30,000

AMITY, Ore. (AP) – A man suspected of sneaking into a woman’s bedroom in Amity was shot and killed by officers a few blocks away from the home. KATU-TV reports police identified the suspect on Sunday as 27-year-old Kelly Kenneth Sutton of Amity. Newberg-Dundee police say a woman called 911 at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Culver, Oregon man caught in North Dakota with 30 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle has been sentenced to three years in prison. A Morton County sheriff’s deputy stopped 61-year-old Ricky Fischer on Interstate 94 in mid-December. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Fischer pleaded guilty to a felony drug count

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Culver, Oregon man caught in North Dakota with 30 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle has been sentenced to three years in prison. A Morton County sheriff’s deputy stopped 61-year-old Ricky Fischer on Interstate 94 in mid-December. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Fischer pleaded guilty to a felony drug count