Month: July 2018

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The police chief in Eugene says the department has to do a better job at responding to nonemergency calls and has ordered a review of patrol operations. Police Chief Chris Skinner tells The Register-Guard that supervisors disregard about a third of average daily calls deemed low priority because there aren’t enough

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday brings sunshine and mild temperatures to the High Desert. Daytime highs will be right around average in the low to mid 80s. Winds will be out of the northwest around 15 to 20 miles per hour. Overnight lows will hover in the upper 40s and lower 50s for the next several

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The family of a black man who was fatally shot by Portland State University campus police is demanding the university immediately disarm its campus officers. Jason Erik Washington was shot on June 29 while trying to break up a fight. Oregon Public Broadcasting says Washington’s brother on Friday compared the incident

(Update: Adding anti-abortion measure likely making ballot) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A proposed anti-abortion measure and a measure that would repeal Oregon’s sanctuary state status have both likely garnered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Deb Royal, with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, said Friday the signatures must be deemed valid before

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore, paid a visit Friday to Crooked River Ranch to discuss his legislation to help better protect the community from wildfires. The Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act (HR 2075) will go before the House next week. If passed into law, it would make boundary adjustments to 800 acres of wilderness study

Visitors will be able to once again walk and drive up Pilot Butte starting on Saturday, according to Oregon Parks and Recreation Department officials. The scenic viewpoint was closed on Wednesday after a large brush fire caused a major power outage and threatened several apartments. Officials said crews spent Thursday and Friday mopping up hot

Happy Friday evening, everyone! A FIRE WEATHER OR RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OREGON THROUGH 9 P.M. THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WE HAVE DRY CONDITIONS. Tonight we’ll see mostly clear skies once we get past midnight. Winds will be gusty through that time around 30

(Update: OSP identifies both drivers; truck driver from Terrebonne) A 49-year-old Terrebonne wood-chip truck driver was killed a week ago in a head-on crash on Highway 26 east of Sandy that also killed the other driver, Oregon State Police said Friday. The driver was identified as Brian Sheridan of Terrebonne. The other driver, of a

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think all personal-use fireworks should be banned in Central Oregon: Should all personal-use fireworks be banned in Central Oregon?Yes – 64% (664 votes)No – 36% (374 votes)Total Votes: 1,038

Here are the city of Redmond’s road closures and delays for the week of July 9-13: Special Event Closures: NONE Ongoing Closures: NW 10 th St. is closed from NW Negus Pl. to NW Oak Pl. till July 25th Streets will be closed while Shamrock Northwest crews remove roadway, install utilities, curb, base rock, and

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Backers of a statewide gun initiative say they’ve gathered enough signatures to put the measure to voters in November. Initiative 1639 would make several changes including raising the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21 from 18 and requiring enhanced background checks. It would also require that gun owners secure

(Update: Victim identified) SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – Officials say a woman died and three triplex units burned in a blaze that may have been started by fireworks in Springfield. Fire crews responded shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday. The fire was under control a little more than an hour later. Authorities identified the woman as 74-year-old

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Gov. Kate Brown, released the following statement Friday in response to the Office of Refugee Resettlement refusing to allow the delegation to tour on Thursday evening Morrison Child & Family Services, where ORR placed children who the federal agency had separated from their

Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road construction and traffic report for the week of July 9-15: Special Events: · Summer Fest, July 13 – 15, will take place in Old Downtown Bend and will close the following streets: o Friday § Minnesota Avenue between Bond Street and Lava Road § Oregon Avenue between

With containment on southwest Oregon’s Lobster Creek Fire reaching 55 percent and the fire perimeter stable at 397 acres, fire managers said Friday they are planning to transition control of the fire back to the Coos Forest Protective Association. ODF IMT 3 plans to transfer command of the fire back to CFPA Sunday. Fire crews

(Update: Person killed in Klamathon Fire; I-5 reopens) HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) – A fire official says a person has died in a fast-moving blaze near the California-Oregon border. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Suzi Brady said Friday the person died in the Klamathon Fire that started Thursday about eight miles south of

(Update: Police identify crash victim) Police late Thursday night identified the woman struck and killed by a pickup truck on the Bend Parkway late Tuesday night as Stephanie Ann Rogers, 47, of Bend. The pickup driver, a 51-year-old La Pine man, stopped at the crash scene on the parkway (Highway 97) at Powers Road and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Officials say a 14-year-old girl playing with fireworks started a wildfire that burned a vacant house in southern Oregon. State Department of Forestry spokeswoman Melissa Rae Cano says no injuries were reported in Thursday’s blaze in the community of White City. In addition to the house, the flames burned a bus,

At the Oregon American Legion annual conference held June 27-30 in Florence, the American Legion selected Redmond Police Department Detective Steven Binstock as their Oregon Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Additionally, Detective Binstock was selected as the winner of the Western Region Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The Western Region includes 11 states,

Good Friday Morning, Everyone…A light flow of moisture out of the SW will turn morning clear skies mostly sunny this afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 70’s to mid 80’s. Light morning breezes will turn westerly and ramp up through the afternoon to 15-25 mph, gusting to 30 mph, this evening. Our skies will