Month: July 2018

The Bunk and Brew Historic Lucas House is a hostel that provides an affordable place for travelers to stay in Bend. It’s located off Hawthorne Avenue and just over two blocks from downtown. It’s been open for about 1.5 years and gets more popular every month. The co-owners, Frankie Maduzia and J. Charles Griggs, said

There’s a truck cruising around Central Oregon with something inside you might not expect. It’s called the Community Shower Truck, and inside are showers connected to a 450-gallon water tank. The truck has been providing showers to Central Oregonians in need for the past seven years. For some people, showers are hard to come by,

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Smoke has mostly cleared from our area, which is great news! Air quality levels are at “good” across Central Oregon. Tonight we’ll see mostly clear to clear skies overhead. Lows will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s, which is a few degrees above average. Winds will be calm gusting

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Spokane. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich says the shooting happened early Wednesday after a badly beaten and injured woman slipped a note to a clerk at a convenience store that indicated she needed help. The woman got into a van with a

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against an Oregon school district’s policy that allows a transgender male student to use the boys’ locker room and bathroom. Brook Shelley of Basic Rights Oregon says Tuesday’s ruling sends a clear message to school districts that transgender students deserve as safe and affirming

Rep. Greg Walden, R–Ore., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a hearing Wednesday with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to examine solutions to expand broadband to underserved areas. During the hearing, Walden highlighted the positive impact broadband expansion can have on rural communities, which Pai experienced firsthand when Walden invited him

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think expanding Empire Blvd. in Bend is needed: Do you think expanding Empire Blvd. in Bend is needed?Yes – 72% (463 votes)No – 28% (182 votes)Total Votes: 645

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The defense attorney for indicted FBI agent Joseph Astarita told jurors during opening statements that his client knows when to shoot and when not to shoot, and if the expert marksman had shot, he would not have missed. Astarita is charged with making false statements and obstruction of justice after telling

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, led 39 Senate Democrats on Wednesday in an effort to stop congressional Republicans from promoting discrimination against LGBTQ Americans seeking to be foster or adoptive parents. In a letter to Senate appropriators, the senators slammed a House Republican proposal passed earlier this month

(Update: Smoke from field burn; more containment on Bessie Butte, Hampton fires) A smoke plume that sparked concern in Jefferson County on Wednesday afternoon was from a 59-acre agricultural field burn in Culver, authorities said. There also was progress reported on two recent wildfires in Central Oregon. More details about the Jefferson County Smoke Management

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. (AP) – Kitchen and shower water from a wildfire camp in southern Oregon was pumped into the drinking water supply of a park because of an error by a volunteer. The Mail Tribune reports Wednesday that a volunteer host at Cantrall-Buckley Park in Jacksonville accidentally told the driver of a tanker truck holding

JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) – Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer says a couple has been missing ever since their remote house in Eastern Oregon burned to the ground a week ago. Palmer told The Register Guard on Wednesday that cadaver dogs did not pick up any scent in the ruins of the burned home. Terry

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle-area officials are considering five pieces of legislation that would require warning signs outside of gun shops and secure firearm storage, among other things. King County Council Chairman Joe McDermott and Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles introduced the five-piece legislation on Tuesday. They say it’s part of an initiative to reduce gun violence in

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) – Public health officials say a rabid bat was found in the southwestern Oregon town of Eagle Point after a resident brought it in for testing. Jackson Baures of Jackson County Public Health says the bat flew into an unidentified resident on July 13 and then fell to the ground and

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – Springfield police say they shot and killed a cougar that was seen inside a fenced backyard stalking children while they were playing in a swimming pool. Springfield police Lt. Scott McKee says they used a dog to track the cougar. The dog chased the cougar up two trees, where it was

Kissing up to the boss at work may help boost employees’ careers but it also depletes the employees’ self-control resources, leaving them more susceptible to behaving badly in the workplace, a new study has found. “There’s a personal cost to ingratiating yourself with your boss,” said Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management in the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have cleared out the few remaining protesters left at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Portland, with no arrests. Several news outlets reported that police moved into an encampment at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday and that about a dozen remaining protesters left the area. The activists had been protesting

Mid Oregon Credit Union announced Wednesday that its assets have grown to exceed $300 million for the first time, as of June 30. The credit union, which is the only financial institution headquartered in Central Oregon, cited a healthy economy, strong lending demand and a focused growth strategy for the accomplishment. Here’s the rest of

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Wednesday it has lifted the ban on campfires and open flames in state parks along the coast, though it remains in effect elsewhere, including ocean beaches. The campfire and open flame ban remains in effect for the ocean beaches and all other state park properties managed by OPRD.

Many people living in Central Oregon woke up to a hazy view of the Cascades Tuesday as the area was under “moderate” air quality due to smoke from wildfires burning in the southwestern part of the state. Doctors are seeing people with respiratory problems this week because of the heavy smoke. Summit Medical Group-Bend Memorial