Month: July 2018

Deschutes County Democrats, unable to force embattled House District 54 candidate Nathan Boddie to withdraw from the race, have passed a pair of resolutions urging him to do so and agreeing to meet with potential new candidates, should he step aside. Here’s a news release issued Wednesday morning by Deschutes Democrats, in full: On Sunday,

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…A very modest amount of moisture moving in from the SSW brought us a few overnight clouds, but most of that will clear out leaving us with another hot, sunny day. Highs will reach the mid to upper 90’s. Gentle NW breezes will get a little gusty during the late afternoon and

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Prosecutors have determined that deputies were justified in the deadly shooting of a man earlier this month at a commercial marijuana business in Cottage Grove. The Register-Guard reports Lane County District Attorney Patty Perlow announced Tuesday that deputies Brian DeVault and Jason Franklin shot 40-year-old Joey Loop after he unholstered a

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco supervisors have unanimously approved a ban on plastic straws and takeout containers treated with fluorinated chemicals. The vote Tuesday followed a ban on plastic straws and stirrers that took effect in Seattle this month. The San Francisco legislation requires a second vote next week. The legislation also makes napkins

Two former Bend residents who were seriously burned in an alleged butane “honey” hash oil explosion at a northeast Bend duplex in March were arrested Tuesday by U.S. marshals in a Portland suburb, to face federal charges. Arrest warrants were issued last week for David and Jennifer Paulson, both 32, for their involvement in the

As part of the state’s coordinated and comprehensive wildfire suppression efforts,and thanks to funds allocated by the federal government, about 200 citizen-soldiers and citizen-airmen from the Oregon National Guard will arrive at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem next Monday for a week-long wildland firefighter training program. This group of 200 arriving next Monday

The Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo kicks off on Wednesday and continues through Saturday night and offers something fun for just about everyone. Carnival rides, 4-H Club animals, food vendors, and the Northwest Professional Rodeo Association rodeo are all major events. Some new amenities are a 250-foot zip line, bungee jumping, and new carnival rides

A Bend woman is warning other parents about an apparent thief who stole her stroller, which was locked up outside her apartment. At about 8 p.m. Sunday at the Crest Butte Apartments on NE Purcell Boulevard, Naomi Lodwig came home to find the double stroller she keeps locked at a bike rack was gone. Lodwig

A major road construction project debated and discussed off and on for decades is finally starting in September in Bend as part of the Empire Avenue Corridor Improvement project. The project will start after Labor Day and is expected to last nine months. When finished, Empire Avenue will be extended to connect with Northeast 27th

(Update: Bend-area fire sparked by child with matches; new fire near Sprague River destroys outbuildings, vehicles; new 30-acre fire east of Hampton off Hwy. 20) A field fire that burned about 1/3 of an acre east of Bend off Neff Road Tuesday afternoon was caused by a juvenile playing with matches, authorities said. Meanwhile, crews

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Thunderstorm activity in southeast Deschutes County is expected to continue off towards the northeast. Central Oregon will see partly cloudy skies around sunset with smoky skies, too. Air quality levels have improved throughout the day, but smoke will settle closer to the surface overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning. Winds will

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a police officer fatally shot a suspect at an RV park in the coastal town of Seaside. City spokesman say Jon Rahl says officers were dispatched Tuesday afternoon on a report of a person with a gun. The shots were fired during an ensuing confrontation. No officers were hurt.

Continuing his efforts to combat the nationwide opioid crisis, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., examined potential fraud and abuse in the substance use treatment industry at a committee hearing on Tuesday. The hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where Walden serves as chairman, comes following a year-long bipartisan investigation into patient brokering. Patient brokering

This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on Building a Digital Defense against a new kind of Business Email Compromise – or BEC – fraud … this time involving real estate transactions. In the age of all things digital and automatic, transferring money has become that much easier. Open an app and give

(Update: Oregon Republican Party statement) The Democratic Party of Oregon filed a new allegation against Republican gubernatorial nominee Knute Buehler on Tuesday, claiming he’s moved out of Bend’s House District 54 and can’t stay on as a lawmaker. But Buehler’s campaign fired back, calling the accusation “desperate” and saying Buehler has a “temporary apartment” in

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you believe solar power is a key future energy source: Do you believe solar power is a key future energy source?Yes – 67% (573 votes)No – 33% (284 votes)Total Votes: 857

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jury selection has started in the trial of an FBI agent accused of lying about firing two shots that missed Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, spokesman for the group that took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January 2016. The errant shots came as the Arizona rancher emerged from his pickup when

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution Tuesday opposing any meetings between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin or any other Russian official without a second senior United States official present. The resolution follows President Trump’s private meeting with Putin last week in Helsinki, and President

Two law firms — Benbrook Law Group of Sacramento and Lynch Conger McLane LLP of Bend — announced Tuesday the settlement of a lawsuit they filed on behalf of a Hillsboro high school student who sued the school district after he was disciplined for wearing a T-shirt to Liberty High School that supported President Trump’s