Month: September 2018

(Update: Name to stay on ballot as deadline has passed) One day after word of a false Voters’ Pamphlet statement led to a state elections complaint and the loss of Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Jeff Merkley’s endorsement, House District 54 candidate Amanda La Bell has notified the Oregon Working Families Party of her decision

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson began a first-of-its-kind pilot program Tuesday, utilizing Facebook to reach Oregon voters listed as inactive and notify them that they need to update their registration to receive a ballot this November. “Recent digital advances have created voter outreach opportunities never previously imagined,” Richardson said. “Facebook’s robust capabilities will allow

Using a web-based report scorecard that measures, evaluates and benchmarks quality and efficiency at its medical centers, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently released data that showed significant improvements at the majority of its health care facilities. VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) is ranked in the top eight of 146 VA facilities in

First Interstate Bank, a leading provider of financial services and proponent of healthy, accessible communities for all individuals is giving back to the community with a donation of $2,500 to the Deschutes River Conservancy. The DRC will use the generous donation from the First Interstate Bank’s Leadership Grant Program to raise community awareness of the

The City of Redmond Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is conducting the 5th Annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts to take an annual snapshot of bicycle and pedestrians users (in addition to rollers, such as skateboarders, scooters and those in wheelchairs), measure the impact of improvements and programs over time, and help build support for future

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that 25 community health centers throughout Oregon, including Mosaic Medical in Prineville, will get more than $7 million in federal resources to expand access to treatment for substance use and mental health treatment. “Oregonians battling substance use and mental health challenges need access to quality care

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon medical examiner says a legally armed black man who was shot and killed by two Portland State University campus officers was hit by nine bullets. An autopsy released Wednesday in the death of 45-year-old Jason Washington says 17 shots were fired in the June 29 incident. Medical Examiner Rebecca

Winter heating season is just around the corner, and with the use of heating devices comes an increased danger of carbon monoxide exposure and poisoning, the Bend Fire Department reminded Wednesday. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a gas which is produced when there is incomplete combustion. It is odorless, invisible and can be fatal at high

The vehicle thieves targeted most often in Oregon over the past year is the 1997 Honda Accord, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual Hot Wheels Report. The 2017 Top 10 most stolen list for Oregon includes vehicle years ranging from 1991 to 1999. According to NICB, certain models of older cars and trucks

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 13 of their Senate colleagues and 116 of their House colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday denouncing his recent statements about the fatalities in Puerto Rico from Hurricanes Irma and Maria and their aftermath. The lawmakers’ letter, which comes nearly one year since Hurricane

The local service club, Soroptimist International of Bend (SI Bend) is greeting the upcoming holiday season with its 37th annual fundraising wreath and evergreen sales. The sales support the programs of SI Bend, a non-profit organization, to assist women and children in Central Oregon and provide educational awards to local financially needy, head of household

Applications for the “Live Your Dream” Awards offered by Soroptimist International of Bend will be taken from Oct. 1 until Nov. 15. Applications are available online at www.sibend.org. A minimum of two $2,000 educational awards will be given. One of the scholarships is specifically set aside for a Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) member in good

The city of Bend is encouraging all citizens to reduce their landscape irrigation schedules this fall as temperatures decline. “This is the time of year when many of us tend to over-irrigate,” said Mike Buettner, Water Conservation Program Manager for the city. “Landscape water requirements really start to drop off once nighttime temperatures get into

SEATTLE (AP) – The federal government will pay $925,000 and improve worker safety to settle a lawsuit over exposure to chemical vapors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Energy will test new technology to capture and destroy dangerous vapors that escape from nuclear waste

Water levels are so low at Wickiup Reservoir that some farms in Culver and Madras may run out of water for their crops. Roff Farms, for example, still needs about three weeks worth of water for its fields. The Wickiup Reservoir is very low, according to Deschutes Basin Watermaster Jeremy Giffin. “The current storage is

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man who served prison time for killing a woman in Portland in the 1990s was arrested on suspicion of stabbing and wounding a man in Northwest Portland. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Dewey Craig told Portland police officers that he got into an argument Monday with Charles Jackson that ended with Craig

The Bend Parkway is maxed out on space. It’s over-capacity. That might not surprise many daily drivers. As Central Oregon continues to grow, that problem will only get worse. Transportation officials don’t want that to happen, so they’re taking action now. The Oregon Department of Transportation and the Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization are collecting data

(Update: La Bell talks with NewsChannel 21 about developments) Embattled House District 54 Working Families Party candidate Amanda La Bell, faced with a state elections complaint and loss of two top Democrat endorsements, told NewsChannel 21 late Tuesday she won’t withdraw from the race and hopes to move on from the setbacks. “Given the situation

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is withholding $500,000 allocated for a water quality study of Oregon’s Upper Klamath Lake, citing potential budget cuts. The Herald and News reports the bureau’s Klamath Basin Area Office Manager Jeff Nettleton told the Klamath Tribes that the funding will be reprogramed to other activities

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden , D-Ore., announced Wednesday key provisions in education and health care in the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill that will help Oregon communities. The bill passed the full Senate on Tuesday and is expected to pass the House next week. “This bill provides important support for