Month: September 2018

A new national report on life expectancy at the census tract level reveals that how long you live can vary widely, depending on the Oregon neighborhood you call home. The report, released Monday as part of the United States Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP), shows the highest life expectancy at birth in Oregon is

Pacific Power said Monday it is adding to the thrum of National Drive Electric Week (Sept. 8-16) by taking steps to expand the network of charging stations that will be needed as the number of electric cars in Oregon moves toward the state’s goal of 50,000 electric cars on the road by 2020. “We’re on

Oregon employers next year, on average, will pay $1.12 per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation insurance, down from $1.23 in 2018, under a proposal announced Monday by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. That figure covers workers’ compensation claims costs, assessments, and insurer profit and expenses. This will mark the sixth year

ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) – An Eastern Oregon marijuana dispensary’s donation and name will stay attached to a youth park project in Ontario despite a group’s efforts to remove it from the project. The Argus Observer reports the city council rejected a motion last week to ask the owners of Hotbox Farms of Huntington to change

The Deschutes County Historic Landmarks Commission, meeting in Sisters Monday night, heard about Forest Service efforts to restore four Paulina Lake cabins built in the 1930s. They were originally built as forest recreational cabins by the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. In 1983, the cabins were added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Beginning on Friday, the city of Bend joins numerous community partners in celebrating “Welcoming Week,” a series of community-organized events that highlight the principles of inclusion and create communities that prosper because everyone feels welcome. Welcoming Week takes place Sept. 14-23. Festivities begin with a Launch Celebration at 6 p.m. on Friday at St. Charles

(Update: OSP confirms he was wearing helmet; other agencies that responded) A Lake Oswego man was killed Sunday afternoon in the crash of his motorcycle near the Wasco County town of Antelope, Oregon State Police said Monday. OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded shortly after 1 p.m. to the reported crash on state Highway 218

Downtown Redmond could look a little different next year. City officials want to create a district where people want to come downtown and stay there all day and night. The city’s urban renewal program manager called it an “18-to-24-hour environment.” Part of achieving that goal includes developing the downtown area so people want to stick

Deschutes County law enforcement agencies, working with a nonprofit partner, will be able to provide an enhanced response to domestic violence victims and swift prosecution of domestic violence offenders, thanks to a recent $450,000 federal grant, those involved in the effort announced Monday. The grant will help the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office, local law

Happy Monday evening, everyone! A cool day for Central Oregon will take us into a cold night. Winds will gust around 25 miles per hour as a cold front is making its way through Oregon bringing us cooler daytime highs tomorrow. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 30s early tomorrow morning, so

DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) – A wave hit two recent immigrants from China as they visited the Oregon Coast, sweeping the couple out into the ocean and killing them. Capt. Tim Fox of the Oregon State Police says Miaochan Chen, 49, and Wenjun Zhu, 41, from Lake Oswego, perished on Sunday, but their 10-year-old daughter

The Oregon Farm Bureau is going to bat on behalf of Deschutes County’s rural marijuana producers, expressing “grave concerns” about the county’s proposal to toughen its 2-year-old regulations governing the new industry. In a five-page Aug. 28 letter to county commissioners, Oregon Farm Bureau Federal Public Policy Counsel Mary Anne Cooper and Deschutes County Farm

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – Two school districts in Washington state have escalated their fight with teacher unions by calling for the intervention of a state arbitrator in contract talks. District leaders in Tacoma and Battle Ground are seeking the intervention through the rarely used Public Employment Relations Commission, though any pay recommendations that might result

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – The state of Washington says wolves attacked at least five calves in Ferry County last week, killing one and injuring four. The attacks occurred Wednesday through Friday in an area once occupied by the Profanity Peak wolf pack, which was wiped out last year. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Summit Medical Group Oregon – BMC recently announced its intent to acquire Bend Urology Associates, a specialty urological care clinic offering treatment of urinary tract disorders to the Central and Eastern Oregon communities for over 50 years. The transaction will bring four board-certified urologists and three highly-trained physician assistants to SMGOR-BMC, the largest physician-owned multi-specialty

Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent. After initial training and comprehensive background checks, volunteers are matched with a child in Bend, Redmond, Sisters or LaPine that share similar interests and activities

(Update: Tepee Fire still40 pct. contained, Willow Fire 60 pct. contained; minimal behavior) Fire behavior on both large fires in Central Oregon was minimal overnight, officials said. The Tepee Fire remains 40% contained and the Willow Fire remains 60% contained. Here’s the Monday morning update from the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center: Firefighters patrolled all

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene man shot by police and later convicted of a crime for raising a gun toward an officer during the incident has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Eugene, a police dispatcher and two officers. The Register Guard reports that 29-year-old Edgar T. Rodriguez was shot multiple times

SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) – Officials said Monday Interstate 5 south of the California-Oregon border has reopened, five days a wildfire roaring along both sides of the roadway forced its closure. California Department of Transportation spokeswoman Denise Yergenson says one lane in each direction of Interstate 5 reopened Monday at 8:30 a.m. She says

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…A storm center that has locked down over the central British Columbia coast is responsible for rotating some cold, wet air into the Pacific NW today. While Central Oregon skies will remain mostly sunny with only a slight chance of an isolated shower, the coast, valley and mountains will see rain. The