Month: September 2018

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The family of an 86-year-old woman who died following a fall is suing a Keizer nursing home for $1.27 million. The Statesman-Journal reports the wrongful death lawsuit, filed Monday in Marion County Circuit Court, accuses the staff at Avamere Court of negligence and abuse of a vulnerable person. The Oregon Department

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal prosecutors have been unable to confirm the identity of an Oregon man accused of presenting someone else’s birth certificate and driver’s license to obtain a U.S. passport. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the man identified in court as “John Doe” won release from jail Wednesday as he awaits trial on charges of

Travis and Erika Holmes lost their 16-year-old son, Hunter, last year when he committed suicide. Now, they’re trying to honor his legacy through a video titled “Your Life Matters.” “What are the odds that there’s not another person suffering in silence like our child was. I guarantee it’s very high,” Travis Holmes said Wednesday. “Our

Quick actions by maintenance staff helped confine a fire that broke out at a Bend hotel Wednesday evening, officials said — a fire they said was caused by smoker’s carelessness, combined with lint on the ground outside the hotel laundry. Firefighters responded around 6:45 p.m. to the reported fire on the exterior of a building

KPOV will broadcast live from the Bend Roots Revival on Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sunday, Sept. 30. KPOV’s live broadcast of the Bend Roots Revival can be heard on KPOV 88.9 FM or live streaming on kpov.org, where the broadcast schedule and other information can also be found. KPOV broadcasts live from local music festivals

Manta rays strain their tiny food from mouthfuls of seawater in a novel way that could hold the key to better filtration in a variety of commercial applications, new research by Oregon State University shows. Published Wednesday in Science Advances, the findings explain that manta rays filter zooplankton, mesoplankton and microcrustaceans with an apparatus different

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore, said Wednesday he is filing a lawsuit arguing that the Trump administration’s actions to withhold substantial parts of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record have violated the constitutional separation of powers and hindered senators from fulfilling their constitutional duty of advice and consent on the President’s nominee to the Supreme Court. Merkley’s suit

On the heels of National Preparedness Month, Central Oregon Community College (COCC) and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office are teaming up to stage a three-day Community Emergency Response Team training program, a first in the region for the federally sponsored training, with some 50 enrollees set to attend the Oct. 5-7 sessions at the Bend

Cascades East Transit celebrates 10 years of providing safe and reliable transit service in Central Oregon by offering customers free bus rides on Tuesday, October 2 and Tuesday, October 9 on Bend fixed-routes and Community Connector routes (Dial-A-Ride service not included). CET’s Free Transit Tuesday promotion also aligns with the Oregon Drive Less Challenge that

A 19-year-old Sisters resident was arrested Tuesday afternoon, accused of extensively damaging a home, throwing rocks at parked cars and taking items in several car break-ins earlier in the day, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Black Butte Ranch police officers responded shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday to several calls from citizens regarding a

(Update: Adding interview with Hoodoo general manager) Calling all night skiers! Hoodoo Ski Area near Santiam Pass announced Wednesday that it’s tripled the area available for night skiing and snowboarding. Hoodoo General Manager Matthew McFarland said they’ve seen lots more people interested in night skiing. “I think people are interested in night skiing in general,

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Tonight skies stay clear as a beautiful sunset is expected. Sunset tonight is 6:56 p.m. and we’ll see another night with a bright moon! The full moon was Monday night. Winds will be out of the north around 10 to 15 miles per hour around that time. Overnight we’ll see clear

(Update: Suspect in woman’s death pleads not guilty) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A convicted sex offender in Portland has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge after authorities said he killed an 89-year-old woman and stuffed her in the trunk of his car. Timothy Mackley was arraigned Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court in the

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Wednesday introduced the Wildfire-Resilient Communities Act, a $1 billion measure to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, and the smoke and economic losses that they cause. “Across the country, our communities have been threatened by increasingly severe wildfires,” Merkley said in a news release “As we saw this summer in

Oregon’s most popular hunting season (centerfire deer) opens Saturday statewide, with warm, dry weather still in the forecast, prompting a plea Wednesday by state officials to be careful and check on any fire restrictions or closures in the area where you’re heading. “We have had a very tough fire season, with the number of human-caused

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Washington state officials have determined that wolves from a pack in northeast Washington have injured five additional calves, and they continue efforts to kill some pack members. The Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday the attacks occurred in Ferry County and were conducted by wolves from the Old Profanity Territory

The Cub Scouts are no longer just for boys. Starting this fall, the nearly century-old program started letting girls join the ranks. The lessons however, remain the same — and that’s what girls, including 10-year-old Leah May, are looking forward to. “And you can learn how to whittle, do a bow and arrow, BB gun,

A large pile of forest debris caught fire in a La Pine logging yard early Wednesday, putting up a large smoke plume as company crews worked to extinguish it, officials said. La Pine Fire District crews were called to Tom Harmon Logging on Russell Road shortly before 3 a.m., on reports that a large industrial

(Update: Adding where on the highway, OSP release) MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Three men from North Carolina were found stabbed in a van along Oregon Highway 140 in Jackson County and a fourth North Carolina resident was arrested along the roadway and booked on assault charges. Oregon State Police said Tuesday that two of the

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…Well, i certainly hope you are not growing weary of these sunny days because we will see more of them along with nice warm temps for the next few days. Highs today will reach the low to mid 80’s northerly breezes at 5-10 mph will become light and variable this evening. Skies