Month: October 2018

The Oregon Health Policy Board voted Monday to approve a comprehensive set of policies that it said will improve the health of Oregon Health Plan members, address health disparities, control program costs and continue to transform health care delivery in our state. This next phase of health care transformation is known as “CCO 2.0,” for

Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker reveals employment scams are on the rise. With the busy holiday hiring season underway, job seekers should be aware of the scope of these scams. Since January, North America residents have reported more than 3,465 employment scams to BBB Scam Tracker, with over $3 million reported lost. Compare this to

The Deschutes Cultural Coalition is seeking applicants for grant funding from all sectors within the non-profit culture field including arts, heritage and humanities. Grant funding is provided by the Oregon Cultural Trust, is administered by The Arts and Culture Alliance of Central Oregon and must support projects and activities that address one of the four

The Central Oregon Association of REALTORS presented the 42nd Annual Building a Better Central Oregon Awards on Oct. 10 at Tetherow Resort. BBCO celebrates great contributions of businesses and residents in Crook, Deschutes, Harney and Jefferson counties to enhance their community with outstanding new or renovated residential, commercial or industrial buildings. Over 30 nominations were

The Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council presented the annual Doug Newman Memorial Award to Bruce Ronning at the 2018 Oregon Trails Summit on Oct. 5. Bruce Ronning is from Deschutes County and began his recreational career at the City of Eugene Parks Department. Bruce worked in their Outdoor Programs section, helping many Oregonians learn to

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Knute Buehler stumped on the floor of the Oregon House of Representatives to decry the state’s controversial business energy tax incentives. The East Oregonian is reporting that Buehler, now the Republican nominee for governor, left out one fact in his 2015 speech. He and his wife once had personally invested in

Redmond police tried to stop a reckless driver on a stretch of Canal Boulevard closed for construction late Saturday night and saw him hit a phone pole and parked water truck, but he sped off, they said. He soon crashed his pickup truck into a running irrigation canal, prompting his rescue and arrest on DUII

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The cost of saving a Portland mobile home park is continuing to increase. KOIN reports the City Council will consider spending $3.2 million in federal housing funds to preserve 22 units in the aging Oak Leaf Mobile Home Park in Northeast Portland on Wednesday. The money would be matched by $2

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…The ridge of high pressure that delivered such a beautiful weekend has no budged and it doesn’t look as though it is going anywhere anytime soon. That means more beautiful conditions for us this week. Look for plenty of sunshine today with highs in the upper 50’s to mid 60’s; pretty average.

We apologize for the interruption in Sunday Night Football and our CW programming. Our technical issues have been resolved and both channels have now been restored.

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel on Saturday identified a 33-year-old man who was shot twice in his car by a sheriff’s deputy as he apparently tried to flee and and avoid being arrested on a warrant at his father’s home at The Fun Farm north of Bend. Here’s Hummel’s full statement, issued late Saturday

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Weather forecasters say strong winds are blowing volcanic ash that’s on Mount St. Helens to nearby Washington state communities and that the blowing ash could affect aviation. Meteorologist Will Ahue of the National Weather Service office in Portland said Sunday that the ash expected to be sent into the air is

The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest is planning prescribed burns on Monday and Tuesday north of Hole in the Ground. The two burn units, Mx 2G and Mx 2E, are located about five miles north of Hole in the Ground and 22 miles southeast of La Pine, officials said Sunday. If

(Update: New details) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland authorities have launched assault investigations after a Portland street brawl erupted between demonstrators with a right-wing group and left-wing counter-protesters. Media reports Sunday said there were no immediate arrests following Saturday’s clash, but police say they are investigating and seeking help from witnesses. KGW-TV reports four people

Good morning Central Oregon! Another sunny and cool day is in store for us across the high desert. Today we will see highs across the region in the mid to upper 50s and low 60s. It could be a bit breezy at times as well out there with wind out of the west at 5-10

Oregon’s largest state prison was placed in lockdown Saturday after an inmate assaulted a staff member and seven other workers responding to the incident were injured, the state Department of Corrections reported. Around 10:30 a.m., an SRCI staff member was assaulted by an inmate, Saturday evening’s announcement said. As a result of the assault, the

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Mario Cristobal sprinted down the sideline beginning for a timeout. If Oregon was going to announce it was back among the elite of the Pac-12 Conference after a couple of down years, the coach wasn’t about to risk a pass when it was obvious for the Ducks to do just that.

Good evening Central Oregon! It was another beautiful day for us across the high desert today with plenty of sunshine. Today we saw cool temperatures across the region in the 50s to 60s. The winds are starting to pick up out there as well for parts of Central Oregon out of the north at 10-15

The 1186th Military Police Company of the Oregon Army National Guard, just back from over a year in Afghanistan, is scheduled to be recognized in a demobilization ceremony on Sunday at 2 p.m., at the Anderson Readiness Center, located at 3225 State Street in Salem. About 30 citizen-soldiers were mobilized in May 2017 for deployment