Month: October 2018

A Portland police officer fatally shot a man who was holding a woman hostage Wednesday morning at a southeast Portland motel, officials said. Here’s the full Portland Police Bureau news release: On Wednesday, at 9:11 a.m., East Precinct officers responded to the area near the Del Rancho Motel, located at 7622 Southeast 82nd Avenue, on

After nearly two years of study and discussion, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson announced at Tuesday night’s school board meeting the district plans to adjust school start times starting next fall to better meet student needs. “Because our students’ physical health, emotional well-being and academic success are our priorities, the district has decided to

In their third and final scheduled televised debate Tuesday night, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Republican challenger Knute Buehler addressed a wide range of issues, generally sticking close to their campaign platform positions while doing all they could to challenge each other’s record. The debate, hosted at the KGW studios in Portland and sponsored by

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland woman who says debt collectors keep showing up at her door looking for someone she swears she doesn’t know has filed a $400,000 lawsuit to make them stop. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Caitlin Kelly is suing a Portland furniture store called Aaron’s, saying a demand letter and slips of paper

The Oregon Fiber Partnership, a collaborative effort of Oregon State University, the state’s major public research universities and state government, has taken a key step to develop a statewide, high-speed optical network. The partnership has purchased more than 1,500 miles of optical fiber lines from global communications provider CenturyLink to support the network. The network

The Latino Community Association will soon hire a full-time development manager, thanks to a $152,000 pledge from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust awarded in late August. LCA works to help Latino families thrive in Central Oregon and offers health insurance enrollment, English and citizenship classes, and cultural enrichment activities for youth and families. The Murdock

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… Today we begin to feel the affects of high pressure building in over the region and this will mark the start of a string of sunny, warm days. For today we become mostly sunny and look for highs to stay chilly; topping out in the mid 50’s. Northerly breezes will be

SCORE-Central Oregon, a non-profit, in fiscal year 2017-18 mentored for free 42.5 percent more clients than the previous year. National SCORE Director, Field Operations, Andrew Beamon calls such growth exceptional. SCORE-CO responded to 295 client requests in FY 17-18, compared to 207 client requests in FY 16-17. SCORE-CO Chairperson, John Harris, says: “The Bend-Redmond Area

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Three Clackamas County deputies visited the 2-week-old girl who her parents say they helped save after she stopped breathing. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports newborn Audrey Harmon became pale and unresponsive at a photography studio at Clackamas Town Center outside Portland on Sept. 30. Her father, Kaylob Harmon, tried to start infant CPR

Heart to Heart is an an all-new, unique support program that provides free text, phone, and email support to Central Oregon parents of children birth to 5. Parents can call and talk to a trained parent volunteer for “in the moment” parent support or help connecting a referral. It takes a village, and Heart to

CHILOQUIN, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say one person and two dogs died in a house fire north of Klamath Falls in Chiloquin. The Herald and News reports firefighters were called to the blaze at about 7 a.m. Tuesday. Chiloquin Fire and Rescue Chief Mike Cook says the home was engulfed when firefighters arrived but that

A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a car being driven suspiciously through a southeast Bend grocery store parking lot Monday night, triggering a brief pursuit and crash into a railroad embankment, then a foot chase and arrest of four occupants who ran into the neighborhood, deputies said. A stolen pistol, methamphetamine and heroin

Losing your vote this November could be as simple as throwing out the garbage. A Deschutes County woman was the victim of voter fraud and is sharing her story now, so it doesn’t happen to anyone else. Sharon Barney-Orlando was out of town during the January special election. So when her ballot came in the

(Update: Police provide initial info) A car crossed the median of the Bend Parkway late Tuesday afternoon and struck a pickup truck, sending three people in the pickup to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver of the northbound car lost control, crossed the median and struck a southbound pickup around 4:30 p.m.

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Unsettled weather is still with us this afternoon and evening as an area of low pressure moves to the south. We’ll see some isolated showers at times for tonight as the system moves through. Overnight we’ll see mostly cloudy skies apart from the light showers. Lows will be cold tomorrow morning

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Grand jury testimony released by a district attorney into the fatal shooting by university police of a black man during a brawl outside a Portland bar describes a chaotic scene in which the two officers had to make a split-second decision when they saw a pistol in the man’s hand. The

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities are searching on Mt. Hood for a 30-year-old injured hiker from Arizona who was last seen on Monday. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that David Yaghmourian of Phoenix was hiking the Timberline Trail with a companion when he injured his leg. The sheriff’s office says on the

The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, is working with Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management to support a request from the Florida Division of Emergency Management for All-Hazards Incident Management Teams to support the response to Hurricane Michael. The OSFM Green IMT, led by Chief Les Hallman, will depart

The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division said Tuesday it is asking for the public’s help to identify the person(s) responsible for shooting and wasting a 4×5 bull elk in the Ochoco Unit southeast of Mitchell in Wheeler County. The elk was located off of USFS Road 12 near USFS Road 42. The elk

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Fred Meyer customer in Clackamas who says she was caught on store video while half-naked in a dressing room has filed a $300,000 lawsuit. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Carlee Gish filed the lawsuit against the shopping chain Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court. Gish claims in the lawsuit that she entered