Month: November 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon has released the names of three U.S. servicemen killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. They are Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, age 29, of Lexington, Virginia; Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, age 39, of Brush Prairie, Washington; and Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, age

The city of Bend announced Wednesday that it will reopen Empire Avenue between 18 th Street and Purcell Boulevard on Friday after an upgrade project that lasted several months. The city had originally planned to reopen this section of Empire Avenue on Dec. 3. As part of this reopening, the temporary traffic control revision to

The PGE Foundation – Portland General Electric’s corporate foundation – is committing more than $330,000 to programs that prevent homelessness, address hunger and support mental health and parent engagement in Oregon, including four recipients in Central Oregon. “Together with our community partners, we are working to find solutions to end the homeless crisis in Oregon,”

Together, Dutch Bros and its customers have donated $401,530 to support wildfire relief efforts in California. Over the course of a week, Dutch Bros customers donated at stands throughout seven states, while the company matched the donations up to $150,000. “The way our customers supported the victims of the California wildfires was truly inspiring,” said

It’s easy to help neighbors during the holidays thanks to Ray’s Food Place and Shop Smart stores that encourage customers to “Stuff the Truck.” The effort offers customers the opportunity to purchase $25 worth of food for $20. All food is donated to a local food bank, with some 38 food banks participating in Oregon

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – An outbreak of meningococcal disease at Oregon State University is officially over. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports the university recorded five cases of the same strain of the potentially deadly disease over a 12-month span beginning in November 2016. (A sixth case was initially reported as strain B, the same as the

Happy Wednesday! Temperatures across Central Oregon begin more than 10 degrees cooler today, than Tuesday. If you’re headed out this morning, be prepared for slick and icy roads. The current system we’ve been under clears slightly today for the morning and early afternoon, but we have a chance for scattered showers in the late afternoon.

The Redmond City Council, meeting Tuesday evening at the Redmond Airport, approved plans to expand airport parking and for an upgrade to the car rental facility. Roberts Field has seen a 75 percent increase in travelers over the past five years, and that means more funds will be needed to keep up with that growth.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging that fossil fuel consumption has damaged Oregon’s marine waters by causing ocean acidification that’s killing off shellfish. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland by the Center for Biological Diversity alleges that the EPA has failed to

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Salem City Council has banned plastic carryout bags throughout the city. The Statesman Journal reports shoppers will need to bring reusable bags to the store or pay a small fee for recyclable paper bags next year under the ban approved Monday. The measure gives large stores such as Costco until

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 34-year-old pharmacist has been indicted on numerous counts related to placing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a Portland Kaiser Permanente facility. Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill says a 71-count indictment against Johnny Tuck Chee Chan was unsealed Tuesday. The indictment identifies 51 people, including a minor, who

A Bend man suspected of driving drunk was rescued by a passing citizen Monday night after his SUV left Highway 20 west of Bend, got stuck and caught fire, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. He then was arrested and jailed on a DUII charge. Two deputies located the burning 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee around 7:30

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., introduced legislation Tuesday requiring a public report on the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following President Donald Trump’s announcement that his administration will not respond to Khashoggi’s killing by Saudi officials. Here’s the rest of Wyden’s news release: “Bowing to

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced a Senate resolution Tuesday outlining key findings of the recent Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change report and last week’s National Climate Assessment and urging immediate action to address the problem. The resolution affirms the signing members’ recognition and acceptance

Central Oregon Community College is now an officially designated “Medal of Honor College” following a resolution by its board of directors to honor Bend’s Robert Maxwell, the oldest living recipient of the Medal of Honor and a formative faculty member in the college’s automotive technology program. An accompanying resolution officially named COCC’s veterans services center

(Update: More comments from union spokesman) A federal mediator is joining in two days of negotiations this week for a new contract for nearly 900 St. Charles Bend nurses who have been working without one for the past five months. Hospital Public Information Officer Lisa Goodman said the mediator’s involvement in the talks, scheduled for

Oregon is in the midst of a drought, with Deschutes County in extreme drought. That means there are likely crop losses, water shortages and water restrictions. But on Tuesday, Central Oregon saw more rain than it’s seen in a while (nearly .30 of an inch at Redmond Airport by evening and other areas with similar

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Showers are wrapping up on the High Desert after a rainy, blustery day. Temperatures are cooling quickly tonight, so expect slippery surfaces and spots of ice on the roads. We’ll see a chance for some isolated showers overnight, but we’ll be mostly to partly cloudy overall. Winds will be breezy at

(Update: Police provide more details) An SUV crashed into the front window of a northeast Bend medical office Tuesday morning when an 83-year-old woman stepped on the gas instead of the brake, injuring a woman sitting in the lobby, police said. Shortly before 10 a.m., police responded to Cascade Gastroenterology on NE Medical Center Drive

Two winters ago, with record-breaking snow fall, the city of Bend identified locations where on-street parking contributed to increasingly narrow roads that became challenging for two-way traffic flow. During declared snow emergencies, the city will ask that those targeted streets be cleared of parked cars, to help crews plow from curb to curb and prevent