Month: December 2018

Volunteer Central Oregon announced that sign-ups are now open for the region’s 10th annual MLK Day of Service as part of the national holiday honoring Dr. King’s legacy. On Monday, January 21st, 2019, volunteers across Central Oregon – and the country – will paint walls, clean buildings, mentor children, serve meals, create Valentine cards for

Children in foster care in Central Oregon have 14 more advocates on their side. Community volunteers were sworn in as the latest group of Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, in a Deschutes County courtroom on Wednesday. “CASA volunteers give a voice to children in foster care,” said Jenna App, Executive Director of CASA of

Good evening Central Oregon! Another cool day out there for us, we started the day with sunshine and then we started to see some clouds push into the region and it looks like those cloudy skies will be with us through the rest of the weekend. Today we saw temperatures top out in the upper

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Officials say authorities have shot and killed a young male cougar that attacked and killed at least eight alpacas northwest of Spokane sometime Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The Spokesman-Review reports a nearby llama also died, possibly of stress from the attack. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials responded

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, delivered this week’s weekly Democratic address focusing on President Trump’s attacks on the Robert Mueller investigation of Russian election interference.. In the address, viewable here, “Wyden lays out the growing web of lies by close Trump associates that Mueller has uncovered, and why

Simply being held and read to every day has the potential to help the tiniest patients thrive. That’s why St. Charles Bend’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has implemented two nurse-led programs to ensure prematurely born babies are cradled and exposed to reading as much as possible, the hospital organization said in a feature news

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) – The parents of a man with schizophrenia who was shot and killed by police in a Carl’s Jr. bathroom have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Eagle Point, its police department and the officer. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the man was shot after officers say they thought

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland lawyer whose home and business were seriously damaged when a fire started at a homeless camp has filed a $541,000 lawsuit against the city. Raylynna Peterson’s lawsuit filed Wednesday says the city forced campers to move in 2016 from a hillside near Interstate 5 and that many relocated to

(Update: Adding video, comments from Berrett’s family) A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy was legally justified in twice shooting a fleeing suspect Oct. 12 at the Funny Farm north of Bend as the man’s car sped toward him and a fellow deputy, missing him by “mere inches,” District Attorney John Hummel said Friday. At an afternoon

The Deschutes Public Library is approaching its 100 th birthday and looks forward to serving Deschutes County residents for 100 more years. To prepare for a dynamic next chapter, the library has completed a Facilities Capital Plan that is the culmination of two years of intensive study and substantial community involvement. The plan announced Friday

Because no child should go without a toy this Christmas, no family without food, and no person without a roof over their head. These are just many of the reasons you should give to a Salvation Army Red Kettle this season. The Salvation Army anticipates making Christmas possible for over 2,300 kids across Deschutes County

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Adrian 44, Harper 41 Aloha 58, Glencoe 36 Banks 62, Stayton 50 Barlow 99, Jefferson PDX 95, 2OT Brookings-Harbor 53, North Valley 42 C.S. Lewis 58, Falls City 33 Canby 64, West Salem 59, OT Catlin Gabel 61, Rainier

An armed man reportedly causing a disturbance inside a Starbucks at a Northeast Portland Fred Meyer was shot by police on Friday evening. KGW reports that shortly after 5 p.m., officers responded to the Fred Meyer located on NE Weidler Street, where a 34-year-old suspect was yelling at Starbucks employees from behind the counter. The

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday begins with more mild temperatures in the low to mid 20s. We’ll see partly cloudy skies turning mostly sunny through the afternoon. Dry conditions are expected throughout the day and into tomorrow. Daytime highs will be in the low to mid 40s. Winds will be out of the southeast around 10

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge has approved a $10 million judgment against Corizon Health and other defendants, settling a lawsuit brought by the parents of a 26-year-old woman who died pleading for medical help while detoxing from heroin in jail. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the settlement offered by Corizon was accepted this week by

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The state’s highest court has upheld a judge’s suppression of an alleged confession made by Homer Lee Jackson III, marking a significant setback to a Portland case that has been pending since his arrest for allegedly killing several people. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the court found Thursday that two Portland police “detectives’

A recently fired Jefferson County corrections deputy was arrested Friday in Washington County on rape and sodomy charges, accused of assaulting a woman in 2015 and later posting video of the attack online. Authorities said he also uploaded intimate photos of several other women, also without their knowledge. Washington County sheriff’s detectives received information Oct.

Another step was taken Friday in the long-debated dredging of accumulated silt in Mirror Pond, last done 34 years ago. Pacific Power, owner of the hydroelectric dam that formed the pond over a century ago, announced on Friday it’ll contribute $300,000 to the project. That matches the city and Bend Park and Recreation, bringing the

Happy Friday evening, everyone! This evening we’ll see mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance for some flurries between now and midnight. Between midnight and the early morning hours we could also see a few mixed showers, but we’ll be mainly dry. IF we do see showers know the roads will be slick and surfaces

Another ski area in Central Oregon is open for business. Hoodoo Ski Area opened Friday at 9 a.m. and it was an exciting day for Hoodoo fans, even the smallest ones, including 6-year-old Ava Frantz. “I went to bed fast because I love to ski a lot, and we love having fun here and letting