Month: December 2018

The Redmond Police Department announced Wednesday it has launched a new online reporting system that allows residents to file non-emergency police reports over the Internet. Reports submitted online receive the same time and attention as more conventional reporting, officials said. Residents can access the system through the city of Redmond’s website at www.ci.redmond.or.us/reportacrime. “Online reporting

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Freezing fog will stick around throughout much of Central Oregon for the overnight. Underneath the fog know there will be some slick conditions and spots of black ice, so take care while driving! Winds will generally be light out of the northwest tonight. Our overnight lows will be back in the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland area couple who say their Labrador retriever died after a Walmart pharmacy gave them the wrong medicine has filed a $10,000 lawsuit. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Elise and Nick Carter say the pharmacy made an error that cost them and their three children their family dog, Bailey. Walmart spokesman Randy

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A leader in the Oregon Legislature says it will comply with a recent court order to turn over documents to the state’s labor commissioner, who is investigating sexual harassment at the Capitol. House Speaker Tina Kotek made the statement Wednesday hours after an appeals court commissioner dismissed an appeal by legislative

WINSTON, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 57-year-old man died in an industrial accident at a logging site south of Eugene. The World reports someone called 911 at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday requesting medical help for a man who was injured while working on a piece of equipment. Richard Allen Smith of Tenmile died at

Time is running out for people who want health insurance in 2019 but do not get coverage through their job or another program. Saturday, Dec. 15 is the last day to enroll. The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace has five tips for Oregonians who need to get or renew coverage and financial assistance. The marketplace is

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Wednesday on the Senate floor urged his colleagues to oppose the nomination of Bernard L. McNamee to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Video of the floor speech is available here. In his speech, Wyden expressed serious concerns over McNamee’s role in developing the U.S. Department of Energy

(Update: Correcting that EMS, not firefighters found fire) A Jefferson County EMS crew returning from a medical call early Wednesday morning came upon and called in firefighters to put out a fire in juniper brush that was threatening two homes about 20 feet away, officials said. Shortly before 1 a.m., t he medics “rounded the

We’ve all seen them: a car, boat or RV parked on the side of the road for extended periods of time. On Tuesday, we learned that before a vehicle can be marked for towing, a call needs to be made to report it. That’s because Bend police are not out looking for cars that have

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland City Council has unanimously approved a measure that will forbid restaurants, bars and coffee shops from giving out plastic straws or other single-use utensils unless people ask for them. The same goes for plastic cutlery for take-out orders or deliveries. KATU reports the new rules approved Wednesday will go

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Momentum is building to end the only-in-Oregon approach of issuing tax rebates in order to build reserves for schools. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that if Oregon economists’ predictions hold, taxpayers will receive up to $724 million worth of “kicker” rebates when they file their income taxes in 2020. Right now, the median

In the wake of new data showing record number of opioid overdose deaths, Sen. Jeff Merkley on Wednesday introduced the Opioid Treatment Surge Act to fund a big increase in treatment capacity funded by imposing fees on the drug companies that created the opioid crisis. “Drug companies flooded the streets with massive quantities of opioids

The Oregon Department of Transportation appears on track with its implementation of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund and Safe Routes to Schools infrastructure programs as required by Keep Oregon Moving, according to an audit released today by Secretary of State Dennis Richardson. Keep Oregon Moving was passed by the Legislature in 2017 to fund improvement

If you’re like many of us, you don’t know the person who built your childhood home. But what if you had, and it was a young person from your community not much older than you? Since 2015, Housing Works, Heart of Oregon YouthBuild, and NeighborImpact have made this opportunity possible for six families in Madras,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 35-square-foot metal panel fell an estimated 130 feet from the Portland Aerial Tram, hitting a 21-year-old woman in the head as she walked down the stairway of a Southwest Portland pedestrian bridge. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Portland Fire & Rescue responded to the incident at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday.

A 48-year-old man living in a Crooked River Ranch home owned by his ex-wife has been arrested on a felony first-degree arson charge, accused of setting a weekend fire that destroyed the home, authorities said Tuesday. Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue crews were called around 4 p.m. Sunday to a reported fire at a

(Update: How horse escaped undetermined) A horse that escaped from its pasture was struck and seriously injured by an SUV west of Redmond late Monday night and was euthanized at the scene, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The driver sustained minor injuries in the crash. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the single-vehicle crash scene on

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…While a few clouds may be sent in our direction by that major storm in California our biggest challenge today will be the patchy, freezing fog that will be dense in some areas. Highs will be in the low to mid 30’s with northerly breezes at 5-10 mph. Some clearing this afternoon

Here are Tuesday night’s Oregon prep basketball results, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Aloha 73, Reynolds 55 Amity 67, Oregon Episcopal 55 Baker 54, Nyssa 43 Banks 61, Philomath 50 Beaverton 71, Century 59 Bend 67, Ridgeview 32 Burns 67, Lakeview 48 Butte Falls/Crater Lake Charter 69, Umpqua Valley Christian 39 Cascade

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Tuesday asked customers who purchased Gentleman Jack whiskey holiday gift packs containing complimentary stainless steel cups to stop using them and to discard the cups. Brown-Forman, the distiller that produces Gentleman Jack whiskey, has determined a small number of the metal cups with a lip or rim may be