Month: December 2018

BrightSide Animal Center in Redmond will be open for adoptions on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., beginning Jan. 13. BrightSide’s hours Tuesday through Saturday will continue to be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the shelter will remain closed on Mondays. The shelter, which traditionally has been closed on Sundays, is making the

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A proposed new Lane County courthouse carries an estimated price tag of a quarter-billion dollars. The Register-Guard reports the county unwrapped the $252 million project Tuesday as elected commissioners took the first tentative step toward asking voters in May to approve a bond measure that would likely pay for the majority

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has been cleared of an ethics complaint. The Statesman Journal reports that the Oregon Government Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed by Bill Currier, chair of the Oregon Republican Party, on Oct. 10. Currier alleged that Brown, a Democrat, may have tried to use her official

A third of the households in Redmond are defined as “severely rent-burdened,” and like their bigger neighbor to the south, Bend, the city and other organizations are looking for ways to boost affordable housing and ease the crunch. “Rent burden” is when more than 30 percent of a person’s gross income goes toward housing. Severe

Dredging Mirror Pond was again at the center of Tuesday night’s Parks and Recreation District Board meeting in Bend. The board agreed to chip in $300,000 to dredge Mirror Pond Tuesday night. The contribution matches $300,000 pledges from both the city of Bend and Pacific Power. That still leaves about $5.1 million needed to pay

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A former owner of Thai restaurants who fraudulently obtained visas to bring cooks from Thailand and then compelled them to work long hours with minimal pay has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Paul Jumroon pleaded guilty in February to forced labor, conspiracy to

Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend hosted its first annual Flannel & Frost Fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 30, netting more than $73,000 to support youth development programs in Bend. The Clubs depend on the community in order to provide much needed support and services to the local families who need us most. The event, held

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…Today we get to enjoy the lull between systems. Partial clearing this morning will stay with us for much of the day. Highs will be in the upper 40’s to low 50’s and SE breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Look for those breezes to pick up a bit this evening

Here are Tuesday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Arlington 62, South Wasco County 38 Ashland 50, Eagle Point 29 Baker 52, Emmett, Idaho 37 Banks 73, Cottage Grove 34 Beaverton 49, Lakeridge 36 Burns 67, La Pine 42 Canby 54, Madison 46 Cascade 71, Blanchet Catholic 55

Nano-sized cages may play a big role in reducing energy consumption in science and industry, and machine-learning research at Oregon State University aims to accelerate the deployment of these remarkable molecules. The porous organic cage molecules being studied at OSU are able to selectively capture gas molecules, potentially enabling huge energy savings in the myriad

Federal, state and tribal partners have come together to develop an agreement on a key component of operating federal dams in the Columbia River Basin, the Bonneville Power Administration reported Tuesday. Parties to the agreement have aligned on a flexible spring spill operation, premised on achieving improved salmon survival while also managing costs in hydropower

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu scored 29 points, including all 17 of her free throws, and No. 7 Oregon handed No. 4 Mississippi State its first loss this season, 82-74 on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (10-1) had won 46 regular-season nonconference games, but couldn’t catch up once the Ducks (9-1) started to pull away

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office will be joining other law enforcement agencies around the state and country in a national high-visibility enforcement event during the Christmas/New Year’s holiday period. The goal is to increase the number of law enforcement officers on the street aggressively seeking out impaired drivers. The focus of the high-visibility enforcement is

Rainy and windy weather moved across the state of Oregon on Tuesday, including the High Desert, where Bend saw roads covered with water and lake-sized puddles emerge. Most cars and trucks took it slow as they maneuvered through the deep water. But as the afternoon wore on, the puddles cleared up, thanks in large part

Students, police chiefs and sheriffs, district attorneys, school superintendents, mental health professionals and other regional leaders will gather at the High Desert Education Service District in Redmond on Wednesday morning to celebrate the 20 th anniversary of the Safe Schools Alliance. Established in 1998 following the deadly on-campus attack at Thurston High School in Springfield,

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Winds will calm overnight as we head into our Wednesday. We’ve seen a very wet, windy day and will see quite the opposite tomorrow. Shower chances will dwindle tonight as well, but we could see a few light showers between now and midnight. Roads will become slick overnight from the showers

The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on e-cigarettes Tuesday, declaring their use an “epidemic” among youth and urging all to take action now to protect the health of our nation’s young people.The Oregon Public Health Division said it “is pleased to support the Surgeon General and continue our initiatives to reduce the health and

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say a tornado touched down Tuesday near Port Orchard, Washington, damaging several homes and toppling trees. The National Weather Service in Seattle said on Twitter that based on radar imagery and video evidence, a tornado touched down south of Port Orchard shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday. There were no

Starting Jan. 1, Oregon veterans who qualify for a disabled parking permit and have a service-connected disability that is VA-rated at 50 percent or greater can apply for the new Oregon Wounded Warrior parking placard from the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Driver and Motor Vehicles division (DMV). The Oregon Wounded Warrior parking placard exempts the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man seen as a fixture in Oregon’s white nationalist movement was hospitalized after an altercation with anti-fascist activists in Corvallis. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Corvallis police on Tuesday said 65-year-old Jimmy Marr of Springfield suffered from a “medical event” during the Monday incident. Marr is known for driving a pickup truck