Month: January 2019

TEDx Bend Early Bird Tickets are available this Thursday starting at 8 a.m. on www.tedxbend.com and at Bendticket.com. This year’s eighth annual event happens on Saturday March 30, at Bend Senior High School from 12:30-6:30 p.m.. Early Bird pricing lasts until Feb.1, and early bird seats are their lowest of the season: Premium Seats (best

Bend is working toward updating the city’s transportation plan and began a series of public workshops Wednesday evening to gather public comments at the neighborhood level. It was the first of five interactive workshops for neighborhoods to voice their opinions. The idea is to take a look at what can be improved in each neighborhood

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A state audit has recommended changes to workplace culture at the Oregon Department of Revenue after employees reported low morale and unclear direction. The Statesman Journal reports the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office released the audit Wednesday, recommending the agency works to improve internal communications and create an accountability framework with

Electric vehicle owners will soon have more options to power up while on the road. EV charging station projects in Bend, Coos Bay, Medford and Roseburg will receive over $260,000 in funding through Pacific Power’s electric vehicle charging station grant program. The program aims to help businesses, non-profits and local governments achieve sustainable energy goals

The 2018 tax reform bill — formally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — means that for some people, filing taxes this year isn’t status quo. From tax brackets to standard deductions, the changes that took effect in 2018 reflect the largest piece of tax reform legislation in more than 30 years. People

The giving season has passed, but the need remains the same for organizations like St. Vincent de Paul Redmond. Now is the perfect time to plan how you want to give to your local community throughout the year. Donate Stuff Many want a fresh start to 2019 by getting rid of the clutter in their

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Police say officers shot and killed a man in north Spokane after he wielded a knife while approaching them and refused orders to drop it. The Spokesman-Review reports Spokane police officers responded to a call Wednesday afternoon about a man threatening people with a gun near West Fairview Avenue and North

NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say an 18-year-old fatally stabbed his mother’s ex-boyfriend on the Oregon coast when the man kicked in the woman’s front door and charged at her son. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office says Anthony Calderon stabbed 39-year-old Eric Woodworth in the chest with a knife at about 6:05 Wednesday morning.

On one night every year, something happens in Oregon called the Point in Time Count. It’s when volunteers and social service workers go into the community and count the number of homeless people. This year, that night is Wednesday, though other counts continue across the region through Friday. The count is an opportunity for agencies

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Our strong wind gusts have come and gone as we started the morning with gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour in many locations. We saw skies gradually clear for the most part as well. After having daytime highs more than 10 degrees above average we will see a quick cool

SEATTLE (AP) – Health officials are investigating a suspected case of the measles in King County. Public Health Seattle & King County said Wednesday that the man in his 50s was hospitalized but has been released. Officials say the man had recently traveled to Vancouver, Washington, where a measles outbreak is happening, but it’s not

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – With the federal government shutdown in its second month, officials in Oregon are looking to help. Almost 10,000 federal employees in the state are going unpaid, food stamps for many citizens at risk if the shutdown persists, and huge swaths of federal lands are going unattended. Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Police Bureau and the family of 28-year-old Andrew Patrick Hathaway are asking for the public’s help to solve his murder. Hathaway’s body was found on Sept. 5, 2018 in the trunk of a white 2003 Chevy Impala that was engulfed in flames. The medical examiner’s office determined that Hathaway,

Beginning this month, Mosaic Medical will take another step toward meeting patient needs where they live. A Mosaic doctor will be making regular visits to the Saving Grace emergency shelter to provide medical care to residents. Many of these women have not been able to access medical care for some time — some may have

The Central Oregon Community College board of directors, in a pair of unanimous votes on Wednesday, named three finalists to be the school’s next president and appointed former Bend mayor Jim Clinton to represent Zone 5 of the COCC district, one of two positions covering most of the city Clinton will serve on the board

A 77-year-old man from the Vancouver, Washington area has been found by in Central Oregon, two days after he was reported missing. Thurmal Mallory was last seen leaving his home in Clark County, Washington Mon onday morning, until Dusten Carlson and his wife came across him in the Thriftway parking lot in Madras Tuesday night.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – The City of Astoria is temporarily waiving water and sewer bills for furloughed federal employees who live there. The Daily Astorian reports Wednesday that anyone who receives a waiver will have to pay the outstanding balance of their water and sewer bill when the government shutdown ends. The shutdown has affected

(Update: Adding suspect name, sequence of events, list of charges, video) A Sisters man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a St. Charles Redmond security guard, prompting a security lockout at the hospital, and later trying to strangle his wife and attacking a garbage truck driver who tried to intervene, police said. The hospital was

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Elected leaders for Eugene and Lane County are supporting an ambitious, expensive push aimed at lowering to zero the number of homeless people camping along local streets and in parks. The Register-Guard reports that the series of 10 recommendations by Technical Assistance Collaborative, a Boston-based consultant, includes construction of a 75-bed

Central Oregon’s employment picture finished the year on a positive note, with over-the-year job growth surging in all three counties, a regional state Employment Department economist reported Wednesday. “This surge was largely due to significantly fewer seasonal layoffs than typically expected this time of year — a sign of a strong holiday season across the