Month: February 2019

A double-whammy power outage caused an Internet and phone outage affecting thousands of BendBroadband’s customers Thursday morning, including St. Charles Bend, which postponed some elective surgeries and urged the public to reach patients by cellphone, officials said. The power outage hit around 7:30 a.m. and affected BendBroadband’s primary and backup power lines, said DeAnne Boegli,

Nearly 40 members of the Democrat-controlled Oregon Legislature announced Thursday they “are leading the charge” on a bill that would set the stage for universal health care in Oregon. Late Thursday morning, a group of state senators filed Senate Bill 770 – the Health Care for All Oregon Bill – which would create a board

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – CJ McCollum had 30 points, including seven 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the San Antonio Spurs their third straight loss with a 127-118 victory on Thursday night. Damian Lillard added 24 points and nine assists for the Blazers, who were coming off a loss at home to Miami but

(Update: Correcting direction of truck) A truck driver hauling a front-end loader on a trailer was cited Thursday after the loader tipped over and off the trailer on Highway 126 west of Prineville. The crash blocked the “Prineville grade” and forced detours for close to an hour, but there were no injuries, police said. The

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A ranch worker shot a wolf that was chasing cattle in an area of eastern Washington state where there are no known wolf packs. A rancher tells the Capital Press that the wolf was one of three running down cattle in a pasture near Lake Sprague, southwest of Spokane. The rancher

Here are Thursday night’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Adrian 63, Huntington 31 Chemawa 57, Colton 54 Delphian High School 49, Gervais 44 Hood River 76, Ridgeview 42 Jordan Valley 82, Four Rivers Community School 28 N. Clackamas Christian 69, Southwest Christian 36 Nampa, Idaho 71, Ontario

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oscar da Silva tied a career-high with 23 points and had nine rebounds and seven assists as Stanford handled Oregon State 83-60 on Thursday night. Josh Sharma added 20 points and eight rebounds and Daejon Davis had 11 points with three 3-pointers for the Cardinal (12-10, 5-5), who have won four

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! A WINTER STORM WATCH is in effect for Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties for snow accumulating on the roads and surfaces as soon as Friday afternoon. The shower chances will continue into Sunday. By the end of the weekend many locations will see around 3″ of snow with amounts in the

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A bill that would create the possibility of Oregon exporting marijuana to adjacent states where cannabis is also legal has had its first public hearing, where advocates said it would give Oregon a way to relieve its oversupply and grow its brand. Separately, the U.S. attorney for Oregon warned against it.

Deschutes County Farm Bureau is proud to offer a generous college scholarship program to its members. A total of $6,000 will be awarded this year. Students from families who are current voting or supporting Farm Bureau members in Deschutes County are encouraged to apply. There will be an $1,000 scholarship given to a graduating high

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – The parents of a 5-year-old boy who drowned at a Corvallis summer camp are suing the athletic club that hosted the camp for more than $56 million. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Thursday that the lawsuit alleges the Timberhill Athletic Club didn’t have a lifeguard on duty when Tomas Barreto Pizano rode a

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is urging residents to get vaccinated as public health officials in Oregon and Washington report a combined 55 confirmed cases of measles. Brown said Thursday that the Oregon Legislature will likely be taking a look at ways to tighten up the state’s immunization rules in the wake

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s Democratic governor has weighed in on the political crisis in Virginia, saying her counterpart there should step down, and attributing the problem of whites wearing racist costumes to lack of awareness and stupidity. Asked about Virginia during a news conference Thursday, Gov. Kate Brown said the situation in Virginia shows

The hospitality industry in Oregon has an updated tool to help prepare employees, residents and visitors for a tsunami. It is available online at oregontsunami.org along with other resources, including a hazard map viewer to find out what parts of the Oregon Coast are in the Tsunami Inundation Zone. Oregon Office of Emergency Management Geologic

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday nearly $3 million in Continuum of Care grants across the state, providing resources to help house and provide supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. “As communities in Oregon face their biggest housing affordability crises in decades , with rents dramatically outpacing incomes , we must

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement Thursday after joining Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14) to release a Green New Deal: “Today, I joined Senator Markey and Representative Ocasio-Cortez to release a resolution outlining the principles of an economic mobilization to address climate chaos. “This resolution highlights that we

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-27) announced Thursday the introduction of bicameral legislation, the Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act , to shut down unregulated child prison camps for migrant children. Following is Merkley’s news release, in full: In January, the Trump Administration shut down the unregulated Tornillo tent prison after public

Wednesday, Feb. 20 is School Exclusion Day, and with less than two weeks to prepare, the Oregon Immunization Program is reminding parents that children will not be able to attend school or child care starting that day if their records on file show missing immunizations. Under state law, all children in public and private schools,

Cougar tracks were found this week along the Deschutes River canyon in southwest Bend, prompting the posting of warning signs and a notice sent to parents by nearby Pine Ridge Elementary School. Bend police Lt. Jason Maniscalco said a local representative of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that cougar tracks were located

Leadership Bend’s Class of 2019 selected nine Central Oregon nonprofits to participate in this year’s Impact Summit and have the opportunity to earn more than $10,000 in unrestricted funds. The hands-on competition has awarded more than $50,000 in unrestricted funds to winning nonprofits in the past four years. The Impact Summit, which provides training and