Month: March 2019

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Republicans are demanding an investigation into Gov. Kate Brown over an infant’s death at a state-licensed day care that occurred during the height of the governor’s re-election campaign. Republicans say that Brown purposefully hid the death from the public’s eye for months before it was reported by the Oregonian/Oregon Live.

A cooking fire in the kitchen of a northeast Bend retirement apartment Thursday morning prompted some evacuations, caused about $6,000 damage and prompted fire officials to offer important safety reminders about safe cooking practices. Bend fire crews responded around 10:30 a.m. to the reported kitchen fire at the Greenwood Manor Apartments in the 2200 block

(Update: Replacing photo, adding family statement) One of two cross-country skiers rescued by volunteers who tracked them in the snow northwest of Tumalo Falls last week has died in the hospital, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Monday. Lt. Bryan Husband, the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue coordinator, said Ted Gifford, 69, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, died

Audrey Haugan, Ed.D of Elgin, Illinois, has been selected from a nationwide search to become the next principal of Redmond High School, Redmond schools Superintendent Mike McIntosh announced Thursday. “Audrey brings a great deal of experience to Redmond High,” McIntosh said. “Meeting her and learning about her approach to education gives me confidence she will

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown wants to select a new secretary of state who does not plan to seek re-election in 2020, saying that person should be focused on running elections and not running for office. Brown told reporters Thursday that when she was elevated from secretary of state to governor in

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., introduced the 1865 Treaty Nullification Act on Thursday to formally and finally nullify a fraudulent treaty with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and clearly validate an 1855 treaty that establishes the tribes’ reservation and preserves certain hunting, gathering and fishing

The Bend City Council continues to firm up its goals for the next two years, and that includes the possibility of going to voters for transportation funding and a possible change in the city charter on how to fill future vacancies when a councilor runs for mayor. Nothing is official yet, but the discussion at

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Some Oregon lawmakers are looking to put an end to rampant political spending that defined last year’s record-breaking governor’s race. They’re pushing for the voters to weigh in on a change to the state Constitution that would give governments the authority to regulate political fundraising. Campaign finance reform remains illegal under

Two Madras-area fugitives were arrested late Wednesday night as they tried to run from their car at a downtown Redmond convenience store — one caught with the help of a police dog’s bite and tracking ability, officers said. Redmond police, Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team detectives and members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team

Affordable housing and homelessness together represents a statewide crisis that must be tackled by all levels of government, philanthropy, non-profits and businesses working together on collaborative solutions, says a new report by economic research firm ECONorthwest and commissioned by Oregon Community Foundation. The report announced Wednesday shows that Oregon has a disproportionately large population of

(Update: New tower, ICU set to open May 29) A rise in a severe form of flu has left St. Charles Health System’s hospitals at capacity and having to keep some patients waiting in hallways for treatment, divert some to other locations and cancel some elective surgeries, officials said Wednesday. A St. Charles Bend Emergency

A group of Sisters High School students is heading to Brussels to send a balloon high above the Earth, into what’s often called “near-space.” It’s for a science experiment that will show which types of materials can keep you the warmest, including the jackets you wear in the winter. Senior Sydney Rawlins, senior Amy Hills,

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – U.S. wildlife officials want to strip gray wolves of their remaining federal protections and declare the species recovered following a decades-long restoration effort. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal released Thursday would put wolves under state authority and allow hunting in more areas. The Associated Press reported last week that

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The Washington state Senate has approved a bill that supports states remaining on daylight saving time. The state House recently voted to ask Congress to let Washington skip returning to standard time every fall. The Spokesman-Review reported on Wednesday that the state Senate followed with a proposal of its own. But

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Ehab Amin scored 17 points, Miles Norris added 14 and Oregon rolled over Washington State 84-51 Wednesday night in the most lopsided game in Pac-12 tournament history. The sixth-seeded Ducks (20-12) jumped on the Cougars from the start, racing out to a 15-point lead in the opening 12 minutes. Oregon shot

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… With high pressure gaining some strength over the Pacific NW we will see a few high, thin clouds accompanied by rising temperatures. Highs today will be in the mid 40’s and SE breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. We will see a few extra clouds tonight, but absolutely no snow

Oregon lawmakers are considering a measure to combat age discrimination in the workplace, and when older people are looking for jobs. House Bill 2818 received a hearing on Wednesday and would strengthen laws prohibiting age discrimination. A recent AARP survey finds this is prevalent in Oregon. More than 60 percent of respondents say they’ve experienced

“Kaylee’s Law” took another step toward passage Wednesday in Salem as the family of Bend murder victim Kaylee Sawyer joined Central Oregon officials and others who testified before a Senate panel in support of a measure to strongly limit the appearance and actions of community college security personnel. The Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee held a

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon House has moved to scrub language offensive to LGBTQ Oregonians in a bill that also specifies that sexual orientation is not a physical or mental impairment. The bill passed the House Wednesday in a 58-2 vote and goes to the Senate. Rep. Rob Nosse, who is gay, said on

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Mostly clear skies will be overhead tonight, so we’ll have a calm, cold start tomorrow morning. Winds will gust around 10 miles per hour and will calm after midnight. Low temperatures will be slightly below average in the teens and lower 20s. Thursday will see more clouds than Friday, but still