Month: March 2019

The University of Oregon Alumni Association (UOAA) Duck vehicle license plate will be available for Oregon passenger vehicles starting April 1. The plate is only for passenger vehicles titled and registered in Oregon. DMV will not accept or process applications received before April 1. In addition to regular title, registration and plate manufacturing fees, the

Community members are invited to meet four finalists for the principal position for the new high school slated to open in southeast Bend. The forum will take place Monday at 4 p.m. at the Education Center, 520 NW Wall St, Bend. Attendees will get a chance to see presentation from the candidates and interact with

(Update: Adding loss estimate; Red Cross called to assist family) Despite a lack of smoke alarms, a Bend family and their pets escaped a fire early Friday that heavily damaged their mobile home on Cooley Road, fire officials said. Firefighters were called shortly before 5 a.m. to the fire in the back bedroom of a

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer have filed a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the Juliana v. United States youth plaintiffs in their landmark climate lawsuit and urging the court to allow the pending case to proceed to trial. “From the present flooding and

(Update: Mt. Bachelor plans Friday reopening, but water not ready to use; test results awaited) Mt. Bachelor reopened Friday after a day-long closure prompted by a ruptured water line that crews repaired below the West Village parking lot — and officials got the all clear of water samples, so a “bring your own water” advisory

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Russell Westbrook had 37 points and Paul George added 32 points and 14 rebounds for the Oklahoma City Thunder in a chippy 129-121 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. The victory gave the Thunder a four-game series sweep of the Blazers this season. Damian Lillard had 51

(Update: Gifford in critical condition) Two cross-country skiers, one with a life-threatening condition after a night in the cold, were rescued by volunteers who tracked them in the snow northwest of Tumalo Falls, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue reported Thursday. Dispatchers got a broken 911 call around 5:25 p.m. Wednesday from a man who

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… Partly cloudy skies this morning will gradually thicken through the day and deliver a chance of some snow showers this afternoon. Highs will be in the mid thirties and southerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. We will see a 40% chance of snow showers tonight, but accumulations are not

School districts around Central Oregon are making schedule changes in the wake of several recent days of snow-related closures, tacking a day or more onto the end of the school year or having students in class on days they were originally scheduled to be off. Bend-La Pine Superintendent Shay Mikalson sent an email to families

May elections, in odd-numbered years, are about choosing the people who set policy and make decisions for many special districts that oversee basic services, from schools and parks to road, fire, sewer and water districts. But it can be hard to drum up voter interest in such races – and also to fill the many

The Redmond City Council is set to lay the groundwork for Redmond Airport to add a third TSA security checkpoint at the terminal within a year. Councilors will be asked next Tuesday night to approve a nearly $90,000 contract with Morrison Maierle Inc. for engineering and architectural services associated with adding the checkpoint. This will

An icicle weighing over 200 pounds fell off a northest Bend home’s roof, causing damage and a natural gas leak, as the area’s big thaw raises the potential of dangerous consequences, fire officials warned Thursday. One consequence of the recent heavy snow is the formation of large icicles on the edge of the roof, Battalion

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – State ethics commissioners have unanimously rejected a proposed settlement with ex-first lady Cylvia Hayes of Bend. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Hayes had agreed in January to a $44,000 fine for breaking ethics laws 22 times. But the settlement needed final approval from the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. Commissioner Dan Mason says the

U.S. Highway 101 is expected to open at noon on Saturday, weather permitting, after the highway had been closed nearly two weeks by a slide at Hooskanaden Creek, about 12 miles north of Brookings, the Oregon Department of Transportation reported Thursday. When the highway opens, traffic through the slide area will be limited to a

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Frenchman Nicolas Petit is back in the lead in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Petit had earlier led the 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) race and retook the top spot Thursday. He was first to leave the checkpoint at the ghost town of Iditarod, the halfway point of this year’s race. He left

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Hundreds of people protested a contentious vaccine bill that would make it harder for Oregon parents to opt out of school vaccination requirements. Parents spoke out against the proposal at a rally outside the state Capitol on Thursday. The measure, House Bill 3063, would only allow students to opt out of

(Update: Adding revised formal charge, arraignment date) A Bend man who claimed he’d found a seriously injured puppy in southwest Bend has been charged with animal neglect after police determined it actually had been injured by another dog at his home and he failed to get the dog urgent treatment. The suspect, Dallas Urig, 29,

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Tonight we’ll see a slight chance for a few snow flurries with increasing clouds. Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies will be overhead tonight with dry conditions. Overnight lows will be in the teens, which will cause all the snow that melted today to refreeze into chunks of ice. Winds will

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Legislative leaders in Oregon released a conservative budget framework Thursday that includes program cuts, despite projections the state will take in historic levels of revenue. Co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means released their budget ideas. The plan calls for an approximate 5 percent reduction across all services except

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Wildlife officials say 23 sheep were killed in a probable wolf attack in southwestern Oregon. A USDA Wildlife Services specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found the dead sheep on a private pasture in Curry County. Some of the animals were found partially consumed. An investigation found the attack was