Month: March 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Company sources say Intel laid off hundreds of people at sites throughout the company. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Intel confirmed the layoffs this week, but declined to specify how many people lost their jobs or detail the reasons for the cutbacks. The cuts included Oregon, Intel’s largest site, with 20,000 workers. Cuts

With preparations for wildfire season already underway, Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined five Western Senate colleagues Friday in calling on the Trump administration to reverse proposed funding cuts to critical wildfire prevention and forest restoration projects throughout the country. The administration’s recently released FY 2020 budget proposal cuts funding from nearly every U.S.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday she has made a decision on the next secretary of state and that she will be making a formal announcement ” very soon. ” The governor told reporters she ” made an offer ” to a candidate, without elaborating further. She has committed to choosing

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Tax Court has sided with Democratic lawmakers on a lawsuit filed last year by a Republican state senator hoping to overturn a controversial tax law. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that if Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas, had prevailed, the state could have been left with a quarter-billion dollars less in tax

Several airsoft, BB and pellet guns have been seized from two northeast Bend teens, 15- and 16-year-old boys believed to have used them to damage more than 10 cars around the area in recent weeks, officers said Thursday as they looked for other victims. Police have received several reports in recent weeks regarding criminal mischief

The Redmond Airport plans to build a new, much larger operations building to house its snow removal equipment, at a cost of $12.2 million, replacing one built 18 years ago. City councilors will be asked Tuesday night to approve submitting a $4 million grant request to the Federal Aviation Administration that would fund nearly one-third

(Update: OSP IDs victim, provides details; power in area restored) A 25-year-old Bend man was killed Thursday night when his SUV left U.S. Highway 20 near Cloverdale and crashed into a power pole, causing live wires to fall onto the vehicle, closing the highway for nearly nine hours and cutting power to hundreds in the

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… A weakening low pressure center will continue to pull some moisture into the region and that will give us a chance of scattered rain showers through much of the day. Highs will range from the upper 40’s to mid 50’s. Winds will stay pretty light and variable through the day. Some

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers are moving forward with discussions on three potential tax options that would create hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue specifically for Oregon’s schools. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown wants to raise nearly $2 billion for education in the 2019-21 biennium, and she’s tasked the Joint Committee on Student Success

A 67-year-old Hubbard man was flown to St. Charles Bend Thursday afternoon with non-life-threatening injuries after his snowmobile went over an embankment in the Potato Hill area near Santiam Pass, authorities said. Linn County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue responded to the call to the area shortly before 1 p.m., Lt. Michelle Duncan said.

More than 3,100 air travelers took advantage of an opportunity to sign up for the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck expedited screening program earlier this month at Redmond Airport – but others who were left waiting will get another chance this summer. Numerous people who went online to secure an appointment slot found that all the

(Update: Adding mugshot, higher bail) A 28-year-old Prineville man was arrested Thursday, accused of stabbing a 24-year-old acquaintance at a northeast Bend home, police said. Bend officers and detectives were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. to St. Charles Bend on a reported stabbing victim in the Emergency Department with non-life-threatening injuries, Lt. Jason Maniscalco said. A

A Redmond woman was injured and charged with DUII (prescription drugs) and reckless driving after crashing her SUV through a fence and into a pasture along South Canal Boulevard Thursday afternoon, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched to the reported crash shortly before 4 p.m., Lt. Mike Biondi said. They contacted the driver,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed a lawsuit to compel Oregon Health & Science University to release footage of experiments on monkeys at its Oregon National Primate Research Center. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the experiments at the Hillsboro center were taxpayer-funded and video of those experiments should be

(Update: City staff will recommend not pursuing e-scooter pilot program this summer) The idea of a summer pilot program for e-scooters in Bend appears to be over before it begins, at least for now. Assistant City Manager Jon Skidmore said Thursday he will recommend to councilors at next Wednesday’s work session ” to not pursue

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A state audit found that Oregon’s welfare agencies have racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in questionable costs from data errors and a lack of oversight. The Secretary of State’s office said on Thursday that the state has not been properly tracking its payments to welfare recipients under the federal

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Overnight we can expect the chance for a few light showers with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be blustery gusting around 15 miles per hour. Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s , so expect a chilly start tomorrow morning. Friday begins with mostly cloudy skies, but

A coalition of Oregon House and Senate Republicans announced Thursday they have introduced ” a package of tax-savings bills to help middle class and working families in Oregon, ” including a tax-cut proposal for low-income families sponsored by Rep. Tim Knopp, R-Bend. Here’s the Republicans ‘ news release on the proposals: Entitled the “Keeping Oregon

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Reps. Earl Blumenauer , D-Ore., and Greg Walden, R-Ore., reintroduced legislation Thursday they said would update antiquated federal alcohol taxes and regulations on kombucha companies in Oregon and nationwide. “Kombucha’s growth in Oregon generates jobs and small business growth throughout our state while creating fans everywhere of this tasty beverage,”

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An attorney for Western Communications, the Bend-based long-time owner of The Bulletin and six other newspapers in Oregon and California has said all but two – The Bulletin and the Redmond Spokesman – are for sale. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Western Communications filed for bankruptcy in January, triggering layoffs. A