Month: March 2019

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Veteran musher Aliy Zirkle is leading in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She is seeking to become the first woman to win since the late Susan Butcher claimed victory in 1990. Zirkle was first to leave the Ophir checkpoint Wednesday, 432 miles (695 kilometers) into the race. Earlier Wednesday, Frenchman

SEATTLE (AP) – Noah Dickerson scored seven of his 22 points in overtime, David Crisp added a key 3-pointer with 48 seconds left in the extra session, and Washington held off Oregon State 81-76 on Wednesday night for its 15th conference victory. The Huskies (24-6, 15-2 Pac-12) have already wrapped up the regular season conference

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The mother of a Portland State University college student who died on campus has filed a $25 million lawsuit, saying university staff negligently prescribed the medication that killed him. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Colette Murray’s suit filed Monday against PSU says Ty Murray Irving’s death in March 2016 was caused by

Legislation to strengthen and clarify the waiting period before former legislators can become paid lobbyists passed the Oregon House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 2595, chief sponsored by Rep. Julie Fahey (D-West Eugene and Junction City) and Rep. Margaret Doherty (D-Tigard), updates Oregon’s waiting period to one calendar year from when a member ceases

Adi Staub came out as a transgender girl after her sophomore year at Grant High School in Portland. Though many family members, friends and teachers were supportive, this was not always the case. The burden of ridicule from some other students and teachers became so great that Adi took her own life. To help make

The Oregon Republican Party Executive Committee approved a list of nominees Wednesday for Gov. Kate Brown to select from to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Secretary of State Dennis Richardson last week. Among them is Gene Whisnant, the Sunriver Republican who just ended his tenure as state representative. “As we gather today

Lutheran Community Services received $2,000 in grant funds from the Pacific Power Foundation to expand the LCS Substance Use Disorder Program and support Crook County residents in their treatment and recovery. The LCS Substance Use Disorder team is made of clinicians, case managers and recovery mentors who provide persons with addiction individual and group counseling,

The Giving Plate adopted the Backpacks for Bend program, which served 321 K-12 students in the Bend-La Pine Schools with weekend food-relief in the 2017/2018 school year. In their first year running the program, The Giving Plate has expanded the backpack program by 40% to support 450 K-12 students in 28 Bend/La Pine schools with

(Update: Adding comments from county Commissioner Phil Henderson) Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel told county leaders Wednesday his overworked, understaffed office needs a dozen more staff in the upcoming budget year or he will be forced to cut prosecution of some lesser crimes and services to some crime victims. Hummel held a news conference

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY expires at 10 PM tonight as a cold front moves through and breaks up our remaining showers. Snow levels will fall throughout the next 24 hours: 1,700′ tonight, 1,200′ Thursday morning, and 400′ Thursday night. Roads will become icy once again tonight after the melting we saw

(Update: Building to reopen Friday; heating-cooling system modified, snow removed from roof) The Deschutes County Health Services main office building on NE Courtney Drive in Bend, closed since last Friday due to natural gas odors, will reopen to the public this Friday, officials said. “The Bend fire marshal has let us know the building is

The 2019 OnPoint Community Credit Union Oregon WinterFest was a big success, with over 37,000 locals and visitors attending the event. Once again, a portion of ticket proceeds from the event will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon. This year, Oregon WinterFest raised the largest amount ever for the charity, bringing in $13,270

The 8th annual St. Patty’s Day Dash, presented by the Mt. Bachelor Rotary Club and a fundraiser for the Family Access Network, has been canceled due to safety and weather concerns, organizers said Wednesday. With the recent record snowfall in Bend, coupled with the decreasing prospect of a significant warming of temperatures, organizers could not

PACIFIC CITY, Ore. (AP) – A surfer survived a shark attack off the Oregon coast with only damage to his surfboard. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Wednesday that 33-year-old Nathan Holstedt, of Pacific City, Oregon, was waiting for a wave Tuesday when something hit him from behind and he was sucked into the water. When he surfaced,

(Update: Funeral held, comments by Gov. Brown) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Top public officials in Oregon heralded Secretary of State Dennis Richardson as a faithful public servant in front of hundreds of mourners who came together across party lines to remember Oregon’s top elections official. A state funeral was held for Richardson on Wednesday in

The Bend Park and Recreation District held its board meeting Tuesday night, where changes to its after-school programs were discussed.. With Bend-La Pine Schools changing schedules for next year, the park district is also changing its after-school program to align with those changes. Starting next school year, after-school care for elementary students will be from

A state agency is investigating complaints of water in gas from a Central Oregon gas station. Steve Harrington, a program manager with the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Weights and Measures Division, confirmed Tuesday there have been two complaints about gas from the Chevron station on Highland Avenue in Redmond. Specifically, the complaints say there was

This weekend, Oregonians spring forward by setting clocks ahead one hour (officially at 2 a.m. Sunday). ODOT safety advocates want to remind travelers that changes to sleeping patterns can result in drowsy driving – and that can be fatal for anyone out using the transportation system, whether in a car, on foot, riding or rolling.

BestCare Treatment Services was recently awarded a grant worth $137,273 over two years by Oregon Health Services to support a critical position that will aid in providing behavioral health care to Jefferson Country’s veterans. BestCare — which is the contracted community mental health program for Jefferson County — will use the grant money to employ

Do you know an aspiring DJ between the ages of 10-14? Are you or your children looking for a fun and creative way to spend spring break. If so, KPOV’s Spring Break Youth Radio Camp is just for them. This camp teaches our community’s youth how to DJ, interview friends, talk live on the air