Month: March 2019

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police, Oregon State Sheriffs Association and the Oregon Peace Officers Association will host the 2019 Oregon Law Enforcement Career Fair at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Highway SE in Salem on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6.

The 100th annual Deschutes County Fair’s concert line-up was announced Thursday by radio stations and sponsors of the concerts: KSJJ 102.9 , KLRR 101.7, The Twins 98.3, and KRCO AM/FM; and on the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center website and social media channels. The Bulletin and GO! Magazine also feature the line-up. Concerts are FREE

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A mother who triggered an Amber Alert last week told police she was planning to inject bleach into herself and her child to rid themselves of parasites. Court documents say 41-year-old Brooke A. Helmandollar has been charged with criminal mistreatment of her 10-year-old daughter, and may have mental health issues. The

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… The system that brought us rain, hail and scattered thunderstorms yesterday will be doing much the same today. Highs will range from the mid 40’s to low 50’s and calm winds this morning will pick up to a gentle 5-10 mph out of the east and NE. With temps getting down

A slightly elevated level of radioactive contamination connected to the Fukushima nuclear disaster has been detected in the northern Bering Sea, officials said Wednesday. The level of cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, is extremely low and not considered a health concern, according to Alaska state epidemiologists. The sampling, conducted by residents of St. Lawrence Island, documents

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Hundreds of Oregon teens spent part of their spring break asking state lawmakers to consider lowering the voting age to 16. Students said at a hearing Wednesday that they deserve a political voice on issues that affect their future, like gun control and climate change. The school shooting at Parkland, Florida,

The city of Sisters is working to finalize its goals and budget for the next two years. The Sisters City Council has broken down priorities into six main categories to benefit the community: livability and growth, public safety, economic development, essential infrastructure, good governance and community vision. City Manager Cory Misley said Wednesday one of

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Industrial hemp became legal nationwide when President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. But local police officers who now encounter huge shipments of state-certified hemp on America’s highways can’t tell if the plants they’re seeing are hemp or marijuana. The two types of cannabis look and smell alike.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has permanently banned offshore drilling in the midst of a federal push to open 90 percent of federal waters to oil exploration. Gov. Kate Brown signed a measure on Wednesday to extend a temporary 10-year ban that was set to expire next year. There is currently no oil production in

Youth Rising, an empowerment program for Latino students in Central Oregon, is growing, so the Latino Community Association has hired a full-time program manager. Renee Sanchez is a familiar face at Jewell Elementary School, where she helps out with the Raíces (Roots) after-school program that nurtures students in their native language and culture. Sanchez grew

(Update: Comments from mayor, King County official; bus driver called hero) SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and King County Executive Dow Constantine say they are grieving with the loved ones of a man who was fatally shot and another who was killed in an automobile crash after police say a man used a

CHICAGO (AP) – Seth Curry scored a season-high 20 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls 118-98 on Wednesday night. Still shaken by Jusuf Nurkic’s gruesome leg injury two nights earlier in a double-overtime victory over Brooklyn that secured their sixth straight playoff appearance, the Blazers made it look easy against a

Driving around Bend, you may notice a number of vacant businesses. NewsChannel 21 did some digging Wednesday to find out just how many there are and how that can impact the community. Experts say most of the vacant businesses are located in downtown Bend or on the west side of town, though one will soon

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! A warm front lifting off towards the north will carry the heavier showers with it, but behind the front we still have a chance for showers. Some instability behind the front gave us the thunderstorms this afternoon, and we have a chance tonight, too. Overnight clouds will gradually decrease, so we’ll

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Undocumented immigrants would be able to legally get a driver’s licenses under a proposed measure making its way through the Oregon Legislature. Immigrant activists say that families fear they’ll be separated or deported if they’re caught driving without a license. Many, especially in rural communities, have no choice but to drive

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – A woman who pleaded guilty to pushing her 16-year-old friend from a bridge at a popular swimming area near Vancouver has been sentenced to two days in jail and 38 days on a county work crew. The Columbian reports Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman sentenced 19-year-old Tay’lor Smith Wednesday.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – A proposal to raise Washington’s smoking and vaping age to 21 has passed the Legislature, putting the state on the precipice of becoming the ninth state to make such a change. The bill would raise the legal age for both tobacco products and so-called “vape” products, including e-cigarettes and other vapor

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Conservation groups are asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration from easing restrictions on energy companies that were meant to protect a struggling Western bird species. Attorneys for the Western Watersheds Project, Prairie Hills Audubon Society and two other groups made the request Wednesday in U.S. District Court in

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The secretary of state’s office says the Oregon Health Authority still needs to strengthen its efforts to detect and avoid improper Medicaid payments. The office’s audit division on Wednesday released a follow-up report to a 2017 audit that found widespread problems in the Health Authority’s payment system for Medicaid. The Statesman

The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to help with the 43rd annual SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle on Saturday, May 18 th . Here’s MBSEF’s announcement: There are so many moving parts in making this multi-sport event run smoothly. That is why we need over 550 volunteers to see that that happens. Come