Month: April 2019

The Oregon Senate has voted to align the state’s health insurance regulations with the federal Affordable Care Act, expanding access to health care and prohibiting discrimination by benefit plans. Senate Bill 250 – which passed with a 25-4 vote Thursday on the Senate floor – prohibits health benefit plans from discriminating on the basis of

The Oregon Senate has voted to remove several barriers standing between those addicted to opioids and the medicines they need to recover. Senate Bill 910 – which passed with a 29-0 vote Thursdsay on the Senate floor – employs a multi-faceted approach to make methadone and naloxone more available to those who need those medications,

The U.S. Department of Justice released two complementary reports this week focusing on the mental health and safety of the nation’s federal, state, local and tribal police officers. The Bend Police Department was featured as one of 11 law enforcement agencies demonstrating a range of innovative approaches to safeguarding the mental health of both sworn

PHOENIX (AP) – Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it’s legal in the state they live in, can be denied from citizenship because the drug is still outlawed by federal law. The announcement comes weeks after officials in Colorado, where recreational marijuana is legal, began warning

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Newly unsealed court documents say a self-published romance writer charged with killing her chef husband in Portland was seen near her husband’s work around the time he was fatally shot there. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that despite telling police she was at home June 2, surveillance video captured Nancy Crampton Brophy driving

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host about 30 different Family Fishing events throughout the state from April to November. Detailed information about these opportunities to take your family fishing can be found here: https://myodfw.com/articles/take-family-fishing All family fishing event s are free and open to all ages. Children 11 years old and younger

Spring has finally arrived in Oregon. Warming weather trends, snow melt, and dwindling rain showers are all giving way to greener grasses, vibrant flowers and the desire to get out and do some yardwork. Debris burning is often part of the process of cleaning up trees and shrubs damaged by significant snow and heavy winds

Here is the city of Redmond’s details on Canal Boulevard’s reopening, as well as the road closures and delays update for the week of April 22-26: South Canal Improvement Project: SW Veterans Way to SW Salmon Ave – South Canal Blvd from SW Veterans Way to SW Salmon Ave is open to thru traffic. Minor

Here is the city of Bend’s Weekly Road and Traffic Report for the week of April 22-26: Special Events: · Bend Marathon, April 20 from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., expect impacts to the following Collector and Arterial roads, Local streets will be signed accordingly: o SW Shevlin Hixon Drive o SW Bradbury Drive o

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that a man convicted in the 1989 killing of the Oregon Department of Corrections director should be released from prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that unless prosecutors plan to retry Frank Gable, U.S. Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta said in a Thursday order that he should be

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that Oregon has received more than $7 million in AmeriCorps funding to deploy 402 members to serve nonprofits in Bend and Portland. “Last month I had the opportunity to visit a Heart of Oregon program, YouthBuild, in Bend, and it is clear from the young people

The SELCO Kid’s Mini PPP presented by Family Choice Urgent Care is Sunday, May 19 th in the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend. There will be 200 plus teams of 6 kids, K-5 th grade competing in a really fun obstacle course from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help with parent

A 32-year-old Sisters man was arrested Thursday on more than a dozen charges, accused of attempting to have a sexual relationship with a Bend juvenile, police said. Bend police received information earlier this week regarding Jon T. Beavert, alleging he was seeking a sexual relationship with a juvenile living in Bend, Lt. Adam Juhnke said.

Bend-area residents curious about numerous jet contrails in the skies over the past couple of days have been asking questions about them, and a National Guard unit in Portland confirmed Thursday they were conducting training flights in the area. Callers to NewsChannel 21 were asking about them, especially due the varying designs the trails were

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… An approaching cold front will take our clear morning skies, cloud them over through the day and bring a chance of showers through the late afternoon and evening. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60’s and northerly breezes will pick up to 5-15 mph. Those northerly breezes will get

The Sisters Planning Commission wants to make changes to the city’s policies regarding downtown gas stations. Right now, gas stations in downtown Sisters are not considered an allowed use. That means no gas stations are allowed to be built, remodeled or relocated. Committee members said the only reason there are five gas stations downtown now

Cascades East Transit (CET) celebrates Earth Day with free rides on Monday, April 22 on all Bend Fixed-Route and Community Connector buses. Try taking free transit to the following Earth Day events in Bend on Monday: Tentsile (50 SE Scott St., Bend) from 5-8 pm for live bluegrass music Outside In (845 NW Wall St,

A scientific breakthrough provides new hope for millions of people living with multiple sclerosis. Researchers at OHSU have developed a compound that stimulates repair of the protective sheath that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The discovery, involving mice genetically engineered to mimic multiple sclerosis, published Thursday in the journal JCI Insight.

Bipartisan legislation to provide pregnant and nursing mothers with added employment protections unanimously passed the Oregon House on Wednesday. The legislation, championed by Rep. Karin Power (D-Milwaukie), clarifies protections for job applicants and workers who are pregnant, and ensures all Oregon employees are given needed rest periods to pump breast milk or breastfeed during a

(Update: Name of suspect, details, background) A 25-year-old Bend woman was arrested on drunken and reckless driving charges after a rollover crash early Thursday morning by Drake Park, police said. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m., when officers said Rebekah Watson’s pickup truck struck a tree beside Northwest Riverside Boulevard. There were no apparent