Month: April 2019

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — If you’re a regular reader or viewer of your local news, it’s likely you’ll have a good sense of how many people died in a car crash or of a terminal illness. But it’s less likely you’ll hear when somebody dies by suicide. It’s partly because of a long-held rule across

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Members of the business community, along with a former Democrat governor and former Republican lawmaker, have filed two prospective ballot measures that would aim to rein in the Oregon public pension system’s growing deficit and runaway costs. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the first potential ballot measure would give new hires the option

New data from the U.S. Department of Commerce reveals that despite an uncertain U.S. trade environment, Oregon exports continue to grow, state officials said Thursday. In 2018, the state exported $22.3 billion in goods to countries around the world — a 1.8 percent increase from 2017. Oregon remains an important global trade partner on the

Hunger and food insecurity are problems that affect more than 32,000 people each year in Central Oregon. That means 1 in 6 of our neighbors right here in our beautiful community need to make trade-offs between important basic needs such as housing or medical bills and purchasing nutritionally adequate food. The Pine Tavern has teamed

Transient camps continue to be a concern for residents in a neighborhood by the city of Bend-owned Juniper Ridge property at the city’s north end. Some say the concern is only increasing. City officials acknowledge people who live there feel threatened. They say they’re worried about fires getting out of control, stray dogs attacking their

A La Pine man was arrested on arson charges Wednesday evening at St. Charles Bend, accused of using a lighter and hand sanitizer to start and stoke a small fire in a trash can in the Emergency Department, police said. Around 6:30 p.m., a Bend police officer opened a consult room door in the Emergency

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is joining a number of Democrat-controlled states in pursuing a workaround to the Electoral College. A Senate panel voted 4-1 on Wednesday to allow a full floor vote on whether the state should join the National Voter Interstate Compact. It’s an agreement between states to award all electoral votes to

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… A gentle, but warm and wet flow out of the south will keep rain showers in our forecast beginning today and lasting for the next few days. Today’s highs will reach the upper 50’s to low 60’s and southerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Rain is likely to continue

Deschutes County will observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week during the week of April 7-13. Each April since 1981, The United States Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has helped lead communities in the annual observance of victims’ rights. During this week, communities across the country promote victims’ rights, honor crime victims and

The tsetse fly, also known as the “fly of death” and the “poverty fly,” is the primary means of transmission for the parasite that causes trypanosomosis. Known as sleeping sickness in humans, trypanosomosis is a serious disease that threatens millions of people across 36 African countries and causes billions of dollars of livestock and crop

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Evan Turner had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists off the bench for his second consecutive triple-double and the Portland Trail Blazers reached 50 wins this season with a 116-89 victory over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Damian Lillard came close to a triple-double, too, with 20 points,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon regulators have disclosed the deaths of two children in licensed day care that were not previously reported to the public. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reported Wednesday that the state failed to disclose the deaths in 2011 and 2012 until this week, and until last month did not disclose the death of

The Bend City Council on Wednesday night authorized more than $7 million worth of street paving and other preservation work this summer to improve 125 lane miles of roads around the city. That includes a $5.3 million contract with Granite Construction for 50 lane miles of paving work, both grind-and-inlay and overlay treatments. This year’s

For the past decade, a Bend surgeon has been traveling to Africa and working with others to help children who were dying or living with brain and spine disease. They’ve now found a way to prevent the disease from developing in the first place. “We know that without what we’ve done, there would have been

(Update: Comment from jail nurse practitioner) A Portland mother and son and two Bend residents have been charged with smuggling a prescription drug that’s used to treat opioid addiction but also often abused to two Deschutes County Jail inmates by hiding them in packaging to avoid detection, deputies said Wednesday. Detectives with the Deschutes County

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! After a break between systems we will see the next round of showers arrive overnight. Through the rest of the evening expect blustery winds gusting around 20 miles per hour. Winds will become calmer tonight and will gust around 10 miles per hour. Mostly cloudy skies will be overhead until the

The families of four fallen officers whose names will be honored at the state’s Fallen Officer Memorial ceremony later this spring, including Bend Police Department Sgt. John Lawrence, gathered Wednesday afternoon at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem to watch the names of their loved ones etched into the state’s memorial. The event was

This time of year, many farmers, ranchers and land owners use fire to prepare their land for the spring and summer growing season. This practice effectively eradicates noxious weeds, removes dead plant material and prepares the land for new crops. However, this practice, if not done properly, can also be dangerous. Escaped fires ( campfires

Spring weather may inspire us to don gloves, grab a shovel and tackle some serious outdoor projects. Pacific Power applauds your spirit, but also urges you to take one important safety step before hitting the dirt: dialing 8-1-1 before doing any digging. “Installing a mailbox or post for a deck or planting a tree are

WILLITS, Calif. (AP) – Officials testifying at a coroner’s inquest Wednesday shared grisly details of the deaths of a southwest Washington family whose SUV plunged off a Northern California cliff. Mendocino County is holding the inquest before a jury to determine how to classify the March 2018 deaths of Jen and Sarah Hart and their