Month: May 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified a man who was shot and killed by police after they say he stabbed four people at a Southeast Portland residence Monday. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office says 42-year-old Jeb Collin Brock died of gunshot wounds. Portland police say officers were called to the residence and say

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawmakers in the Oregon House have approved an extra $2 billion in funding for the state’s struggling school system, but the debate – and possible ballot fight – are far from over. The chamber voted 37-21 Wednesday following hours of floor debate. Democrats championed the package, saying it’s a necessary investment

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson announced Thursday that Lisa Birk has been selected to serve as the principal for Pacific Crest Middle School. Birk currently serves as the assistant principal at Pacific Crest, a position she has served in for the past four years. “I am honored to be selected for this position,” Birk

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – A Portland man who has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for abandoning a 5-month-old baby in the woods of western Montana while he was high on meth and bath salts now faces a federal gun charge. The Missoulian reports U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch entered a not guilty plea

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and death penalty sentence of an inmate accused of fatally stabbing another inmate in a prison yard. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the ruling this week found that 54-year-old David Lee Cox, who was sentenced to death in 2000, received ineffective counsel. The Oregon

Claiming lost military medals and U.S. savings bonds would become easier for military members, bond owners and their descendants under new rules proposed by the state. The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) is seeking comment on proposed administrative rules that would: Ensure military medals held by the state’s Unclaimed Property Program are kept safe

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday that would boost recreation opportunities in Southwestern Oregon and on the Molalla River in Clackamas County while preserving wildfire prevention work in both of those regions. The senators’ Oregon Recreation Enhancement (ORE) Act would create the Rogue Canyon Recreation Area and the Molalla Recreation Area,

If conditions remain favorable, firefighters will continue prescribed burning several units outside of Sisters, Sunriver and Crescent on Thursday and Friday. Ignitions are planned for 10 a.m. Thursday on the 68-acre SAFR 179 unit approximately 7 miles south of Sisters near Forest Road 1620. Additionally, firefighters on the Crescent Ranger District will continue igniting Bee

DENVER (AP) – CJ McCollum scored 20 points, picking up the slack with backcourt mate Damian Lillard struggling, and the Portland Trail Blazers turned back the Denver Nuggets 97-90 Wednesday night to even their playoff series at 1-1. The Trail Blazers led by 15 at halftime, 17 in the third quarter and 14 to start

May Day rallies were taking place nationwide Wednesday. One was taking place Wednesday evening at Centennial Park in Redmond. Organizers of the rally included the Oregon AFL-CIO and several immigrants and family rights groups. On Wednesday, one of organizers of the rally told NewsChannel 21 they hadthree themes they wanted to bring attention. One was

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Tonight winds still stay gusty around 25 to 30 miles per hour. Winds will calm overnight and be blustery at times. Mostly clear skies will be overhead. Another cold start is on tap for Thursday morning as low temperatures linger in the 20s, so bundle up early. Tomorrow’s daytime highs will

A Bend-area woman accused of embezzling at least $150,000 while working as office manager for a well-known golf course designer entered no-contest pleas Wednesday to four of the 16 charges she faced, thus avoiding an upcoming trial. Katrina Kennedy Cannon, now 40, was arrested on more than 400 charges last June, but formally indicted on

A Bend man wanted on a felony fugitive warrant who eluded an extensive manhunt east of Bend last week was pulled over and arrested Wednesday after a tip brought investigators to a home in northwest Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The sheriff’s office received information Wednesday that Stanley Raymond Heden, 52, could be associated

(Update: Offices now closed through Friday) The Deschutes County Health Services main office in northeast Bend, closed for air quality testing, now will be closed an extra day, through Friday, officials said Wednesday. The county closed the building earlier this week for the testing, which had been expected to be concluded by Thursday. Clients who

With a new scat study, researchers are chipping away at solving a biological mystery on the central Oregon coast: the existence of an isolated population of a small but fierce forest predator that makes its home in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Pacific martens, which resemble a cross between a fox and a mink,

Madras High School Assistant Principal Brian Crook will step into the principal role in July, Jefferson County School District 509-J announced Wednesday. Crook said he’s excited to take this next step as current co-principals Mark Neffendorf and HD Weddel retire. “I just love this place, we’ve got amazing kids that are fun to be around

Mt. Bachelor, a POWDR company, announced Wednesday new adventure experiences coming to Bend this summer, including the debut of the Woodward WreckTangle obstacle course in the Old Mill District, a new advanced downhill mountain biking trail, an expanded number of available dates for elevated sunset dinners on-mountain and longer summer hours to enjoy all that

Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno released a report Wednesday showing the Department of Environmental Quality has made progress toward implementing the recommendations made in an audit report released last year, “Department of Environmental Quality Should Improve the Air Quality Permitting Process to Reduce Its Backlog and Better Safeguard Oregon’s Air.” “Additional work is still

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – The National Interagency Fire Center is predicting a heavy wildfire season for areas along the West Coast of the United States this summer. The Boise, Idaho-based center said Wednesday in its seasonal outlook that most of the country can expect a normal wildfire season in the period from May through August.

Sen. Jeff Merkley and numerous fellow Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday to provide Medicare for all, calling it the “Choose Medicare Act.” Here’s their news release on the proposal: Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), joined by U.S. Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.),