Month: June 2019

Regulated Use closure has been declared for Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The closure is intended to reduce wildfires related to high-risk activities as wildland fuels dry out. Lands included in this closure include private, municipal and state owned lands protected by the Central Oregon District, in the

(Updating throughout) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who has spent nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of Oregon’s prisons director was freed Friday while the state appeals the ruling that led to his release. Frank Gable left prison after a U.S. magistrate found in April that the trial court made an

Visitors and residents near downtown Bend will have access beginning Monday to a free, on-demand, curb-to-curb transportation option. The pilot service was designed as the next iteration of Ride Bend by the Mobility Lab at Oregon State University–Cascades, with support from public partners. The new Ride Bend service will launch Monday at an event at

Public safety agencies in the Sisters-Camp Sherman area are planning an emergency notification exercise at mid-morning on Saturday. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, and Deschutes County 911 will send out a test message via Deschutes Alerts around 10 a.m. to residents of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District. Deschutes Alerts is utilized

Coastal is giving away 300 life jackets for children this Saturday in Redmond starting at 11 a.m. “Anytime you’re on the water even when it feels safe, wearing a life jacket is so important,” said Coastal owner Buzz Wheeler. “We’re making sure Central Oregon families are as safe as possible when they’re on the water

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday Senate passage of the 1865 Treaty Nullification Act, to formally and finally nullify a fraudulent treaty with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., supports the legislation, the senators said. The

Population growth is nothing new to Central Oregon, and Sisters is one of the places feeling those growing pains. The city is home to more than 2,700 people — and counting. In the past 18 years, the city has seen roughly 1,800 more people move into the city limits. That’s 184% growth. That number blows

(Update: Adding cost of position) Central Oregon Community College and the city of Bend, through the Bend Police Department, announced Thursday they have signed an agreement for a college resource officer to operate at the college’s Bend campus, starting this September, similar to the school resource officers stationed at Bend-La Pine Schools facilities. “This is

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A former Bandon School District employee has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing a 2-month-old girl and distributing photos of the abuse on the internet in 2016. The World reports 33-year-old Sean Jeffrey Haga was also sentenced to a life term

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The FBI wants a Vancouver, Washington, man’s lawsuit thrown out after he sued to get back over $120,000 agents seized from him at Portland International Airport. KOIN-TV reports in a Monday response to Steven Williams’ lawsuit, Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Danielson wrote that the FBI notified Williams in June 2018

(Update: Clarifying owner/management) The Applebee’s Grill & Bar on North Highway 97 in Bend closed down abruptly Thursday, after 20 years in existence. J&A Food Services, Inc., which operated the restaurant, said the establishment closed because the lease has expired. Officials said the Idaho-based management company for the property owner, Weigand Investments, wanted to raise

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was joined by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT-AL) and Francis Rooney (R-FL-19) on Wednesday in introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation they said would ensure Americans do not pay more for prescription drugs than people do in other developed countries. The lawmakers said their measure would help to address a top concern among Americans,

A total of 19 graduating Latinx students from Bend and La Pine received scholarships through a collaboration with the Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools, the Oregon Community Foundation and the C.O. Latino Partnership Program. The scholarships were also made possible by a generous donation from the B.E. Knudson Foundation and D.A. Davidson & Co.

This September, hundreds of cyclists will get close-up and personal with the majesty of the Cascade Mountains, Crater Lake National Park and the charming rural communities of Central Oregon, thanks to Cycle Oregon’s Classic ride, which takes place September 7-14. Registration is open now through August 20 at www.cycleoregon.com. “For cyclists who want an unparalleled

Thousands of truckers, loggers, farmers and ranchers from across the state gathered at the Oregon Capitol on Thursday to support 11 Republican state senators now in the second week of their walkout over cap-and-trade legislation, with a weekend adjournment deadline looming. The Rally to Stop Cap & Trade brought long lines of rigs and people

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The head of Oregon’s troubled child welfare agency is retiring — effective immediately. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Gov. Kate Brown forced the ouster of Marilyn Jones, who was in charge of improving safety for Oregon’s most vulnerable children, saying Jones had not made enough progress turning around the struggling child welfare

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Shower chances are wrapping up this evening as we see an area of low pressure moves northeast. We have a few chances for thunderstorms remaining tonight. Overnight expect winds to be out of the northwest around 5 to 10 miles per hour. Low temperatures will be rather cool in the mid

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An eight-day Republican walkout over sweeping climate change legislation in Oregon has prevented votes on the nation’s most generous paid family leave program, money for affordable housing and other key measures. More than 100 proposals on a wide range of issues have stalled during Oregon’s political crisis. Eleven Republicans left the

NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo host 2020 presidential candidates in two primary face-offs, Wednesday and Thursday evenings live from Miami. Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow and Jos Diaz-Balart moderate. Pre-debate coverage begins at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Here’s a livestream of the debate:

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters to kill hard-to-reach tumors. Magnetic nanoparticles – tiny pieces of matter as small as one-billionth of a meter – have shown anti-cancer promise for tumors easily accessible by syringe, allowing the particles to be injected directly into the cancerous growth. Once