Smith Rock State Park will host its annual Oregon Archaeology Celebration lecture series in October. The Friday evening presentations will all take place 7-8:30 p.m. at the park’s welcome center, 10087 NE Crooked River Drive, Terrebonne. The free talks are open to the public and will include a question and answer period. “We’re excited to
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(Update: Expanding throughout) MARQUAM, Ore. (AP) — Rancher Jerome Rosa sat in his mud-spattered pickup truck, glumly watching some of his cows resting on a grassy slope in Oregon’s fertile Willamette Valley. Rosa, the executive director of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, told state lawmakers a few days earlier about the disruptions to Oregon’s beef exports
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A large majority (94%) of Oregonians have health insurance, according to a new report released Thursday by the Oregon Health Authority. The findings come from the Oregon Health Insurance Survey, which asks people in 8,000 Oregon households about insurance coverage, access to care and health care use. The survey, conducted between February and August, found
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury has found Multnomah County violated the rights of a deaf man after failing to provide him with an American Sign Language interpreter or other accommodation while he was an inmate. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the eight-member jury deliberated for only about an hour Wednesday after a three-day trial and
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Bend police said Wednesday they are still investigating the discovery earlier this month of a small camera hidden in an all-gender bathroom at the McMenamins Old St. Francis School in downtown Bend. A worker at the business called police on Sept. 10 after finding a “pinhole” digital camera mounted under the sink in a bathroom
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Plans to develop nearly 500 acres in southeast Bend with a variety of uses may soon be one step closer to reality. The land is located at the corner of 15th Street and Knott Road, near the site of the new high school, and goes along Knott Road to High Desert Middle School on 27th
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Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., called Thursday for an investigation of counterfeit THC cartridges and the vaping and cannabis black markets during an Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing, “Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E-Cigarettes.” Walden began his remarks by noting that in the last few weeks, an unidentified lung illness
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WinCo Foods, a much-sought store known for its low prices, has met with city of Bend officials and is planning to move into the former Shopko site on the city’s north end that the department store closed in spring, a city official confirmed late Wednesday. City of Bend Communications Director Anne Aurand told NewsChannel 21
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Recent cool temperatures and precipitation have brought an end to the 2019 fire season for Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District. At 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, fire season will officially be terminated. Wildland fuels across the district do not pose a significant risk of rapid fire growth, however weather and fuel conditions during the
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who was convicted of trying to kill a Marion County deputy during a botched jailbreak has been sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison. The Statesman Journal reports 49-year-old Bradley Monical was convicted after a weeklong trial in which he represented himself. A jury convicted Monical Friday of attempted
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers as public health experts scramble to determine what’s causing a mysterious and sometimes fatal lung disease among people who use e-cigarettes. The ailment has sickened at least 530 people and killed nine. Some
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Oregon is facing a youth e-cigarette epidemic, as last year alone, there was a 78 percent increase in high school kids vaping according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaping places youths’ developing lungs at risk of irreversible lung damage and disease and sets them up for a lifetime of addiction to tobacco
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which he serves, has passed his bipartisan Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act . The RAWR Act , co-led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), would help save endangered animals by combating wildlife trafficking and poaching. Specifically, the legislation would authorize the State
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-Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… Today promises to be a beautiful, fair day on the High Desert, but you may want to use part of your Thursday to prepare for a cold, stormy weekend. Sensitive plants and animals will need some attention before we get into Friday night. Skies will stay mostly sunny today as highs
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Central Oregon’s state lawmakers and Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel issued a joint plea Wednesday to Gov. Kate Brown that she call a special legislative session in the next few days to fix a new law that limits use of the death penalty — but as it turns out, also has an impact on
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jeremy Ebobisse scored a pair of goals for Portland, but a stoppage-time penalty kick gave the New England Revolution a 2-2 draw with the Timbers on Wednesday night. The Timbers (13-13-6) have just two victories in their last eight games — all of which have been played at home. Portland had
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This week, the Bend Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are hosting a series of meetings around Central Oregon as they look for ways to solve the region’s child care shortage. On Wednesday representatives were in Madras, Prineville and Redmond. On Friday, meetings will be held in Bend and La Pine. The
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“What’s your favorite thing that begins with the letter W?” The teen reads aloud the question from her Chat Pack card. “Honestly, it’s water. I have a serious obsession with water,” she told her classmates. “That’s a healthy thing,” her teacher responded. “Your body is made up of water, so you’re probably going to enhance
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The Oregon Department of Administrative Services announced Wednesday the annual maximum rent increase allowed by statute for calendar year 2020, under the terms of a new state law. The DAS Office of Economic Analysis has calculated the maximum percentage as 9.9%. Following the passage of Senate Bill 608 in the 2019 legislative session, Oregon law
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With cooler temperatures approaching Central Oregon, you may be worried about how to keep your plants alive during the winter. Local gardeners told NewsChannel 21 there may not be much you can do but let them sleep. Monica Freudenberg, who works at Moonfire and Sun Garden Center in southeast Bend, shared a few tips with
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