Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced Wednesday the Senate passage of the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act, legislation to help save endangered animals by combating wildlife trafficking and poaching. It would authorize the State Department to offer financial rewards for information that leads to the disruption of wildlife trafficking networks. “When
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police will end its policing relationship with Oregon State University after more than 30 years of working with the school. KATU-TV reports the agency made the announcement Wednesday, just two days after state police officials released body cam video showing an OSP campus officer’s arrest of a black female
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(Update: Adding more details, reaction, quotes) RENO, Nev. (AP) — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday, adding that several developments have made him more optimistic about
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Could you imagine a day without water? That’s what the city of Bend wants you to think about. Bend partnered Wednesday with a nonprofit, the Value of Water, to promote the campaign ‘Imagine a Day Without Water’ and the importance and value of water resources that many people take for granted. Bend’s water utility supplies
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Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! High pressure will build into the region over the coming days, which will give us clear skies and allow for a nice warm up through the end of the week. Overnight we’ll see mostly clear skies and low temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s, so bundle up! Temperatures should
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump made 87 false claims last week, using relentless dishonesty to defend his dealings with Ukraine and his decisions on Syria. Trump made 40 false claims last Thursday alone, including 30 at his campaign rally in Dallas. Thirty false claims is his highest total for a single rally during the 15 weeks we’ve
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A 20-year-old man accused of shooting and stabbing a Bend woman and another man in southern Oregon last month was captured in Indiana after policed tried to stop him for driving the wrong way on a street, authorities said. Kyle Handing, arrested about 10 a.m. Tuesday by East Chicago, Indiana police, is accused of attacking
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A candlelight vigil is planned next week for Maliyha Hope Garcia, the 5-year-old Redmond girl whose adopted parents were convicted of murder last week in her December 2016 starvation death. The vigil is planned for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Centennial Park, at the corner of Seventh Street and Evergreen Avenue in Redmond,
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Beginning this Friday, the city of Bend will restripe Portland Avenue, from First Street to College Way, with a new layout to address citizen requests for corridor speed management, parking management, and improved bicycle safety and connectivity. The project will be completed by the middle of next week, contingent on weather, the city said. East
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The U.S. Census Bureau launched a national recruitment effort Tuesday to hire approximately 500,000 temporary workers to help conduct the 2020 Census. Nearly 4,000 local recruiting events are scheduled to take place this week in communities across the nation. “We need people to apply now, so they can be considered for part-time census taker positions
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BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — An elderly mushroom picker from Beaverton, Oregon, was reported missing in Skamania County, north of Carson — the second missing picker in less than two weeks. The Longview Daily News reports the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 78-year-old Richard Sugai. He was picking with family members when he disappeared
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a Marion County inmate’s allegations that the county was indifferent to his serious medical needs, resulting in the loss of his eye due to complications from an injury suffered in custody, can proceed to trial. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports despite inmate Billy Gostevskyh’s written requests for medical
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The state of Oregon’s massive new computer system designed to determine eligibility for public assistance benefits generally followed industry standards for data conversion during its implementation, according to an audit released Wednesday by Secretary of State Bev Clarno. The findings are outlined in the report entitled: “Integrated Eligibility Project Has Generally Followed Industry Standards to
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Since Oregon’s roadkill law went into effect 10 months ago, more than 100 drivers have harvested animals hit by vehicles. Oregonians have reported salvaging a deer or elk around more than 25 cities in the state, including Bend, La Pine and Redmond. Within 24 hours of hitting the animal, drivers can print out an Oregon
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Signs heralding a new restaurant or other business go up around Bend all the time, but few bring such attention or questions as one spotted this week near Highway 97 and Butler Market Road: “HERE SOON: IN-N-OUT BURGER.’” But to that California-based burger chain’s legion of hopeful fans: Sorry, folks. Not here, at least, not
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s secretary of state says an attempt to repeal a new law that grants undocumented immigrants driver’s licenses is unconstitutional and can’t proceed. Secretary of State Bev Clarno announced Tuesday the wording of Initiative Petition 43 does not include the “full text of the proposed law,” as required by the Oregon
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The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has published its Summer 2019 Grants Report, announcing 60 new grants to nonprofits serving the Pacific Northwest totaling just shy of $16 million, including three Central Oregon nonprofits. Bend’s Bethlehem Inn has received $280,000 for its new facility to serve homeless adults. Redmond-based In Our Backyard is receiving $237,500 for
Continue Reading -GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… As high pressure moves into the Pacific NW we will see clearing skies. We remain at the leading edge of the ridge, however, and the NW flow with that will keep us a bit on the cool side. With plenty of sunshine we will see our highs in the upper 50’s
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman who says she was repeatedly sexually abused by her pediatrician has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the doctor’s former medical clinic in Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Tuesday that the woman says the abuse occurred in the 1980s and early 1990s at the Bay Clinic in Coos Bay. The
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Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday the membership of a committee to control the cost of health care for Oregonians. The committee will set an annual target for health care spending growth and recommend enforcement tools to hold the health care system accountable for meeting the target. “All Oregonians should have access to the health care
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