A 10-year-old boy is in a Portland Hospital with critical injuries after a wreck on Bend Parkway. Police say Avryn Hayes was in a car hit by pickup that crossed the median into oncoming traffic yesterday (Thurs) morning near the Hawthorne Avenue exit. Dutch Brothers is Read More
Three Jefferson County corrections officers facing homicide charges pleaded not guilty yesterday (Thurs). Anthony Hansen, Christopher Durkan, and Cory Skidgel are accused of contributing to the death of James Wippel at the jail last April. Read More
Bend and three other Oregon cities are among the nation’s 50 worst for air pollution spikes. The Statesman Journal reports the list from an American Lung Association report ranks Bend at number 26. Eugene, Portland and Medford are also on the list. Forest fires, Read More
The supply of pot in Oregon is far outweighing the demand. A report finds Oregon pot growers produced three times what was consumed last year. Prices are so low that some marijuana businesses are being forced to shut down. Today – April 20th – is the unofficial Read More
The Portland Trail Blazers are on the brink of elimination in the NBA Playoffs. The New Orleans Pelicans beat them last (Thurs) night 119 to 102. The Pelicans now lead the best of seven series three games to none. Game four is tomorrow at 2 o’clock. You can hear it on Read More
A third fire this year in an area east of Redmond where a lot of homeless people live. Firefighters say it’s hard to pinpoint a cause with these types of blazes. Nobody was hurt in the Wednesday morning fire. Fires in homeless camps are not uncommon during the colder Read More
Some financial relief for Saint Charles Health System. The hospital saw a stronger than expected four quarter of 2017 and was able to reverse five percent pay cuts for salaried workers. Pay reductions for health system executives continue however. Bulletin story Read More
