Fatigue may have been a contributing factor in a head-on crash involving a car and pickup near La Pine which sent a young woman and her 3-year old child to the hospital Tuesday afternoon, said authorities. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies responded to milepost 164 on Highway 97 near La Pine about 2:30 p.m. December 5 to a report of an injury motor vehicle accident, said Sergeant Ronny Dozier. According to Dozier, the 1986 Honda Accord ... [full story]

Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski proclaimed tomorrow “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day” and asked that all flags at public institutions be flown at half-staff on Thursday, December 7, 2006 in remembrance of the 65th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.  “On this 65th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, we should take a moment to think about the veterans who gave their lives fighting for their country,” Governor Kulongoski said. “Pearl Harbor Day is a day not only to remember the veterans ... [full story]