Smith stops $50 million annual loss of Medicaid funding to Oregon A new tax relief and healthcare law will positively impact Oregonians in the new year, U.S. Senator Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) noted recently.   The bill, passed in the final hours of the 109th Congress, includes several pieces of legislation Senator Smith fought for to help grow Oregon’s economy and to keep the state’s Medicaid program whole during economic down-times.    “We can’t let tax cuts ... [full story]

Salem Police are asking for help from any members of the public who may have information about the shooting death of a 28-year old man, found dead Saturday afternoon on the sidewalk near a northeast Salem apartment complex. Jose Luis Estrada was found near 2530 NE Broadway Avenue about 2 p.m. Saturday, December 23, said Chief Jerry Moore. He was transported by ground ambulance to the Salem Hospital and pronounced dead.  An autopsy is scheduled ... [full story]

On Friday, the Josephine County Sheriff's Office formally requested a review of their efforts during the Kim family search.  The request was made to the association's Search and Rescue Advisory Committee Chairman, Sheriff Tim Evinger.   The Josephine County Sheriff's Office requested a review of their efforts during the Kim family search.  James Kim, 35, died of exposure with hypothermia. San Francisco residents James Kim, his wife Kati, and their young children, 4-year-old Penelope and 7-month-old Sabine ... [full story]

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is once again offering a $15,000 reward for additional investigative lead information pertaining to the 1999 murder of Keith Dornan that occurred in Milwaukie, Oregon. Dornan was murdered inside his Milwaukie residence at 9310 SE Linwood Avenue in October 1999.  His 1997 white Ford Ranger pickup truck was stolen during commission of the crime, and later recovered in a local shopping center parking lot. Several other items were stolen from ... [full story]

As 2006 draws to a close, Oregon marks the completion of 20 years of school-based health center success, and Governor Ted Kulongoski has proposed future growth. School-based health centers, or SBHCs, are located in schools or on school property. They provide physical and mental health services to students and families, many of whom would not otherwise be able to obtain such care. Oregon's first school-based health center opened in 1986. Today there are 44 SBHCs ... [full story]

Three area high schools propose retention of semester format and extension of classes Three area high schools are recommending maintaining the current semester format with increased class time beginning in the 2007-08 school year. The recommendations from Bend, Summit and Mountain View high schools were submitted to Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Doug Nelson Friday afternoon. “We’ve asked our three largest high schools to review their daily schedules to ensure students are able to fulfill their ... [full story]

Two men and a woman were killed late Friday night in a fiery single vehicle crash in southwest Redmond, and police are actively requesting the assistance of any potential witnesses to the accident. Tentative identification was made on the driver and female passenger, although the names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin and identification of the male passenger, said Officer Curtis Chambers with Redmond Police. According to Chambers, police were dispatched to ... [full story]

A Redmond man was seriously injured early Saturday morning when he was ejected from his pickup as it rolled after crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic on Highway 97 south of Redmond, said authorities. Justin D. Lester, 24, was traveling south on Highway 97 near milepost 124 when the accident occurred about 2:45 a.m. December 23.  Oregon State Police (OSP) reports his 2001 Ford F-350 pickup drove into the oncoming northbound lanes, crossed the ... [full story]

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is once again announcing a $15,000 dollar reward that exists for additional investigative lead information pertaining to the 1999, murder of Keith Dornan, in Milwaukie. In October of 1999, Keith Dornan was murdered inside his residence located at 9310 SE Linwood Avenue, in Milwaukie. During the commission of this crime, a pick-up truck belonging to Keith Dornan was stolen from the residence, and recovered in a local shopping center parking ... [full story]

A man who allegedly broke into a southeast Bend deli early Friday morning was taken into custody without incident, said police. Officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress about 2:30 a.m. December 22, and found an exterior window of the Parkway Deli located at 1095 SE Division Street broken, said Sgt. Chris Carney with Bend Police.   David Allen Dillon, DCJ Photo Officers discovered David Allen Dillon, 48, inside the deli and placed him ... [full story]