Month: January 2017

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Portland General Electric says it’ll determine whether Oregon’s last remaining coal-fired power plant can run entirely on biomass in the next couple of months. The East Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/2hIFFQ0 ) PGE had planned to conduct a test burn at the Boardman plant using woody debris by the end of December. But

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Three people were injured when a vehicle struck a crowd of people following a fight in a Salem grocery store parking lot early Sunday. Salem Police said in a news release that a 51-year-old woman suffered critical injuries and was taken to a local hospital. Two others sustained less severe injuries.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – A 22-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend in Klamath Falls early Sunday. Klamath County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release that the death marks the third homicide handled by the county’s major crimes team in the past six days. Officers

Smoke alarms save lives … but what if you can’t hear the sound of a smoke alarm? Over 28 million Americans have some form of hearing loss (www.ncra.org). For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, a traditional smoke alarm may be useless. An individual with hearing loss needs assistive technology to receive the

A southwest Redmond man awoke to the piercing sound of a carbon monoxide alarm early Saturday, found a fire in the living room and awakened his sleeping mother, allowing them to escape unharmed, officials said. The fire at a single-story home in the 1400 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue, traced to aging wood stove and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The body of a woman has been found in the Multnomah Channel in Portland. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on Saturday afternoon from a resident at the Rocky Pointe Marina. The resident reported seeing a body in the channel, near their home. The River Patrol arrived soon

Employees of the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project raised more than $21,000 for Central Oregon non-profit organizations as part of their annual employee giving campaign this fall. Together with a company match for Portland General Electric employee contributions, a total of more than $42,000 will benefit nearly 20 different organizations working to help people, the

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Friday warned liquor licensed businesses of scam phone calls from people misrepresenting themselves as members of state or federal law enforcement. The fake callers claiming to be a “Special Agent” and that the licensee has outstanding fees and/or citations. The scam callers demand that the liquor licensee come down