Month: May 2017

Tour des Chutes will mark its 13th straight year of raising funds for cancer survivorship programs in Central Oregon by hosting its annual cycling…

COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (AP) – A Lane County school board says it will begin an investigation of the district’s superintendent after a formal…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Tax money collected from Oregon’s legal marijuana sales has been a rare bright spot as lawmakers fight over how to…

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a rule that blocks public access from city-owned property in Lake Oswego to…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Chris Wondolowski scored two goals, reaching 125 for his career, and the San Jose Earthquakes smothered the Portland…

(Update: second quake reported) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Earthquake Center reported that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the…

BrightSide Animal Center of Redmond said Saturday it is among several shelters in Oregon and Washington taking in about 40 dogs rescued this week…

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) – A man from Washington state and a man and woman from Wyoming have died in an eastern Idaho reservoir. Officials on…

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) – Although the snow is still piled high, Mt. Hood Meadows will end its ski season Saturday afternoon. The…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Wildlife officials in Oregon hope to get hatchery steelhead returning to creeks that feed the Rogue River so anglers…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 76-year-old woman whose roommate died in a fiery suicide has pleaded guilty to providing help that included bringing…

At Lava Lake, which sits just south of Mt. Bachelor, it doesn’t really look like winter has ended. There was a good foot of snow on the ground…

This year, April showers aren’t just bringing May flowers — they’re also setting the stage for an excellent water supply season…

Bending Perspectives, an art show held Friday at the Old Stone Performing Arts Center, was not your typical such event. It was designed as a way for…

The city of Madras touted this week that it “lies in the center of the path of solar eclipse totality and will experience 2.02 minutes of…

Mike Halsey was busy cleaning up the mess Friday after giant, baseball-sized hail from Thursday night’s storm pummeled his Madras home.…

It was a harsh winter here in Central Oregon, and not just for people. All the snow, and freezing temperatures, took a toll on bees, but beekeepers…

(Update: Man has died from injuries) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 90-year-old man has died from injuries suffered when a tree fell at a senior care…

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore, said Friday he secured funding for key programs for Oregon in the federal spending bill, passed by the Senate Thurs day…

The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Bend field office at 951 SW Simpson Ave. will be closed for construction from May 15 through May 24.…