Month: August 2017

Hurricane Harvey has made landfall in Texas, and there are a few Central Oregonians right there in the line of fire. Mark Irving is from Sunriver and on a work assignment in Corpus Christi. He says it was not easy getting prepared. “There were tons of people at Walmart,” he said Friday. “There was no

(Update: Delayed burnout operation begins; area closure slightly reduced) Deschutes National Forest officials advised that burnout work was delayed Friday but got underway in the evening on the 13,500-acre Milli Fire and that an area closure will be reduced as of Saturday morning, “When complete, the burnout will effectively build a line of defense between

Citizen complaints of drug activity at a Tumalo home led to a raid and coordinated traffic stops in La Pine and Tumalo that brought five arrests and the seizure of “commercial quantities” of methamphetamine, heroin and psilocybin mushrooms, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Friday. Around 4:40 p.m. Thursday, members of the Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Mexican man accused of killing a deputy sheriff and one of his own passengers in a car crash a decade ago is being sought by the Oregon State Police, the FBI, Interpol and Mexican prosecutors after he was mistakenly released from a Mexican prison. The Marion County District Attorney’s Office said

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon and its political leaders await word on whether the Trump administration will shrink the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, or leave the 112,000-acre monument along the border with California alone. Gov. Kate Brown’s office and Oregon’s congressional delegation have sought copies of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s draft report to President Donald Trump to

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Subcommittee on East Asia, on Friday called for stronger sanctions and focused diplomacy to address the crisis with North Korea. Merkley returned late Thursday night from a weeklong trip to South Korea, Japan and China with a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers,

(Update: Comments from fire center spokesman about fire costs) Gov. Kate Brown was in Brookings on Friday, getting a briefing on the 102,333-acre Chetco Bar Fire burning in the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest. The wildfire is burning with no containment so far, and officials have spent $9 million on resources to fight the Chetco Bar fire.

The Lava Lands Visitor Center is closing its doors on Sept. 11 to make some major roof repairs. The project comes after last year’s impressive snowfall, and before the next one. The effects of last year’s snowfall are still lingering, and repairs must continue before next winter settles in, Deschutes National Forest Public Affairs Officer

OSU-Cascades is just under a month away from the start of classes on Sept. 20. The school recently was approved to receive funding to help with campus expansion plans. Vice President Becky Johnson said Friday that a former pumice mine site directly adjacent to the campus will be developed so that they will be able

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether the state should allocate enough funds for all who apply for free community college tuition: Should the state allocate adequate funds for all seeking free community college tuition? Yes – 25% (139 votes) No – 75% (417 votes) Total Votes: 556

Regulated closure restrictions for lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District remain in effect, officials reminded Friday. These restrictions are intended to prevent fire starts from human activities. Numerous large fires currently burning in Oregon and adjacent states, continue to strain firefighting resources and initial attack capacity in the region. There

A sprinkler helped contain a dryer fire in the laundry room of an assisted living facility on Bend’s south end Friday morning, while staff evacuated most of the residents, officials said. Numerous Bend Fire Department crews responded shortly after 9 a.m. to the reported blaze at Mt. Bachelor Assisted Living and Memory Care on Powers

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – A driver has damaged an Astoria monument that was built to commemorate the soldiers who fought in World War I. The Daily Astorian reports (https://is.gd/O7ofIC ) 77-year-old Kent Johnson of Astoria was flown to a Portland hospital after Thursday’s crash, which may have been caused by a medical emergency. Johnson’s pickup struck what’s

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities arrested a Eugene woman who they say collided with another vehicle while fleeing a sheriff’s deputy, killing the other driver. According to Eugene police, 20-year-old Brandi Lee Gonzales was driving the wrong way on a one-way street when the crash occurred Thursday. She and a passenger ran away, but were captured

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – The owner of a controversial mega-dairy in Boardman has been arrested on charges of patronizing a prostitute and possessing methamphetamine. Lost Valley Farm owner Greg te Velde was arrested during a sting in Kennewick, Washington. The Benton County Jail website says he was booked Aug. 19 and is free on bail. The East

(Update: The 8,300 and 2,100 numbers are not exactly the number of awarded and not awarded–those are the numbers of students who have been informed they are eligible to receive awards, or not. In order to actually be awarded, students will need to enroll in community colleges this fall and accept the award) ——- Oregon

Gov. Kate Brown will visit the area of a traffic-clogged intersection on Bend’s north end Monday during a five-city, two-day statewide tour to ceremonially sign a $5.3 billion transportation bill largely aimed at addressing some of the state’s worst highway bottlenecks over the next 10 years. The list of 43 projects across the state funded

BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) – A growing blaze in southwest Oregon has prompted officials to issue a warning for Brookings residents to be ready to leave. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/AaAVjB ) officials issued the Level 1 notice Thursday afternoon for the coastal community of about 6,500 residents. Unincorporated areas not already under evacuation notices are also included

Better Together, a collaborative movement supporting youth in Central Oregon, announces eight new AmeriCorps VISTAs starting their year of full-time volunteer service to build capacity and systems to increase youth and student success in Central Oregon. AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a national service program that has been working to alleviate poverty

Arbor Builders, a local residential construction company, has kicked off a new initiative benefiting Family Access Network (FAN). For every house purchased in La Pine or Prineville, Arbor Builders will donate $500 to FAN, and the donation will stay within the community where the house sold. Each house purchased will help five disadvantaged children and