Month: January 2018

Large areas of the Earth’s surface are experiencing rising maximum temperatures, which affect virtually every ecosystem on the planet, including ice sheets and tropical forests that play major roles in regulating the biosphere, scientists have reported. An analysis of records from NASA’s Aqua satellite between 2003 and 2014 shows that spikes in maximum surface temperatures

ODOT’s 2017 Bridge Condition Report (PDF) shows that, thanks to transportation investments over the past 16 years, the 2,742 bridges on the state highway system are in pretty good shape when judged by federal and state performance measures. Fewer than a quarter of ODOT’s bridges are rated as distressed, meaning they have structural or other

Housing Works announced Wednesday that the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, formerly known as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 8 program, will open Monday, January 8 at 8 a.m. and remain open through Friday, January 12 at 5 p.m. This program is open to low-income qualified residents of

The Department of Consumer and Business Services said Wednesday it now has the authority to regulate mortgage loan servicing companies. Senate Bill 98, passed during the 2017 legislative session, places mortgage companies that service Oregon home loans under the licensing and enforcement authority of the department’s Division of Financial Regulation. Mortgage loan servicing companies must

Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington kicks off the 2018 Girl Scout Cookie season on Saturday. Girl Scouts will sell cookies door-to-door, at booth sales and via the Digital Cookie(R) platform, an innovative and educational web-based platform that helps girls run and manage their Girl Scout Cookie businesses online. Now in its fourth year,

The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is now seeking grant proposals from nonprofits and other service providers who want to help expand needed services for Oregon veterans. The grant program was created to improve services in a number of key areas, including mental and physical health care, housing, employment opportunities and stability, education and training

The Redmond School District will join the other 196 school districts throughout Oregon to celebrate January as “School Board Recognition Month,” Superintendent Mike McIntosh said Tuesday. Gov. Kate Brown signed an official proclamation in October, designating the month of January for recognition of the state’s school board members. “Our school board members spend countless hours

Good morning, everyone! Another morning with more freezing fog and cold temperatures. The fog is higher in elevation today, but don’t let that fool you. It will stick with us throughout the day. Because of this our temperatures will struggle to warm much today. Therefore, daytime highs will be in the mid to upper 30’s

Here are Tuesday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Benson 76, Roosevelt 69 Catlin Gabel 60, Warrenton 43 Central Christian 68, Rogue Valley Adventist 46 Cleveland 42, Lincoln 39 Corbett 58, Stayton 54 Cottage Grove 92, South Umpqua 44 Country Christian 47, Open Door 41 Creswell 59, Sutherlin

A popular downtown Bend restaurant for the past decade, The Summit Saloon & Stage, announced Tuesday it has closed down. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce our closing effective immediately,” said the Facebook posting by the owners, Matthew Gordon and John Simac. “Unsuccessful lease negotiations and economic factors combined to force this decision,”

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Alaska Airlines is calling in an exterminator after the company says a rat boarded one of its planes at Oakland International Airport and forced it to cancel the Portland-bound flight. The airline says passengers were boarding the flight Tuesday when the rat jumped from the jet way onto the plane. Passengers

CLEVELAND (AP) – Isaiah Thomas showed flashes of what made him an All-Star in his long-awaited Cleveland debut as the Cavaliers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 127-110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Thomas scored 17 points and played 19 minutes in his first game in seven months, an impressive

Something unexpected — a GoPro camera — came falling from the sky onto a man’s field east of Bend recently. And the video it carried showed in dizzying fashion just how it got there, falling from a plane shortly after takeoff. Finding its owner could be a bit trickier. Guy Walter has been living near

Central Oregonians have their Voters’ Pamphlet in hand and are are about to get their ballots for this month’s single-item special election on Measure 101, the health care funding measure. NewsChannel 21 will host a live half-hour debate Thursday from 6:30 to 7 p.m. to help voters make their decision. Lee Anderson will moderate the

Central Oregon started off Tuesday ,with another round of freezing fog for parts of the region and temperatures staying cold. But a small warm-up is headed our way as we push toward the weekend. There’s an air stagnation warning in affect in the southwest and south-central parts of the state. Overnight temperatures are expected to

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified two people found dead inside a Medford home Tuesday. Medford police Lt. Justin Ivens says officers responded to the home to check on 50-year-old Charmaine Crunk Tuesday after she didn’t arrive at work. Ivens says officers had to force their way into the home to gain entry and

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The owners of a horse sanctuary in western Oregon say they might close down by March unless they can secure financial support. The Register-Guard reports David and Jane Kelly started the Oregon Horse Rescue on their farm outside of Eugene about five years ago and have been supporting the operation mostly

(Update: Search called off) SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have called off the search for a man who was last seen fishing for crab from a kayak near the mouth of the Seaside Estuary. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports City of Seaside spokeswoman Esther Moberg says the Coast Guard called off the search Tuesday afternoon, citing “survivability

(Update: Quote from magazine interview) Governor Brown announced Tuesday that she will appoint Adrienne C. Nelson, a trial judge in Multnomah County, to the Oregon Supreme Court. She will be the first African American to serve on an appellate court in Oregon and the second woman of color to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court.

United Way of Deschutes County announced Tuesday the election of seven new members to its board of directors. The board is leading an organizational transformation to achieve greater impact in our community by bringing together people and organizations to address issues and challenges that affect us all. The new members of the Board are Jamie