Month: February 2018

(Update: Walden votes yes, issues statement) Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., was the only member of the Oregon delegation to support the bill approved early Friday that ended the second, brief shutdown of the federal government. He also issued a statement explaining his support of the Bipartisan Budget Act: “Today’s agreement marks an important step forward

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… As we are sitting at the northern edge of a strong high pressure cell we are expecting are pretty mild day. We will see a few clouds that will not yield any showers. Highs will be in the upper 40’s to low 50’s and NW breezes will be gentle at 5-10

Winds kicked up a field burn and sent it spreading out of control south of Redmond on Thursday, bringing out firefighters who had it out in about 20 minutes, officials said. Redmond firefighters were called around 12:40 p.m. to the fire in the 6600 block of Southwest 46th Street, Battalion Chief Jeff Puller said. They

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Tres Tinkle had 20 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals as Oregon State cruised past Washington State 94-62 on Thursday night. Drew Eubanks added 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and Alfred Hollins had a career-high 19 points and four steals for the Beavers (12-11, 4-7). Robert Franks

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Troy Brown Jr. scored 21 points and Kenny Wooten had 12 points and seven blocks to lead Oregon past Washington 65-40 on Thursday night. Payton Pritchard also had 12 points for the Ducks (16-8, 6-5 Pac-12), who rebounded from a 35-point road loss at Stanford. Wooten now has 70 blocks, fourth

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jusuf Nurkic had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers returned home with a 109-103 overtime victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. CJ McCollum added 22 points for the Blazers, who were coming off a winless three-game trip. The victory over the Hornets was their ninth

(Update: More on resignation, reaction) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon state senator says he is resigning after an investigation determined he had harassed multiple women in the Capitol building with prolonged hugging, groping and other unwelcome physical contact. Sen. Jeff Kruse said in a statement late Thursday that he still denies the allegations, but

Jeanne Carver and her husband run the Imperial Stock Ranch in Shaniko, and sheep and cattle can be found grazing on their property. Carver never thought her love for wool would start a partnership with an American brand, but a phone call changed all that. It began with a controversy during the 2012 London Olympics,

Several people living in Bend drove to Salem to be heard Thursday morning, as the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee had a public meeting on House Bill 4029, legislation that would ban a disputed pedestrian bridge proposed just south of the city. The committee heard from several current and former city officials and others

Flu season is still in full swing, but in Deschutes County, flu numbers are dropping just a bit. According to Deschutes County Health Services, this past week, there has been a slight 2 percent drop in the amount of people testing positive for flu, from 20 percent to 18 percent. Despite that, county health officials

The warm, dry winter is bad news for millions of trees in the western United States. In the last three years, bark beetles have killed nearly 130 million trees in California. But will the lack of snowfall bring the same problem to Central Oregon? Nicole Strong, a forester with the OSU Extension Service, says no,

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! High clouds today didn’t have a big effect on our temperatures. Daytime highs today climbed back into the mid to upper 60s, which is more than 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. Winds picked up today and will stay fairly breezy overnight tonight. This evening expect partly cloudy

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think more campsites be allowed near Smith Rock State Park: Should more campsites be allowed near Smith Rock State Park? Yes – 37% (227 votes)No – 63% (386 votes)Total Votes: 613

The weather has made for a short season for most winter activities, and this includes ice skating. The Redmond Area Parks and Recreation District and the city of Redmond have closed the downtown ice rink for the season. Officials said Thursday the continued warm weather has made it difficult to maintain ice, and visitation rates

SEATTLE (AP) – Five years after Washington state legalized marijuana, Seattle officials say they’re moving to automatically clear past misdemeanor convictions for pot possession. San Francisco recently took the same step. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes say they want to help undo damage from the drug war they say resulted in

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – A district attorney says a Josephine County sheriff’s sergeant was justified in killing a man who pulled a gun on him last month outside a Dairy Queen in Cave Junction. District Attorney Ryan Mulkins says Jeff Burleson had been arrested in Florida for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The estate of a 30-year-old pregnant woman who died when a tree fell onto her SUV has filed a $9.5 million lawsuit against the owners of the property that the tree was on. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday that the estate of Kristi Leigh Oliver is also suing Multnomah County, claiming the

As consumers gear up for the home improvement season, the Oregon Construction Contractors Board warns homeowners and contractors that the single best way to avoid problems is to commit project details to writing. “The biggest problems we see every construction season are lack of communication and differing expectations between homeowners and contractors,” CCB Acting Administrator

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, all Dutch Bros locations will celebrate Valentine’s Day with their annual Dutch Luv campaign, which involves nearly 300 locations across seven states donating $1 from every drink sold that day to a local food bank. On average, a $1 donation allows the food banks to purchase seven pounds of healthy and

The Oregon Department of Education and the Early Learning Division jointly released results Thursday from the 2017-18 kindergarten assessment. This year, for the first time, there is a cohort of students who have taken both the kindergarten assessment and the 3 rd grade assessment – providing more information for the state and local communities to