Month: March 2018

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…A storm system working its way southward along the coast will spin some clouds in our direction today. The end result will be a gradual increase in our cloud cover and with a southerly wind at 5-15 mph, highs will reach the low to mid 60’s. The front associated with that system

A bill to reform the biofuels mandate could reverse a decade of destruction to America’s grasslands, according to environmental groups. The GREENER Fuels Act would gradually reduce the amount of biofuels such as corn ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply. It also would stop more land from being converted into biofuel sources, and invest more

A Canby, Oregon woman died in a single-engine plane crash in Clark County, Wash., on Sunday afternoon. Clark County sheriff’s deputies said the plane, a Piper Super Cub, crashed into a wooded area at about 1 p.m., south of Daybreak Field, between La Center and Battleground. The piloit, Mary Rosenblum, 65, of Canby, died at

It’s Sunshine Week, which highlights the public’s ability to access information about the government, and also some of the challenges the public still faces to more transparency. Attorney Duane Bosworth is a public records expert in Portland who has defended journalists and fought for access to officials’ records and public meetings. He says openness is

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man was shot dead after exchanging gunfire with police in Hillsboro, a suburb west of Portland. Hillsboro police said the shooting happened about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, when they were called to a domestic disturbance. Police said they found the man armed with a gun when they approached the

A south Deschutes County man was taken to the hospital and charged with DUII after his car crashed on South Century Drive south of Sunriver Sunday afternoon, leaving it atop a guardrail, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Sgt. William Bailey said Jeremy Botta, 42, was at the wheel of a Subaru that struck a bridge

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A soldier gave his wife, an emergency room nurse at Salem Hospital, quite the anniversary gift. The Statesman Journal reports Sgt. 1st Class Jason Johnson returned early from his overseas deployment to surprise his wife, Sandi, inside the emergency department inside the hospital. The heartwarming homecoming was captured on video by

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Days before an Oregon state senator was due to leave his post over sexual misconduct allegations, the Republican from rural downstate published a newsletter casting himself as a victim of politics. State Sen. Jeff Kruse of Roseburg had previously announced he was resigning March 15 after an investigation determined he had

Hello everyone! Today was another beautiful day with daytime highs in the lower 60’s with plenty of sunshine. Tonight skies will remain clear therefore temperatures will drop quickly overnight. Our lows will reach the low to mid 30’s. Monday the high pressure system will remain over the region, which means more clear skies and warmer

(Update: Comments from sentencing judge, parents) A Bend woman who grabbed world headlines after her arrest for leaving numerous young children alone at her unlicensed day care, giving them melatonin to sleep while she went for a tan or to work out, was sentenced Friday to more than 21 years in prison after a long

Hello Central Oregon! Sunday our skies will start off partly cloudy, but will clear up throughout the afternoon. If you liked yesterday’s weather you’ll love the next couple of days. Temperatures will be above average in the low to mid 60’s. Skies will remain sunny and our weather will be dry. Monday our skies will

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Federal scientists say a four-year study involving nearly 120 guard dogs imported from Europe and Asia found the animals do well protecting sheep from wolves and better than traditional guard dogs deterring coyotes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture supplied Cao de Gado Transmontanos, Karakachans and Kangals to guard sheep in Idaho,

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – Carlos Rivas scored two goals and the New York Red Bulls opened their MLS season with a 4-0 win over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Rivas slotted one past goalkeeper Jake Gleeson to make it 3-0 in the 80th minute and finished Connor Lade’s cross with a tap-in in the

Hello Central Oregon! What a nice Saturday we had! Felt a little bit like spring today with the sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 50’s. Throughout the evening our skies will remain cloudy with mild temperatures. Tonight temperatures will drop to freezing with a slight chance of rain showers. Most of the showers will

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A suburban Portland woman fatally shot in a murder-suicide was granted a restraining order in November against the man who killed her — but he never received it. And a Bend woman who said he’d threatened her life also had one against him a few years ago. In the Portland-area case,

A Hilllsboro man was killed Friday night when his pickup truck left a road north of Prineville and overturned, throwing him from the pickup, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Sgt. Ryan Seaney said deputies responded around 9 p.m. to the report of a witness who saw the crash and called 911 from the area of

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Secure Shred are collaborating Saturday from 10:00 am until noon to provide residents the opportunity to safely destroy up to 4 medium boxes of personal documents and learn identity theft prevention tips. This event is intended for private residential document shredding and is not for business or company disposal.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A trapper who shot a gray wolf after finding it caught in one of his traps has been sentenced to probation and community service. The judge in eastern Oregon also suspended David Sanders’ trapping license for three years and fined him $7,500. Oregon State Police say the shooting occurred in December

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jonah Mathews scored 27 points, Elijah Stewart added 15 and Southern California stormed its way into the Pac-12 Tournament title game with a 74-54 rout over Oregon on Friday night. USC (23-10) took advantage of the tired Ducks at both ends. The Trojans shot 50 percent and made 10 of 23

Here are the scores in Friday’s Oregon high school basketball playoffs, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Class 6A Consolation Semifinal Southridge 79, West Salem 68 Tualatin 53, Jesuit 49 Semifinal Grant 83, Lincoln 75, OT Jefferson PDX 80, Barlow 60 Class 5A Fourth Place Silverton 61, South Albany 50 Third Place Churchill