Month: April 2018

Good evening Central Oregon! Another cold and windy day today in Central Oregon. We saw highs in the 40’s to 50’s and wind out of the northwest at 5-15 MPH. The wind will calm down a bit as we make our way through the overnight hours but it will be another breezy day on Wednesday.

The road to Tumalo Falls will reopen Wednesday to allow visitors to the popular site following the annual winter closing of the road, the Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday. Once the gate is open, visitors will be able to drive to Tumalo Falls. Officials said visitors should be cautious of spring road conditions and be

The Sisters Ranger District will be changing its permit processes for dry cone permits this year when the season opens on May 1. In the past, dry pine cone permits were sold by the bushel on a 30-day permit with 80 bushels being allowed during that 30-day permit. Over the past several years, pine cone

Redmond and Sisters area residents are invited to apply for two open seats on the Deschutes County Planning Commission. The Planning Commission reviews land use policy and zoning regulations and makes recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. Members make up the official citizen involvement committee on land use planning for the unincorporated area of the

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a report Tuesday detailing short and long-term benefits the health care industry is receiving from President Trump’s tax law. The report, ” Trump Tax Law and the Health Care Industry: A $100 Billion Bonanza ,” highlights how health insurance, pharmaceutical and other health care corporations will

Advancements in irrigation efficiency are on the horizon for farmers and ranchers in the Tumalo Irrigation District, pending completion of a federal environmental planning process that began last summer. Project partners announced Monday the release of a draft Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment (Draft Plan-EA) that would save water and energy while enhancing stream habitat for fish

(Update: Details on governor’s other Bend stop) Governor Kate Brown will visit Bend Wednesday to highlight a new apprenticeship program that supports the Governor’s Future Ready Oregon initiative, as well as sign legislation to fund OSU-Cascades’ second academic building, her office said Tuesday. The initiative, announced earlier this year, closes the gap between the skills

This week, theOregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment is Part 2 of building a digital defense against tech support fraud. Last week, we talked about how the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center – or IC3.gov – is seeing a huge increase in the number of people who are falling victim to “tech support fraud” schemes. This

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – An Eastern Oregon man has been arraigned on a manslaughter charge after a fatal crash that killed his passenger last month. The East Oregonian reports that Anthony King Enriquez also faces charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence. Oregon State Police say Enriquez was driving a pickup on Highway

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in February and March, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday.. For 15 straight months, the rate has been close to 4.1 percent, its lowest level since comparable records began in 1976. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 4.1 percent in both February and March. The economy continues to expand

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – New plans call for reduced salvage logging on land that burned during last summer’s Chetco Bar wildfire in southwestern Oregon. The Mail Tribune reports the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest had eyed about 20 square miles of land in January, but forest officials Monday released a new draft environmental study that calls

A possible city of Culver RV park has some nearby residents on edge, and they voiced their opinions at the city council meeting Monday night. The proposed park would be located off of A Street, behind City Hall. A neighborhood sits just behind the property, and a majority of the residents worried about the park

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Eugene City Council is expected to vote next week on ordinance changes that would allow Uber to return to Oregon’s second-largest city. Uber operated in Eugene for less than a year before it suspended operations in April 2015. At the time, a city hearings official ruled that the company must

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a toddler was tossed to safety from the second floor of a burning apartment in Springfield. Battalion Chief Lance Lighty says two men spotted the fire across the street from where they were working Tuesday morning. After calling 911, they heard screaming and found a family of five trapped

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Ride-hailing service Uber has apologized to Portland, acknowledging “missteps” since Uber began operating in the city in December 2014. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the company on Monday posted the text of a letter it sent to the Portland City Council. Uber didn’t identify the missteps, but their launch came without approval from

Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! We’re off to a chilly start this morning, and you’ll want to have your jacket handy all day. More sunshine is ahead compared to what we saw yesterday. Winds will still be breezy at times out of the west gusting around 25 miles per hour. Temperatures will still be 10 degrees

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Springfield School District is being sued in federal court by a woman who says officials at a middle school failed to protect her child from being bullied and assaulted. The Register-Guard reported Monday that the suit filed by attorneys for Jenny LeCompte asserts that school officials’ failures violated the rights

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Police say a teenage boy was shot and wounded in Salem. The Statesman Journal reports Salem Police responded to the 1200 block of Lancaster Drive SE around 8:30 a.m. Monday and found the boy suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Authorities say they don’t believe the shooting happened where the teen

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A new state report says minority groups still face barriers in paying for and completing degrees at Oregon’s public colleges and universities, amid overall mixed results for college students and graduating high school seniors. Despite a slowly rising completion rate for college students statewide, the report identified gaps along lines of

(Update: ODOT will seek more safety improvements; details of crash) Oregon Department of Transportation officials said Monday they are taking a closer look at improving safety at an intersection east of Bend after the second fatal crash in just over four months. Oregon State Police said a John Day man was killed Sunday evening when