Month: June 2018

(Update: Lawmakers talk to reporters after prison visit; adding news release) SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) – Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation visited a federal prison where immigrants from Latin America have been transferred Saturday and blasted the Trump administration for separating parents from children. Sen. Ron Wyden said Saturday afternoon that “what we saw over

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A three-year project to get a better understanding of the distribution of nearly 30 bumblebee species in the Pacific Northwest and why some appear to be declining is, well, buzzing along. The Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas for Idaho, Oregon and Washington that started this month aims to accumulate detailed information

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Breezy, cloudy and even some thunderstorms for some part of the high desert yesterday and it looks as if more of the same will be in store for us inthis Sunday. That chance of thunderstorms will hang around through Sunday and into Monday. Today we will see highs in teh 70s

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – North Carolina knocked out Oregon State ace Luke Heimlich during a five-run third inning and went on to beat the Beavers 8-6 on Saturday in the opening game of the College World Series. The Tar Heels (44-18) used six pitchers in a 4-hour, 24-minute slog in 95-degree heat that was the

Good evening Central Oregon! Cloudy and breezy for us this afternoon with wind out of the north at 15-20 MPH and we could even see some gust up around 30 MPH. We also saw some thunderstorms at some spots around the high desert. That slight chance of thunderstorms is going to stick with us as

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced late last week that key provisions that will help Oregon’s rural communities are included in the U.S. Department of Interior Appropriations bill. “This bill does a lot for rural Oregon’s resources, including forest health, firefighting, water and wildlife,” Merkley said. “Fighting for Oregon’s priorities is my top responsibility as a

TOPPENISH, Wash. (AP) – A railroad official says one of its trains struck and killed a 17-year-old boy. BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas says the collision occurred at about 8 a.m. Saturday in Toppenish in south-central Washington. Melonas says the eastbound train with empty grain cars was traveling 47 mph when the crew saw the

(Update: Rainbow Fire at 230 acres, 80 pct. containment) Crews reached 80 percent containment Saturday of a 230-acre wildfire, apparently sparked by a campfire, that raced up a hill Friday afternoon east of the Deschutes River and Warm Springs, prompting a brief closure of Highway 26, call-out of two regional task forces and evacuation of

Here are the city of Redmond road closures and delays for the week of June 18-22: City Street Chip Seal Preservation Operations: Monday, June 18 – Starting at 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Chip sealing operations will take place on: NW 19th from NW Maple to NW Quince Ave. W. Antler Ave from SW 27th

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Police have identified the body of a man found after a car crash near Autzen Stadium as a former University of Oregon football player. Police in Eugene late Friday said the body of 21-year-old Fotu Tuli Leiato was found in brush hours after a rollover crash in which the suspected drunken

(Update: Police ID shooting victim; name corrected; police say he dropped loaded, stolen handgun) A Prineville man who showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg late Thursday night at first told police he was a drive-by shooting victim, but later admitted he had dropped a loaded, stolen handgun in his

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury has determined that a deputy who shot a wanted man outside a Portland fast-food restaurant was justified in doing so. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the grand jury made the determination Thursday. Multnomah County sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Ferguson shot Vasile Manta May 14 in a Burger King parking lot after

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw has chosen Pride Week to announce the promotion of the first transgender officer to hold the rank of captain in the police bureau. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Stephanie Lourenco will supervise the bureau’s traffic division. Outlaw says she wanted to highlight Lourenco’s accomplishments during Pride Week but

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined their colleagues in the Senate and House Friday to introduce the Workers’ Freedom to Negotiate Act , legislation they say would strengthen workers’ freedom to join unions and negotiate collectively to win better pay and conditions; stiffen penalties on corporations; protect workers’ right to strike; streamline procedures

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday brings a chance for some showers by the afternoon. Moisture develops in the afternoon east of the Cascades. Central Oregon sees the chance for thunderstorms in the afternoon as well. Highs will be a little shy of average in the upper 60s and lower 70s. Expect breezy conditions out of the

WILLAMINA, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have arrested two boys in connection with a Wednesday fire that killed a 79-year-old man in western Oregon. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office said Friday the 14-year-old grandson of the man who died in the fire and the boy’s 15-year-old friend were arrested and booked into a juvenile facility. The

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Winds will gust around 25 miles per hour tonight out of the north. Overnight we’re looking at mostly clear skies. Lows will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s, which is average for this time of year. We’ll be dry overnight, but off to a chilly start tomorrow morning. Saturday

ABC-7 Reporter Saul Saenz got our first look at the shelter for immigrant children at the port of entry in Tornillo, Texas. A federal official said Thursday the shelter could accommodate up to 360 children. It is unclear if the children seen outside the shelter were separated from their undocumented parents at the border. Saul

(Update: Correcting address, adding Red Cross info) Automatic sprinklers put out a grease cooking fire on a kitchen stove in a southwest Redmond apartment early Friday, but damages were estimated at $10,000, officials said. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were called to a four-plex at the High Desert Commons Apartments in the 2200 block of

January’s annual count of Central Oregon’s homeless population found little change in the total number, while the count of “precariously housed” people living temporarily with friends or relatives declined, the Homeless Leadership Coalition announced Friday. They also said full details are due for release online next week and that they will be holding a series