Month: June 2018

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Portland law firm has filed five lawsuits alleging racial profiling in area businesses. Filed between June 1 and June 21,…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, the now-defunct bakery that refused…

Few things nourish the soul more than the gift of giving. It is in this spirit that First Interstate Bank, the NorthWest Crossing Farmers Market, and…

(Update: Boxcar Fire grows to 23,000 acres;; South Junction Fire at 5,000 acres, closes Hwy. 97) Friday’s heat and winds pushed the Boxcar Fire…

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday begins with some smoke, but should clear by the afternoon. Highs will be nice and warm underneath plenty of…

The Marine Board and law enforcement from 32 counties and the Oregon State Police will be participating in Operation Dry Water during the weekend of…

The Office of State Fire Marshal, Oregon fire service, Keep Oregon Green, the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordination Group, natural resource…

Event Date: June 23, 2018 Event Location and Time: DCSO’s Sisters Substation at 703 N Larch Street, 10:00am to Noon The Deschutes County…

Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for June 25-July 1: Special Events: · Deschutes Brewery 30 th Anniversary ,…

(Update: Authorities ID drowning victim) A 63-year-old Sunriver-area resident trying to swim across the Deschutes River was swept downriver and…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Oregon State used a five-run second inning to build a big lead, Brandon Eisert pitched a season-long 5 1/3 innings of…

After a lightning storm blanketed Central Oregon with more than 600 lightning strikes, fire season is officially here. Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook…

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Winds will stay breezy through the end of the day. Gusts will top between 30 to 35 miles per hour out of the…

The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Friday for areas of Lake Billy Chinook due to the presence of a cyanobacteria…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Graham Fire in…

WASHINGTON (AP) – After winging it with their perimeter depth late in a trying season, the Washington Wizards decided they needed more. A…

(Update: Fire at 10,000 acres, again closes Highway 197; part of Maupin on pre-evacuation alert) The largest of numerous fires sparked by lightning…

(Update: Lines holding, mop-up begins) The first day of summer brought an early start to fire season across Central Oregon, with two new…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Trail Blazers have selected IMG Academy guard Anfernee Simons with the 24th pick of the NBA draft. The…

The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and…