Month: July 2018

In recent years, scientists have been able to correlate the amount of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels – a relationship that became the basis of the Paris Agreement on climate change that guides policies of most world nations to limit their carbon emissions. A new study demonstrates that

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…While some areas to our south will hold onto a slight chance of more pop-up thunderstorms, most of us will see some continued clearing with hot temps today. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90’s and NW breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Skies will stay mostly clear tonight.

Here’s the Oregon Department of Transportation’s weekly road construction update for the week of July 16: The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles to

Deschutes County is accepting applications for its 2018 County College program. County College gives members of the community the opportunity to learn more about county services and programs. Participants will get a unique look at how Deschutes County functions by hearing from staff in various departments, participating in group discussions and touring county facilities. County

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jeff Attinella saved Carlos Vela’s header in the 94th minute and the Portland Timbers played to a scoreless draw against Los Angeles FC on Sunday. Attinella finished with six saves for his fifth clean sheet of the season and the Timbers (8-3-6) extended their unbeaten streak to 12 in MLS and

A 22-year-old Prineville woman was arrested Saturday on several drug charges after Crook County sheriff’s deputies said a citizen’s tip helped them interrupt an apparent drug deal. They said the woman possessed “significant quantities” of methamphetamine and heroin, totaling nearly 78 grams. A deputy was dispatched around 6 a.m. Saturday to investigate a suspicious vehicle

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Another hot day for us across the region, and we are seeing some more cloud coverage for much of the region this evening as well. This is due to a system that is moving through Central Oregon, and with it we see a chance of some thunderstorms this evening. Because of

(Update: Fixing errors) A pair of simultaneous chases by Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies began less than 45 minutes apart Friday night and led to the arrest of both fugitive drivers, from Bend and Redmond, deputies said. Both men were involved in previous police pursuits and other crimes in the area, court records showed. Around 7:15

Sunday is National Ice Cream Day, which also kicks off a celebration of appreciation called “Scoop It Forward.” Supported by Oregon’s dairy farmers and processors, the week-long campaign, from July 15 to 22, encourages people to show appreciation for one another through random acts of ice cream. Ice cream is one of those things that

An 18-year-old Bend resident faces drunken driving, felony hit-and-run and other charges, accused of a crash Friday night that sent a 53-year-old man to the hospital with serious injuries, police said. Officers responded around 10 p.m. to the reported crash in the northbound lanes of Northeast 27th Street, just south of Highway 20, Lt. Brian

(Update: Fire 10 percent contained) About 110 personnel on Saturday brought a fire burning in a remote southeast corner of Silver Falls State Park to 10 percent containment, officials said. Crews had to forge trails to reach the fire, and ground and air attacks made headway on the Silver Creek Fire, estimated late Saturday at

La Pine firefighters stopped a fire burning on the exterior of a home’s garage Saturday afternoon before flames could get inside, officials said. La Pine Rural Fire District crews responded around 3 p.m. to a home in the 16600 block of Oakridge Place, Fire Chief Mike Supkis said. Two engines responded with 12 firefighters. Crews

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Members of the Warm Springs Hotshots were getting ready to head home when the radio buzzed — a wildfire had started — and the elite crew launched into motion to tamp down the blaze in the sagebrush of eastern Oregon’s foothills. The blur of activity in late June would be familiar

Nearly 10,000 Central Electric Cooperative members in the Bend-Alfalfa area lost power for up to three hours Saturday morning after a bird flew into some transmission lines, officials said. The outage began just before 6 a.m. and Central Electric crews, assisted by Pacific Power, patrolled the lines to find what had caused a transmission line

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Health officials in northwestern Oregon say a third person has tested positive for measles. Multnomah County health officials tell KATU-TV that the person, who was not vaccinated, tested positive Friday. Officials say the person had close contact with another person diagnosed with measles on July 6. Health officials say that about

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Police say they are investigating a suspicious death that took place at a Salem park. The Salem Police Department says officers responded to McKay School Park Friday afternoon on the report of an injured man. Officers arrived and said they found a man who had died. Police said the cause of

Redmond firefighters stopped a fast-moving two-acre grass fire that threatened some homes Friday evening along Northwest Canal Boulevard, east of The Home Depot and west of Highway 97, officials said. Crews were called to the 2100 block of Canal Boulevard around 7:30 p.m. and found the fire to be about an acre in size, with

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) – An Oregon woman who vanished last week in California has been found injured after her Jeep went over a cliff near Big Sur. Monterey County sheriff’s Cmdr. John Thornburg tells the San Francisco Chronicle that 23-year-old Angela Hernandez of Portland was spotted Friday night by a couple walking near Highway

Imagine renewable sources accounting for over half the energy we consume. It’s actually not far off — by 2040, Oregon wants to reach that goal. Along the way, there are some major steps to be taken, of course. For example, when new fossil fuel infrastructure or power plants are built, they usually come with a

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray, D-Wash., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., issued a report Friday they said revealed how Michael Cohen, the president’s then-personal lawyer, was pressing Novartis’ then-CEO to take up an investment opportunity that would benefit