Month: July 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The union that represents employees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has called on the Portland mayor to immediately provide law enforcement services to ICE employees. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council lawyer Sean Riddell sent a letter to Ted Wheeler’s office Monday requesting a meeting. The letter says

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) – La Grande police say a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old survived an explosion that happened when they were left alone and tried to make popcorn in a microwave located above a gas range. The children were taken to a hospital for evaluation and found to have no injuries. Their parents Stephen

Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. This week: building a digital defense against email loan frauds. Fraudsters have been trying to find ways to steal money for as long as people have been using money. Not surprisingly, every day these scam artists are testing new methods to separate you from your hard-earned cash.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected another Trump administration request to halt proceedings in a lawsuit filed by young activists who say the government isn’t doing enough to prevent climate change. The high court said Monday that the government’s request for relief is premature. The ruling came 10 days after the

The Family Access Network received a $1,000 grant from the Washington Federal Foundation, which will be used to provide 10 children and family members in Central Oregon with basic-need resources such as food, housing, clothing, health care, school supplies, and much more. “FAN is excited to partner with the Washington Federal Foundation to improve the

An Oregon Health Authority report released this week found that the rate of retail tobacco sales to underage people increased slightly over the past year, as a new law took effect that raised the minimum age to buy tobacco. Enforcement of Oregon’s new tobacco sales law, which raised the age for a person to buy

The St. Charles Family Care Bend East and Rheumatology clinics are moving to a new location on the St. Charles Bend hospital campus. The clinics will close at their current location at 2965 NE Conners Ave. at noon on Tuesday, July 31. They will then re-open at their new location at 2600 NE Neff Road

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone…A slightly increased amount of moisture moving in from the south over hot temps will give many areas a 20% chance of pop-up thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90’s. NW breezes will pick up to 5-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph. Smoky air

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A creosote plant in The Dalles has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit over odor emissions in the Columbia River Gorge. KGW-TV reports AmeriTies has agreed to pay the settlement to more than 100 residents in The Dalles who claimed odors from the plant caused damage to their

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – Everett gun owners could be fined up to $250 if they do not report their lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours. The Daily Herald reports the city council passed an ordinance earlier this month, making it an offense for not reporting a lost or stolen gun inside the city. The

With the hot temperatures that we are experiencing across Central Oregon, many everyday conveniences could cause problems, one of those being the tires on your car.​ One tire expert said Monday that with every 10-degree increase in the heat, your tire pressure will increase by 1 pound per square inch. That puts some unneeded extra

Gov. Kate Brown issued a statement Monday sharply critical of the Trump Administration’s plan to place funding restrictions on providers of reproductive health care who refer their patients to abortion providers. “In Oregon, we have made substantial progress to ensure that all Oregonians have the ability to seek health care and make their own decisions

A 50-year-old Portland man was sentenced Monday to 34 days in federal prison and five years of probation for placing a concealed video camera in the adult restroom of the Joyful Noise Child Development Center on Southwest First Avenue in Portland, prosecutors said. Jay Walter Jaacks was also ordered to complete 240 hours of community

Heat can affect how planes and helicopters operate in Central Oregon. Pilots at both the Redmond and Bend municipal airports pay close attention to operations in hot weather. Heat can damage the interior of a plane and make it harder for large jets to get off the ground. According to Redmond Airport Director Zachary Bass,

New findings from a former Oregon State University researcher suggests size is the main factor that predicts how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification. The findings shed key light on which information is most important for projecting the effects of ocean acidification, a byproduct of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Previously, many

A year after it expanded for public use, the Zagster bike share program launched by Oregon State University-Cascades will expand again, adding two new bike stations in Bend. The additional stations are located in the downtown area. With the station additions, the bike share system has grown to 55 bikes and eight stations, officials said

Bend police handed out 28 tickets and gave six warnings for distracted driving with cellphones or other mobile devices during last Thursday’s enforcement detail at the intersection of Southeast Ninth Street and Wilson Avenue, officers said Monday. The grant-funded three-hour enforcement detail involved several officers, with the location not announced in advance, Sgt. Eric Hagan

Happy Monday evening, everyone! A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY HOT RANGING FROM THE UPPER 90S TO TRIPLE DIGITS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND SMOKY SKIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH TAKES EFFECT TUESDAY AND EXTENDS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Mexican man serving a 35-year sentence in state prison for attacking two women has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States. Sergio Martinez-Mendoza had been deported about a dozen times before he attacked the women on July 24, 2017. A week before the

(Update: Adding Oregon AG’s news release) Eight states, including Oregon, are filing suit against the Trump administration over its decision to allow a Texas company to publish downloadable blueprints for a 3D-printed gun. People can use the plans to manufacture a hard-to-trace plastic gun using a 3D printer. The suit, to be filed Monday in