Month: July 2018

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…The passage of a weak cold front will deliver a few clouds and late day gusty winds, but we will stay quite warm through the day. Highs will range from the low 80’s to around 90 degrees. Light morning breezes will turn NW and pick up to 15-20 mph, gusting to 25-30

Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of July 9: 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 Klamath Falls

The numbers, good and bad, keep growing on the now 35,250-acre Klamathon Fire on the California-Oregon border, which reached 30 percent containment Monday but also saw a rise in the number of destroyed structures: 81. Evacuation orders and warnings remained in place, the Monday morning update showed. And the firefighting force has now grown to

An Oregon City woman was injured in a 25-foot fall near the summit of Broken Top Mountain on Sunday when she lost her footing and a large rock she grabbed gave way and later rolled over her, prompting a nine-hour rescue effort and Oregon National Guard flight to a Bend hospital. Deschutes County dispatchers received

(Update: Service restored after three hours) A problem with one of the power lines feeding from Central Electric Cooperative’s Bend substation cut power to nearly 620 members east of Bend for three hours Sunday afternoon, officials said. According to a posting on CEC’s website, the power outage began around 3:30 p.m. and was over shortly

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle’s sweetened beverage tax raised about $1 million more than predicted in its first three months. KOMO-TV reports the tax raised $4,446,000 in the first three months. The city’s budget office estimated the tax would raise $14.8 million in its first year. Lawmakers say the tax is more about preventing obesity and

Good evening Central Oregon and happy Sunday! Another beautiful day for us on the high desert, with plenty of sunshine to go around and warm temperatures across the board for us today. We saw highs today in the 80s to 90s, and we did see some windy conditions at times as well. The wind picked

ELK RIVER, Idaho (AP) – Two men were killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash near Elk River, Idaho. KHQ-TV reports that Clearwater County Deputies responded at about 10:30 p.m. Friday to Basin Road near Elk River for a report of an ATV crash. Upon arrival, deputies found 21-year-old Blake Braun of Juliaetta, Idaho and 22-year-old

HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (AP) – Two of three suspects were arrested after people in a stolen car followed a UPS driver in Happy Valley and stole packages after they were dropped off. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that a Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy discovered the stolen vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. The driver fled, but the

The Bend area’s still-hot real estate market soared to record territory in June, with the median home sales price up $34,000 in just one month, rising more than 8 percent to $449,000, an appraisal firm reported Saturday. (Update: Adding appraiser’s comments on numbers) The new record figure is also more than $30,000 above the record

(Update: Fire destroyed vehicle; cause under investigation) Firefighters spent a few hours containing a 15-acre brush fire that broke out in Juniper Canyon southeast of Prineville and prompted evacuation of three homes and warnings to several others Saturday afternoon. Crews were called to the brush fire, Incident No. 599, shortly before 3 p.m. and arrived

GOLETA, Calif. (AP) – A Colorado-based Boeing 747-400 supertanker has been deployed to California to help fight wildfires that have destroyed dozens of buildings and caused at least one death. Scott McLean is deputy chief of California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. He said Saturday the supertanker is undergoing final checks at McClellan Air

(Update; Saturday night update on fire) Nearly 2,400 firefighters have brought the 22,000-acre Klamathon Fire at the California-Oregon border to 20 percent containment, but the number of structures destroyed has risen to 72, officials said Saturday night. The fire that began Thursday afternoon south of Hornbrook is now showing moderate fire behavior as it spreads

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Another warm Sunday for us today across the high desert, with highs in the upper 80s to 90s. We will see the wind pick up this afternoon and windy conditions look to be with us into the evening as well before they die down over night. Winds today will be out

Good evening Central Oregon and happy Saturday! Another warm day for us across the high desert today with temperatures in the upper 70s to 80s across the region. We are going to see this trend of warm and dry conditions continue through the weekend and into next week. Today was a bit breezy out there

AMITY, Oregon (AP) – Authorities in northwestern Oregon say a man was killed in a deputy-involved shooting. The Newberg-Dundee Police Department in a statement says Yamhill County sheriff’s deputies responded at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of an unknown man in a home in Amity. Authorities say deputies located the man about three

Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and Spa, a Central Oregon visitor destination for a half-century, filed a federally required 60-day notice Friday and informed workers that it will permanently close Sept. 5 and lay off all 146 employees. Last fall, an investment firm, AV Northwest, partnered with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and announced it planned to

Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife officers said Saturday they are seeking the public’s assistance in locating and apprehending whoever was responsible for shooting a female deer in the head with an arrow near Roseburg on Wednesday or Thursday. An OSP Fish and Wildlife officer and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist responded to

(Update: Suspect in incident turns self in) A 54-year-old Portland man faces charges of impersonating a police officer, accused of pulling over a motorist on his motorcycle on Interstate 5 north of Salem Thursday night. John Olsen contacted Oregon State Police and turned himself in Friday evening, OSP Capt. Tim Fox said. Olsen was cited

Firefighters continued to make progress overnight on the Memaloose Park Fire, located along Interstate 84 about 10 miles west of Hood River, the Oregon Department of Forestry reported. Here’s the rest of their 9 a.m. Saturday update: Firefighters held the fire within the perimeter and worked on building and strengthening containment lines, focusing on the