Month: August 2018

(Update: Hunter identified, in drug-induced coma at Wash. hospital) A hunter from Prineville who fell out of his northeast Oregon tree stand and got tangled in his safety harness was rescued after hanging upside-down for two days about 30 feet in the air. But he suffered critical injuries and was reported to be in a

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Investigators say a 6-year-old Olympia boy who claimed he was assaulted by bullies was actually injured in a fall. KOMO-TV reported Thursday the injuries were the result of a fall on Aug. 22 that happened at the apartment complex, according to Olympia police. It wasn’t clear what led to the fall.

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Smoke is lingering across Central Oregon as a westerly flow brings the smoke from the Terwilliger Fire burning near Cougar Reservoir. Tonight winds will be out of the northwest around 15 miles per hour. Overnight we’re looking at mostly cloudy skies to turn partly cloudy by the morning. Lows will fall

The Bureau of Land Management Lakeview Field Office said Thursday it is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact analyzing the potential effects of a wild horse gather and fertility control plan for the Beaty Butte Herd Management Area. Located about 65 miles east of Lakeview, the HMA comprises

The Redmond School District kicks off the 2018-19 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 4, with grades second through sixth and ninth grade beginning classes. All other grades, except for kindergarten and first grade, begin school on Wednesday, Sept. 5. First graders begin on Thursday, Sept. 6 and Redmond Early Learning Center kindergartners begin a staggered

Boat-in campgrounds on Cultus Lake will switch to advance reservation-only late next summer due to crowding and “degradation of the camping experience,” the Deschutes National Forest announced Thursday. Starting next Aug. 1, boat- in campsites on Cultus Lake at Little Cove, Big Cove and West Cultus campgrounds will be switching to reservation-only, so campsites will

With an expected increase in travel during the busy Labor Day weekend, passengers at Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) might experience longer wait times at the TSA Security Checkpoint and airport paid parking may be limited, officials warned Thursday as they urged travelers to be prepared and check ahead. “It is important for travelers to understand

Another listening session took place Wednesday evening for the controversial Bend septic to sewer project. It was yet another packed house, this time at the Bend Senior Center, where tensions ran high over the potential price tag to homeowners. Many said they feel they are being taken advantage of, in a sense, by the city.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (AP) – The U.S. Navy says the mine found floating in Puget Sound Tuesday was an inert mine used during a 2005 exercise at its Naval Undersea Warfare Command in Keyport. The Navy said Thursday that the exercise was a chance for academics to demonstrate how unmanned underwater vehicles detect objects and avoid

(Update: Adding more details) MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (AP) – Two wolf pups have been seen near Mount Hood, marking the first known reproduction by wolves in the northern part of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon since wolves began returning to the state in the past decade. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Personal and corporate income tax collections were higher than forecast and Oregonians are expected to benefit from the biggest kicker, or tax credit in more than a decade. State economists presented their revenue and economic outlooks at a Capitol hearing room on Wednesday, saying all industries are expected to grow in

There’s a new housing development being built in northeast Bend, and one in particular is drawing attention because of all the trees being pulled out of the ground. The plot of land sits at the end of Courtney Drive, and the area to be developed is north of the street. The land used to be

The reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park is tied to the recovery of aspen in areas around the park, according to a new study led by an Oregon State University ecologist. The study was published Thursday in the journal Ecosphere. This is the first large-scale study to show that aspen is recovering in areas

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A legal nonprofit based in Illinois has sent cease and desist letters to state and local government officials in Oregon threatening to sue if they don’t stop collecting union dues and agency fees from workers’ paychecks. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Wednesday that the conservative Liberty Justice Center is threatening to sue over

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The only remaining doctor in Oregon’s only heart transplant program has resigned, leaving the state with no medical facilities that can perform the life-saving procedure. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Thursday that Oregon Health & Science University will transfer the 20 patients on its waiting list to other transplant centers. The Portland hospital

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man has filed an $800,000 lawsuit against a construction company, claiming the owner fired him after he refused to attend Bible study. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Ryan Coleman’s lawsuit was filed in Linn County Circuit Court last week. It states that after he was hired as a painter for Dahled Up

This school year, SAIF doesn’t want students to fail their hearing tests. That’s the message behind two new PSAs from Oregon’s not-for-profit workers’ compensation company, available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL331BVFvRJ3JrgaiUb5t5KJhWWFpsLCfv. “We tend to think hearing loss only happens as you age, but exposure to loud noises can cause hearing loss at any age,” said David Johnson, SAIF’s

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone…The advance of a fairly weak cold front will increase our cloud cover today. The westerly and NW flow associated with that front will also bring some more smoke and breezy conditions with it. Highs will be in the mid 70’s and NW winds will pick up to a gusty 5-15 mph.

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., on Wednesday applauded an announcement from the Federal Communications Commission that Oregon will receive $13.7 million to support rural broadband expansion. The funding is made available through the FCC’s Connect America Fund Phase II auction, which allocated $1.488 billion in support to be distributed over the next decade to expand broadband

Transpiration, the evaporation of water from plant leaves, accounts for more than half of all the global transfer of water from the continents to the atmosphere, but little is known about how much water is transpired across the United States. With a $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation, scientists at Oregon State University and