Month: August 2018

SEATTLE (AP) – The National Park Service says a 60-year-old man died after falling while climbing a mountain peak in northwest Washington state. The Seattle Times reports the Skagit County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Eric Lindblom of Cashmere. The park service says Lindblom was free climbing Forbidden Peak in the North Cascades with

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A woman is suing a home insurance company after a skunk sprayed her dog and belongings inside her Grants Pass home. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Katherine Schaeffer in the lawsuit filed in Josephine County Circuit Court last month claims the skunk ruined more than $112,000 worth of her possessions last year. The

The Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Oregon State University is now enrolling dogs with mammary cancer in a new clinical trial for a treatment that eradicates cancer in two ways. Dogs whose owners are considering standard tumor removal surgery may have the option of a new, guided surgery where the patient receives an

Secretary of State Dennis Richardson announced Tuesday the release of an educational video: A Capitol Tour & Civics Lesson with Oregon’s Kid Governor Dom Peters. “Dom’s video is geared toward fifth-graders, but everyone will enjoy watching and learning,” Richardson said. “In the video, Dom talks with Governor Kate Brown, myself, State Treasurer Tobias Reed, and

(Update: New brush fire caught small near SE 27th Street-Stevens Road in Bend) A home went up in flames northwest of Redmond Tuesday afternoon quickly and the fire quickly spread in heat and winds into nearby brush, prompting evacuations of several neighbors for more than an hour and a call-up of firefighters from numerous agencies

A 17-year-old from Washington state suffered a serious medical emergency during a hike near Three Creek Lake west of Bend on Tuesday, prompting a rescue effort and an air ambulance flight to St. Charles Bend, authorities said. Deschutes County 911 dispatchers received a report shortly before 10 a.m. that the teen boy from Enumclaw, Wash.,

The Coalition for the Deschutes, a non-profit river-advocacy group based in Bend, and the Deschutes Basin Board of Control, comprising the eight irrigation districts of Central Oregon, announced Tuesday they have jointly developed and signed a memorandum entitled: ” A Shared Vision for the Deschutes: Working Together so Families, Farms, and Fish can Thrive.” To

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., held a roundtable Tuesday morning in Bend with law enforcement and medical professionals to discuss the opioid abuse crisis and ways to tackle the problem. Doctors from Mosaic Medical expressed an interest in expanding prescription drug “take-back” programs across the state, drawing nods of agreement from Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson

With hot and dry conditions expected to continue, a rising number of Northwest wildfires and crews already responding to many blazes around the state, the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest and the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland are increasing campfire restrictions at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR THE HIGH DESERT. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S AND LOWER 100S BRINGING US OUR HOTTEST DAYS OF THE YEAR SO FAR. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE QUITE WARM AS WELL. KEEP AN EYE ON CHILDREN, ELDERLY, LIVESTOCK, PETS, AND

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you believe law enforcement ‘blitzes’ are effective: Do you think law enforcement ‘blitzes’ are effective? Yes – 58% (389 votes) No – 42% (277 votes) Total Votes: 666

Two Oregon State University scientists have been appointed as lead authors to the newly formed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report. The IPCC was founded in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations, and thus far has produced five climate assessments during that 30-year period. Each time a new assessment is

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal officers arrested three clergy members Tuesday for blocking a driveway during a protest at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in southwest Portland. The arrests came as a group of clergy and others marched from a nearby park to the building Tuesday morning and blocked a driveway. The group

The compounds behind the perfumes and colognes you enjoy have been eliciting olfactory excitement since dinosaurs walked the Earth amid the first appearance of flowering plants, new research reveals. Oregon State University entomologist George Poinar Jr. and his son Greg, a fragrance collector, found evidence that floral scents originated in primitive flowers as far back

August 20 is the deadline to apply for the limited number of permits for controlled sage-grouse hunts in eastern Oregon. Results will be available August 31 for the season which runs September 8 – 16. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Oregon hosts a very conservative sage-grouse hunting opportunity. While research shows a

ROY, Wash. (AP) – Three people were killed and three others hurt in a crash on State Route 702 in Roy, Washington. KING-TV reports the driver who caused the Monday night crash was arrested for investigation of DUI and vehicular homicide. The Washington State Patrol says it appears a minivan ran a stop sign and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – After nine days of testimony, the government has rested its case against indicted FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita. The Oregonian/Oregonian reports the defense began its case Tuesday, with Astarita’s lawyers expecting to call no more than five witnesses. It’s unknown if Astarita will testify. Astarita is charged with making false statements

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and the Community Action Target Team are cracking down on drivers who commute on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway. On Monday, deputies were out all day looking for drivers as they try to deter motorists from speeding on that busy road. Sheriff’s Sgt. William Bailey said that last week, one deputy made

The 27-acre Allen Creek Fire that broke out Sunday about 10 miles north of Prineville is now fully contained, the Oregon Department of Forestry reported Tuesday. Crews’ work Monday focused on finding and extinguishing heat and flames adjacent to the fire line to keep the fire inside the existing perimeter. In many areas, they were

Secretary of State Dennis Richardson announced Tuesday the release of a series of videos to help Oregon entrepreneurs start their small businesses. “One of my top priorities for the Corporations Division is to make doing business in Oregon as simple as possible, and these new videos do just that,” said Richardson. The “Start a Business”