Month: September 2018

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Teachers in two southwest Washington school districts say they’ve reached deals to end their strikes. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that unions representing teachers in the Evergreen School District in Vancouver and the Longview School District announced the tentative contract agreements early Sunday. Details of those deals were not immediately available. The

August was hotter and drier than normal in Bend and fairly smoky from wildfires, but things also kept cooling down a bit in terms of home prices from the record peak seen in June, the Beacon Appraisal Group said in its monthly report issued Sunday evening. The Redmond-based appraisal group said Bend’s median home price

Northwest 14 th Street in Bend continues to be closed to all traffic between Commerce and Galveston avenues, as Cascade Natural Gas crews are installing a new 4-inch gas main. C onstruction is expected to hamper traffic flow all week. For weekly updates, visit cngc.com.

Good evening Central Oregon! A nice day today on the high desert with sunny skies, and mild temperatures out there. We did see that haze from time to time out there in parts of Central Oregon today. The haze should move out of the region overnight tonight as we will see a shift in the

More than 80 people volunteered this weekend as Oregon’s Wing of Civil Air Patrol was evaluated by a team of U.S. Air Force officers. A team of Air Force personnel from California, Oregon and Washington tested and evaluated the people who respond when an airplane is missing among other missions this weekend. The volunteers of

(Update: Fire grows to 40,903 acres; 5 percent contained) SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) – A stretch of Interstate 5 near the California-Oregon border will remain closed through the weekend as crews try to tame a wildfire roaring along the roadway, forcing truckers and other motorists to take lengthy detours, officials said Friday. The Delta

(Update: Willow Fire at 400 acres; 20 percent contained; Pelton Park Campground evacuated) A wildfire that broke out on BLM land near Lake Simtustus northwest of Madras on Friday, grew to an estimated 400 acres by late Saturday, as a campground and surrounding area were evacuated, but crews also had it 20 percent contained, officials

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service has closed Lake in the Woods campground in western Oregon more than a month early because someone damaged the tube used to collect camping fees. The News-Review reports in a story on Friday that people can still walk to the campground in the Umpqua National Forest to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man who fatally shot his parents before killing two students and wounding two dozen others at Thurston High School in Springfield 20 years ago has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his nearly 112-year prison sentence. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 36-year-old Kipland P. Kinkel submitted his own typed petition to

SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) – The family of an Oklahoma teenager who drowned in the ocean while visiting the Oregon coast has filed a $3.6 million lawsuit against the city of Seaside. The Daily Astorian reports that 14-year-old Conner Miguel Wu Moore, of Tulsa, was swimming with his cousin in July 2016 when lifeguards saw them

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jeremy Ebobisse scored in just his second game of the season and Diego Valeri added a goal to give the Portland Timbers a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. The Timbers went into the game hanging on to the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference

Archery season has opened on the Willamette National Forest. This season, hunters may be traveling in areas with high fire dangers or fire closures from recent or ongoing wildfires. Hunters are asked to use extreme caution and follow all fire restrictions while in the field. On the Willamette National Forest, there is a campfire ban

Good morning Central Oregon! Another nice day out there for us with temperatures right around average in the upper 70s to low 80s. We could see some haze through this Sunday as well ad winds will continue from the northwest at 5-10 MPH. Aside from the haze though we will see mostly clear skies overhead.

(Update: Fire estimated at 2,000 acres; abandoned campfire cause; spot fire stopped) The Tepee Fire near Horse Ridge southeast of Bend, which broke out Friday, grew to an estimated 2,000 acres by Saturday evening and was still zero percent contained. Officials said it was started by an abandoned campfire and declared a temporary area closure

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Freshman Jermar Jefferson rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns – including a weaving 62-yard score – as Oregon State beat Southern Utah 48-25 on Saturday night. In his second game, Jefferson notched the third-highest single-game rushing total for Oregon State. Conor Blount started at quarterback and completed 15 of 22

Good evening Central Oregon! Another gorgeous day today on the high desert with temperatures right around average in the mid to upper 70s across the region. We did see the return of the haze to some parts of the region though this afternoon, and it look like it will stay with us through this Saturday

A roof truss delivery truck driver failed to lower the boom as it drove through Sisters Friday evening and it caught several power and other utility lines, also shearing off two poles, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. A 29-year-old Redmond man was at the wheel of the truck, owned by a Dayton truss company, that

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Justin Herbert threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns before heading to the bench in the third quarter, and No. 23 Oregon routed Portland State 62-14 on Saturday. It was the 22nd straight non-conference win for the Ducks (2-0). Herbert, who completed 20 of 26 passes against the Vikings, now has

It was a spectacular Friday night at the Riverhouse Convention Center with the who’s who of Bend’s business community gathering for the 2018 SAGE Business Awards, presented by the Bend Chamber and U.S. Bank. This perennial event continues to honor the commitment, innovation and vision it takes for the region’s most exceptional businesses, nonprofits and

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday morning will start on a mild note with temperatures in the mid 40s. We’ll see some clouds in the morning, but will look forward to mostly sunny skies throughout the day. Highs will top out in the mid to upper 70s, which is more than 10 degrees cooler than where we