Month: September 2018

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! A beautiful way to wrap up the second-to-last full day of summer! Temperatures were just a few degrees below average and we saw plenty of sunshine. Winds will be out of the north around 15 miles per hour. Overnight we’ll see mostly clear skies before sunrise. Winds will generally be out

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown joined Thursday with Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation to condemn U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. At a rally and news conference at a Planned Parenthood office in Portland, the group urged voters to insist on an investigation into

It’s the time of year again, when motorists need to be wary of wildlife on Central Oregon highways. It’s “Watch Out For Wildlife” week, ODOT reminded drivers Thursday. This is when mule deer, for the most part, will be making their way from the highlands to the lower elevations for winter. And in between the

FRUITLAND, Idaho (AP) – Authorities say a Prineville man died Wednesday after he was crushed under some equipment being unloaded at a southwestern Idaho mill. Payette County Coroner Keith Schuller says 60-year-old Richard Foss of Prineville was making a delivery to Woodgrain Millwork in Fruitland, Idaho when he was crushed by some equipment he was

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 69-year-old woman was found dead inside a Tigard home that erupted into flames. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports crews responded to the duplex Thursday morning, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue officials. Spokeswoman Kim Haughn says the woman’s brother was able to escape and was treated at a hospital

U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams joined the Department of Justice Thursday in announcing more than $113 million in grant awards to improve public safety, serve victims of crime, combat violence against women, and support youth programs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including $1,1 million for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation.

(Update: Young passes away at Portland burn center) A 70-year-old Crook County man rescued from his burning travel trailer early Tuesday has died of his injuries at Legacy Burn Center in Portland, Undersheriff James Savage said Thursday. Police and a neighbor rescued Frank Young, wo authorities said was severely burned when he set his travel

Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest have been watching the forecast weather, looking for a burn window between archery and rifle hunting seasons to accomplish the 4,685-acre Canyon prescribed burn southwest of Walton Lake announced previously. With the chance of precipitation that did not come about last week, and the drop in confidence of

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland Public Schools has agreed to pay $125,000 to a 9-year-old girl with developmental disabilities who alleged that a district employee molested her twice in a school bathroom. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday that a district spokesman declined to say why the district agreed to the settlement despite a trial last year

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The state of Oregon has paid $150,000 to the estate of a man who died when a tree fell across the Historic Columbia River Highway and onto his car. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 27-year-old Jorge Figueroa was visiting the Columbia River Gorge from the Seattle area on June 28, 2015, when the

The Oregon Recreational Trails Advisory Council (ORTAC) will meet 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Oct. 4 in the board room at the Best Western Peppertree Inn, 1082 SW Yates Drive, Bend. The meeting is open to the public. On the agenda: updates on various programs, election of officers for 2019 and selection of locations

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone…As high pressure begins to gain strength over the Pacific NW we will see what few clouds we have move out of the area and leave us with plenty of sunshine. Highs today will stay cool; only reaching the low 70’s. NW breezes will stay pretty gentle at 5-10 mph. Those breezes

The Bend City Council is taking a closer look at how to fund long-debated Mirror Pond dredging. But it may not be any easier than how to fund moving hundreds of southeast Bend residents from septic systems to sewers, or how to spur development of the city’s Juniper Ridge property while also dealing with the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Scientists say the waters off Oregon’s coast now have a season of low oxygen caused by warming ocean temperatures. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the coastal waters now go through an annual season of hypoxia, a condition resulting in the deaths of sea organisms as dissolved oxygen decreases in water near the

A driver who was cited for striking a bicyclist in Deschutes River Woods Wednesday evening said he had diverted his attention to an instrument gauge and didn’t see the cyclist in the roadway, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 5:40 p.m. to the reported crash in the 60000 block of Cheyenne Road,

Dozens of St. Charles Bend nurses, health care workers and community members rallied Wednesday at a busy northeast Bend intersection to raise community awareness of problems they say still exist with staffing at the hospital, as negotiations for a new contract continue. They crowded all four corners of Revere Avenue and Third Street with signs

A British family with plans to spend a year in Bend arrived Tuesday to find out the house they rented didn’t exist. But thanks to friendly folks, they found a home for the night. It’s an example of the increasingly popular vacation rental scam — a home posted on Craiglist, a wire transfer and a

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Lawyers say they intend to sue on behalf of a man who was hit in the head by a flash-bang grenade allegedly fired by police in Portland as officers moved on people protesting an Aug. 4 rally by extreme-right demonstrators. Juan Chavez of the Oregon Justice Resource Center wrote city officials

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Through sunset we’ll see chilly temperatures and mostly sunny skies. Winds will gust around 20 miles per hour out of the north and northwest through 8 o’clock. Tonight we’ll stay mostly clear with chilly temperatures. Tomorrow morning will be downright cold in the 20s to the south and low to mid

Commuting can be one of the most vexing parts of the workday, especially when you’re caught in slow-moving traffic. But despite the challenges that can come with getting to your destination, and the increasing amount of time Northwest drivers are spending on their daily commutes, the latest poll from PEMCO Insurance finds that a majority