Month: October 2018

A raid on an alleged illegal marijuana grow southeast of Bend a month ago led not only to dozens of plants and two arrests, but discovery of an export scheme in which marijuana products were being shipped out of state, hidden in decorative wall art, authorities said Tuesday. Since July, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement

For the past two decades, Oregon has experienced a decline in oxygen in Pacific Ocean waters near the seafloor just off the coast to the extent that many scientists are saying we now have a “hypoxia season,” much the same way that we have a wildfire season inland. And 2018 was one of the worst

With Senate leadership determined to “ram through” Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination this week, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Wednesday he has taken the emergency measure of filing for immediate relief in his separation of powers lawsuit. The motion asks the court to compel President Trump to produce Kavanaugh’s full record before the Senate

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A California wine company has suddenly canceled contracts to purchase at least 2,000 tons of wine grapes from Southern Oregon growers because of apparent smoke contamination from wildfires. The Capital Press reports Copper Cane Wines & Provisions based in Napa Valley told growers as recently as late September that it would

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced legislation that would maintain Oregon’s water and air quality rules at the same level or higher than they were the day before President Donald Trump took office. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that one of the goals of the legislation, announced Wednesday, is to protect public

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Vancouver-based Burgerville says thousands of customers’ credit and debit card information may have been compromised during a cyberattack. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports officials with the fast-food chain say anyone who used plastic to pay at its restaurants from September 2017 through last week should watch their card statements for unauthorized charges. The

SEATTLE (AP) – Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged $1 million to back Washington state’s carbon fee ballot measure. Initiative 1631 on the November ballot would charge large polluters an escalating fee on fossil-fuel emissions starting at $15 per metric ton. Bloomberg’s spokeswoman, Lee Cochran, said he announced his pledge Tuesday night

It is Domestic Violence Awareness Month! Saving Grace is asking you to imagine life without violence and support survivors. All month long Foxtail Bakeshop & Kitchen in Bend will be showcasing local artist, Addie DeLong’s four part series The Pain of Erosion- The Hope of Healing . This abstract series of paintings was created to

(Update: More details on search) An Idaho woman who had been missing on a bike ride with her dog at La Pine State Park was found by a deputy late Tuesday night, about a mile northwest of the campground, concluding an extensive search, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the La

(Update: OSP releases names, details) Two Bend residents died Tuesday afternoon when tried to make a U-turn on U.S. Highway 97 south of Crescent and their car was hit by a semi-truck, Oregon State Police reported. OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded around 2:15 p.m. to the crash near milepost 188 in northern Klamath County,

(Update: OSP identifies injured driver and passenger, two of three people killed) Three people were killed and two others suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash on state Highway 22E near Gates on Monday evening, Oregon State Police reported. All but one name was released late Tuesday afternoon. Troopers and emergency personnel responded around 6:40

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…A change in our air flow will leave us under mostly sunny skies today, but daytime highs will stay a bit on the chilly side. Highs will only reach the mid 60’s this afternoon. NNW breezes will be pretty gentle at 5-10 mph. More clouds will build in tonight, but we are

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Police in a town in western Washington state are warning about a “grandparent” scam after a couple mailed $27,000 in cash to an address in Pennsylvania. The Olympian reports Elma police say a couple in their 80s had received phone calls from scammers, telling them their grandson was in police custody.

NewsChannel 21 is airing and livestreaming a debate from 7-8 p.m. this evening that will feature five of the six Bend mayoral candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot. The city is about to have its first directly elected mayor in about 90 years. Over those decades, the city charter’s process was for fellow councilors to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon high school students posed questions on topics from foster care to gun restrictions to LGBTQ bullying during the first debate between the state’s main gubernatorial candidates. The meeting Tuesday evening in Portland featured Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, Republican Knute Buehler and Patrick Starnes of the Independent Party. The candidates sparred

DENVER (AP) – A fast-growing Colorado ski resort company has closed on the purchase of a resort in Washington state. The Denver Post reports Denver-based Alterra Mountain Co. announced Monday that it had acquired Crystal Mountain Resort, a 2,600-acre property about 80 miles southeast of Seattle. The company did not disclose the terms of the

(Update: Hwy. 97 reopens with pilot car; eastbound I-84 reopens) A wind-fanned, fast-moving wildfire Tuesday afternoon closed an eight-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 97 south of Biggs Junction and I-84 for several hours, authorities said. It later reopened with a pilot car escorting traffic. The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office warned in a Facebook post of

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has begun accepting applications from those interested in adopting one of about 50 horses being made available from their rescue ranch in southeast Bend. Most of the horses being put up for adoption are among a total of 83 horses that were removed from a Terrebonne property last spring, 16

A kitchen fire caused about $5,000 damage at a southwest Bend home Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Crews were called to the reported fire shortly before 5 p.m. in the 100 block of Southwest McKinley Avenue, Bend Fire Battalion Chief Dave Howe said. Crews arrived to find a fire on the stove, extending into the cabinets,

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined their colleagues Tuesday in calling on the Department of the Interior’s inspector general to investigate political interference in scientific research or communications at the agency. “In April of this year, news surfaced alleging political interference with a report by the National Park Service on sea level rise.