Month: October 2018

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle-area officials have approved a set of measures addressing gun safety, including an ordinance requiring gun owners to safely store their firearms. KOMO-TV reports the King County Council voted Monday in favor of five measures that council Chairman Joe McDermott and Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles introduced in July. One of the measures requires

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) – Wildlife authorities say they plan to kill a cougar if it returns to a neighborhood in southwestern Washington state. The Daily News reports several residents of the Butler Acres neighborhood in Kelso have reported seeing the cougar wandering near homes in recent weeks. Jeff Wickersham, state Fish and Wildlife Region Five

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland State University is investing $3 million into efforts to research homelessness and improve urban cores. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports university President Rahmat Shoureshi announced Monday the funding dedicated to a new Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative and a Digital City Testbed Center. The collaborative aims to search for solutions to homelessness

WASHINGTON (AP) – A popular program that supports conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the country has expired after Congress couldn’t agree on language to extend it. Lawmakers from both parties back the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but the program lapsed Monday amid a dispute over whether its renewal should be part of a

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A former southern Oregon property owner has been charged with assault on a federal officer after authorities say an FBI agent sent to the property was shot from a booby-trapped wheelchair. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that authorities responded to the home in Williams on Sept. 7 at the request of a lawyer

Deschutes County commissioners say they are trying to let recreational marijuana growers run their businesses while still being mindful of people who live nearby. The main issues people have: how growers manage the smell, lights and noise coming from their facilities. Commissioner Tammy Baney said they’ve been gathering information over the past year. She said

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon State Medical Examiner has identified a man shot to death by Portland police officers Sunday as 27-year-old Patrick Kimmons. The medical examiner said Monday that Kimmons died of gunshot wounds. Officials with the Portland Police Bureau say officers were patrolling the downtown area early Sunday when a shooting happened

It might seem as if summer just ended, but with Halloween just around the corner, so too is flu season. It seems everyone has an opinion about the flu shot. Some people said they wouldn’t miss getting it for the world, and some said they’ll never get it. But what’s undeniable is the number of

Happy October, everyone! Now it feels like fall! Temperatures were a little below average today, we saw clouds, breezy conditions, and a few light showers. Tonight we’ll see isolated showers across Central Oregon and overcast skies. Winds will peak around 15 miles per hour. Overnight expect lows to dip into the low to mid 40s,

SEATTLE (AP) – Billionaire Seattle Seahawks owner and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says cancer he was treated for in 2009 has returned. Allen said on Twitter Monday that he recently learned of the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and plans to fight it aggressively. The 65-year-old says there have been advances in medicine since he overcame the disease

Healthy Beginnings, the Central Oregon nonprofit that has been providing free comprehensive health and development assessments for children from 0-5 for 23 years, has received $20,000 from the United Way of Deschutes County’s 2018-19 Community Impact Partner Grant. “United Way’s continued support of Healthy Beginnings is critical for our service to remain free to all

(Update: Adding tipsters option of reward or big game points) The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division said Monday it is asking for the public’s help to identify the person(s) responsible for the recent illegal taking of a fawn mule deer in Sisters. On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 25, the Bend office of

Bend community members and interested individuals are invited to suggest potential names for Bend-La Pine Schools’ newest school – an elementary school slated to open in the fall of 2019 in north-central Bend. To suggest a name, interested individuals can fill out an online survey available here. The survey will remain open through Sunday, Oct.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) – A new study from several wildlife-related groups has found that recreation on Bureau of Land Management land contributes billions of dollars to western states’ economies. The study by Southwick Associates was done on behalf of The Pew Charitable Trusts, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Wildlife Management Institute, Trout Unlimited, Archery Trade

Fall has finally arrived in Central Oregon after a long fire season and smoky skies. With cooler temperatures, this is the time to capitalize on local opportunities to increase your personal preparedness. Beginning Monday, October 29 th through Saturday November 10 th (closed Sunday November 4 th ) local residents are encouraged to define their

With rain and cooler temperatures over the weekend, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and the Crooked River National Grassland announced Monday they are dropping public use restrictions that included campfire bans. Under the reduction in restrictions, open fires, including charcoal fires, will be allowed. Be aware that

Bend is the fourth-fastest growing city in the U.S. this year, according to a ranking issued Monday by the personal-finance website WalletHub, based on a study that looked at a variety of factors. With the Census Bureau reporting that the South held eight of the 15 cities with the largest population gains in 2017, WalletHub

A Redmond family awakened to the smell of smoke early Monday, got out of their house and called 911, bringing Redmond firefighters who doused a small fire in the garage. A fire official said they were “extremely lucky” to wake up and escape their home, which had no working smoking detectors. Firefighters responded around 2:30

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – The state of Washington has killed a second wolf from a pack that has been preying on cattle in Ferry County. The Department of Fish and Wildlife says a marksman shot an adult female wolf on Friday. The wolf is from the Old Profanity Territory pack that has repeatedly attacked cattle