Month: November 2018

Good evening and happy Sunday! Another sunny and crisp fall day out there for us across the high desert. We saw temperatures top out in the upper 40s to low 50s across the region today. We also have that air stagnation advisory in effect, meaning we are not seeing a lot of movement in the

MEDFORD, Oregon (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service is proposing measures for southern Oregon to reduce the size and intensity of wildfires and create healthier forests better able to withstand the hotter, drier conditions brought by climate change. The Mail Tribune reported Sunday the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest plan would include a mix of commercial

A fire heavily damaged the garage and exterior of a northwest Prineville home early Sunday morning, but the residents were unhurt, officials said. Crook County Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched around 12:35 a.m. to the structure fire in the 300 block of Northwest Eighth Street, officials said. They arrived to find the home’s exterior

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) – Portland police arrested six people after a face-off between right-wing Patriot Prayer members and left-wing counter-demonstrators. KOIN reports the arrests came after six hours of rallies, chants and skirmishes on Saturday. Five were charged with interfering with a peace officer, including one who also faces a disorderly conduct charge. A sixth

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Justin Herbert threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns in what might be his last game at Autzen Stadium and Oregon held off a late rally by Arizona State to win 31-29 and knock the Sun Devils out of contention for a spot in the Pac-12 championship game. Herbert has not

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a strongly worded resolution Thursday calling for the Senate to stand up for freedom of the press in America and around the world, saying he was doing so “following the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and as President Donald Trump continues to employ unprecedented rhetoric and actions

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on Thursday introduced the Local School Foods Expansion Act, legislation to improve child nutrition by expanding access to locally grown, unprocessed fruits and vegetables for school meal programs. “No child should be hungry in school–it’s devastating to their health and ability to learn. This bill will

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Destiny Slocum made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points as No. 8 Oregon State built an early lead and cruised past Saint Mary’s 89-56 on Saturday night. Mikayla Pivec added 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Aleah Goodman scored 12 points off the bench, including four 3-pointers, for the

Hooves were trotting and shots were dropping in the sixth annual donkey basketball game on Saturday in Redmond. Hundreds packed into the Obsidian Middle School gym to watch deputies from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office square off against the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Donkey basketball is a just a bit different from the basketball we

The Bend-Redmond metropolitan area has added nearly 20,000 jobs over the past five years, the second-fastest rise of any metro area in the country over that period, a financial news website reported recently. The list compiled by 24/7 Wall Street said the Bend-Redmond area (defined by the Census Bureau as all of Deschutes County) added

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Friday hosted a science summit, the Sucker Recovery Summit, to share updates on the health of the species and to discuss possible short-term options to help the Lost River ( C’waam ) and shortnose ( Koptu ) suckers survive until long-term solutions take effect. Merkley developed the Sucker Recovery Summit

(Update: Correcting gender of alleged victim driver, who is male) A 71-year-old Sisters man was arrested on DUII, menacing and other charges Thursday afternoon after a road rage incident in which he allegedly pointed a handgun at another car occupied by a couple and two children near a northeast Bend intersection, police said. Officers were

On Monday, the Deschutes National Forest will close Forest Road 4600-370 for the season. The road will be closed from Todd Lake Trailhead to Forest Road 4601. The 370 road provides access to Broken Top Trailhead and other high country destinations. Winter conditions can be unpredictable. If you are traveling onto the forest, remember that

SEATTLE (AP) – Jake Browning threw three touchdown passes and Myles Gaskin rushed for 135 yards in the final home game of their careers, and No. 17 Washington scored 28 first-quarter points on its way to a 42-23 victory over Oregon State on Saturday. The victory by the Huskies (8-3, 6-2 Pac-12) sets up a

Good evening Central Oregon! Another sunny day but it was on the chilly side out there with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s today. Overnight tonight things will be very cold with clear skies overhead, many of us will be in the teens overnight. Tomorrow morning an air stagnation warning is set to

(Update: Bend police still investigating but find ‘no credible info of any threat) Bend police and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies who spent Friday looking into a viral Facebook post of an assault and robbery on the city’s Westside said later they’d found “no credible or substantiated information” to indicate any active threat. Here’s the updated

(Update: Adding insurance info) A neighbor awakened a northwest Bend family early Saturday and they escaped their burning home as a fire sparked by an ember from a fire pit burned their front deck, causing about $90,000 damage to the home, a fire official said. Fire crews were called to the home in the 800

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – Federal and state authorities are investigating a mass bird death in Hillsboro, west of Portland. Officials say a bald eagle, red-tailed hawk and dozens of red-winged blackbirds and European starlings were found dead in a field in Hillsboro earlier this week. Oregon State Police are investigating, and some birds have been

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that he will oppose the nomination of Bernard McNamee to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Wyden released the following statement: “It is clear that Mr. McNamee played a pivotal role in developing the U.S. Department of Energy policy that would have reached into American household

Nothing ruins a holiday gathering quite like an unwelcome guest, particularly when that guest is a bout of food poisoning. That’s what the Oregon Health Authority hopes to help Oregonians avoid this holiday season by sharing prevention messages through Salmonella, a parody Twitter account personifying the salmonella bacteria. Through his tongue-in-cheek tweets, Salmonella (inadvertently) highlights