Month: November 2018

This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against what’s called the Business Email Compromise Scam. We’ve talked about this kind of scheme before. The traditional scam starts with Company A, Company B and the fraudster who jumps in between the two. The scammer uses an email address almost

Oregon’s historic cemeteries are set for a spring spruce-up during Historic Cemetery Cleanup Day on Friday, May 11. The event, organized by SOLVE and the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC), is a volunteer-led effort across the state to care for and preserve Oregon’s historic cemeteries. Historic cemetery caretakers are encouraged to register their properties

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon State Police trooper and his wife are suing Washington County’s 911 Center over what they say was mishandling of a call that ended with him shot a dozen times. KOIN-TV reports Nic Cederberg and Hayley Shelton filed the federal lawsuit in Portland Monday. Cederberg’s lawsuit claims Washington County dispatchers

This week, Oregon will for the first time have FEMA staff assigned to its emergency management agency. The FEMA Integration Team (FIT) will provide technical and training assistance on FEMA’s programs and continuous on-site support to the state. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency closely with the Oregon Office of Emergency Management through its regional

While age restriction messages are prevalent on all Oregon Lottery sales terminals and tickets, the Lottery increases its responsible gaming messages during the holiday season. “During the holidays, Oregon Lottery Scratch-its and other Lottery games are fun and easy to use as gift tags or slip into holiday cards,” said Stacy Shaw, Oregon Lottery senior

Central Oregon nonprofits in search of funding and professional development training are invited to apply for Leadership Bend’s Impact Summit, which is opening applications for prospective nonprofits on Giving Tuesday. The hands-on competition has awarded more than $50,000 in unrestricted funds to winning nonprofits in the past four years — including Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding

The microorganisms that cause malaria, leishmaniasis and a variety of other illnesses today can be traced back at least to the time of dinosaurs, a study of amber-preserved blood-sucking insects and ticks shows. In addition to demonstrating the antiquity of vectors and their long-term association with parasitic microorganisms, the findings are remarkable for several reasons.

The Central Oregon Association of Realtors (COAR) recently granted the Family Access Network $2,000 for basic-need services in Deschutes and Crook counties. It only costs $100 to provide a child with FAN services for an entire year, which means these funds will help 20 children in need. These funds will be used to connect low

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday that cougar hunting is now closed through Dec. 31 in Zone A (Coast/North Cascades), which includes the entire Oregon Coast and much of northwest Oregon (see Zone Status and map). Total mortality in the Zone has reached the quota of 180, a number which includes all

A La Pine family is working to get squatters to move off their land, but it’ll be a little more difficult than they expected. About three months ago, Billy Dalton said he allowed a motor home he was working on to be moved to his mother’s property. After being away for a few days, he

A Bend City Council subcommittee met on Monday to finalize a proposal on how to handle sewer connection fees for hundreds of homeowners in the southeast part of the city. Some residents desperately need to hook up to a new sewer, while others say their septic system is working fine and they don’t see a

The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Reservation Foundation has recently announced a grant award to J ericho Road of Redmond in the amount of $7,000. The money will be used for the organization’s programs helping those in need in the Redmond area. Jericho Road maintains four critical support programs, including hot meals six nights a week,

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone…The passage of a powerful cold front will bring breezy conditions and much needed rain to the high desert today. Highs will be fairly mild, in the low to mid 50’s. SW winds at 10-20 mph will be gusting as high as 25-30 mph. Behind that front will be some colder air

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Trayvon Reed scored 23 points and John Jones added 20 to help Texas Southern shock No. 18 Oregon with an 89-84 victory Monday night. Reed, a 7-foot-2 senior, made all nine of his shots and also was 5-for-5 from the foul line for the Tigers (2-4), who were 24-point underdogs. It

Members and members-elect of the Oregon House Republican Caucus on Monday selected Rep. Carl Wilson, (R-Grants Pass) to serve as the House Republican Leader for the 2019 legislative session. The caucus also elected Rep. Greg Barreto, (R-Cove) to serve as Deputy Leader and Representative Sherrie Sprenger, (R-Scio) to serve as Whip. “I am honored to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has recommended for a California winery to lose its licenses to distribute wine or do retail business within the state. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports commission executive director Steven Marks sent a letter to the owner of Rutherford, California,-based Copper Cane LLC, saying multiple violations of Oregon labeling

Better Together Central Oregon announced this week it has received a two-year, $300,000 grant from the newly launched, national Every School Healthy Campaign that is being used to fund two new counselors in the Crook County School District and to train district staff to better help students who have experienced trauma. Led by America’s Promise

Deschutes County commissioners moved one step closer Monday to figuring out what went wrong with the new, faulty 911 radio system. Commissioners officially approved a contract with a communications auditor to investigate how the problems arose. The system first launched in July of 2017. It was supposed to be an upgrade from an analog to

Marijuana is legal in Oregon, and that means it needs business space. But sometimes, not everyone’s happy with where that type of facility ends up locating. One such facility is being planned at Northeast High Desert Lane in Bend. If it’s approved as proposed, the facility will offer space for single or several tenants to

Happy Monday evening, everyone! We’ve seen a warm front today which brought us a brief mild day, but we’ll see cooler air towards the middle of the week. Dry conditions are expected through midnight before the next system moves into Oregon. Winds will be breezy at times ahead of the cold front gusting 20 miles