Month: December 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort staff evacuated people from a chairlift after a power problem prompted the resort to shut down the lift. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a resort spokesperson said “power fluctuations” on the resort’s Blue chairlift Wednesday prompted the resort southeast or Portland to switch to auxiliary power. Officials say

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! The snow we saw last night quickly melted with our highs in the mid 40s today and a little sunshine this afternoon. We’ll see some spots of ice overnight with slick spots as temperatures will fall below the freezing mark for overnight lows. Low temperatures will bottom out in the upper

In celebration of its 75th birthday, Soroptimist Intentional of Bend donated $10,000 to Bethlehem Inn this fall. The money is designated to pay down the costs of the Inn’s children’s playground. SI Bend is the longest continuously running women’s service organization in Bend. he club’s mission is to improve the lives of women and girls

Mosaic Medical is excited to announce a $5,000 matching gift challenge, provided by the Maybelle Clark McDonald Fund. This generous gift will double your donation to The Lynn Martin Memorial Fund, a fund that breaks down barriers to health and wellness for our most vulnerable patients. Any gift made between November 27, 2018 and January

Discover Your Forest, in collaboration with the Deschutes National Forest and Mt. Bachelor Ski Area are starting their annual interpretive programs. The programs allow visitors to Mt. Bachelor to snowshoe or ski or snowboard with a ranger. All interpretive programs focus on the ecology, geology and wildlife of the Cascades. Snowshoe programs will start Saturday,

The next time you renew your Oregon driver license or identification card, you might notice a new design with new security features. DMV is rolling out a new card design starting this winter and early next year. The beauty of the new cards isn’t just skin deep, the agency said in a news release Wednesday.

Representative Greg Walden on Wednesday applauded H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (Farm Bill), but said more work remains to improve forest management to prevent catastrophic wildfires in Oregon. Speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives, Walden said that while he intends to vote in support of the 2018 Farm

Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill said Wednesday he has partnered with the top education officials from California and Washington to send a letter opposing federal attempts to redefine the concept of sex and gender government-wide. The joint letter was sent to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday in coordination with

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and fellow Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) led the charge Wednesday to repeal a controversial new rule allowing “dark money” groups to hide the identities of their donors. After the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced in July that they would no longer require certain tax-exempt

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are among 35 senators urging the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a provision in this year’s FAA spending bill that would allow airports that utilize the contract tower program to become eligible for Airport Improvement Program grants from the small airport fund. In a bipartisan letter to FAA

SEATTLE (AP) – High school students are getting more sleep in Seattle. That’s the finding of a study on later school start times. Teenagers wore activity monitors to discover whether a later start to the school day would help them get more sleep. It did, adding 34 minutes of slumber a night. They also reported

It’s a law of physics. The colder it gets outside, the more energy it takes to keep your house warm. New home technology can help offset that equation with insights that give you more control over your usage and energy bill. This year, Pacific Power began upgrading more than 630,000 customers in Oregon and California

SEATTLE (AP) – A federal judge says immigrant rights activists can continue to challenge what they describe as unlawful U.S. government delays for asylum cases. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle dismissed some arguments raised by the lawsuit in a ruling Tuesday. But she says the activists can pursue their key claim that the

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… After an icy, snowy start to the day we can expect a pleasant little warm up this afternoon. The clouds broke up early and left us with blue sky and high, thin clouds. Highs today will range from the mid 30’s to low 40’s and while that is still pretty chilly,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Congress has agreed to make it easier to kill sea lions threatening fragile runs of salmon in the Northwest. OPB reports that a bill approved by the House Tuesday changes the Marine Mammal Protection Act to lift some of the restrictions on killing sea lions to protect salmon and steelhead in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland school board has approved an agreement to pay police officers for an increased presence in schools. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports students, teachers and parents pleaded with the school board to delay the vote to allow more discussion about whether it is wise for the district to spend more than $1.2

Cascade Disposal is having a Food Drive until Friday, Dec. 21 to get a TON of food. Bring your non-perishable and non-expired food items to the Cascade Disposal office located at 1300 SE Wilson Avenue, Bend and you can be eligible to win a free year of residential trash service (for Cascade Disposal customers only)!

The city of Prineville received an award Tuesday evening for the work it’s done at the Crooked River Wetlands Complex. Mayor Betty Roppe said they are honored by this recognition of the Crooked River Wetlands Complex, a 120-acre facility that opened in April of 2017. The complex took years of planning and coordination from the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The family of an Oregon woman who died from complications of the flu while in prison has sued the state, claiming she would likely be alive if prison officials had given her a flu shot. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the family of 53-year-old Tina Ferri filed the $7.5 million lawsuit Monday in

Here are Tuesday night’s Oregon prep basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Aloha 76, McKay 36 Amity 69, Clatskanie 58 Ashland 61, South Medford 59, OT Banks 70, Scappoose 13 Beaverton 73, Madison 63 Bend 68, Madras 52 Benson 63, Century 53 Brookings-Harbor 72, Bandon 40 Burns 78, Ontario 65 C.S.