Month: January 2019

Scientists have published a novel method for counting Pacific salmon – analyzing DNA from the slime the fish leave behind in their spawning streams. The study, funded by The National Geographic Society, is published in the journal Molecular Ecology Resources. “When we analyzed the environmental DNA sloughed into water from salmon tissues, including mucus and

Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington kicks off the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie season later this week. Girl Scouts will sell cookies door-to-door, at booth sales, and via the Digital Cookie® platform, an innovative and educational web-based platform that helps girls run and manage their Girl Scout Cookie businesses online. Now in its fifth

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…The advance of a cold front from the Pacific will bring us a few clouds this evening, but most of our day will be spent under pretty sunny skies. Highs will be in the low to mid 40’s and breezes will be light out of the SE. Additional clouds tonight will threaten

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Damian Lillard woke up Tuesday morning feeling out of sorts and didn’t get much better through the first three quarters against Sacramento. When Portland needed him the most, however, their All-Star guard came through in a big way. It wasn’t necessarily Michael Jordan dropping 38 on Utah in Game 5 of

A Bend man accused of donning a badge and a ski mask, arming himself with a hammer and trying to rob the owners of a Division Street used-car dealership was a Deschutes County juvenile detention staff member for more than 16 years, until he left the position last April, county officials confirmed Monday. Police said

Happy New Year, Central Oregon! We began 2019 with dry conditions and a beautiful sunrise & sunset! Calm winds are ahead for tonight due to high pressure extending over the region. An AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY is in effect until 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Partly cloudy skies will be overhead this evening and lows will be

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) – Two people were found dead in the yard of a Port Angeles home after family members asked officers to do a welfare check. Officials later reported that a third body was found. KIRO-TV reports that deputies with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office were called to the home at about 4

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – An Idaho law has gone into effect that requires ignition interlock devices to be installed on the vehicles of first-time convicted drunken drivers. KTVB-TV reports that beginning Tuesday, all first-time DUI offenders are required to have the device on their vehicles for one year. The device makes the driver blow into

GLADSTONE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a Gladstone police officer is recovering from minor injuries after his patrol car was struck by a suspected drunken driver. KATU-TV reports the officer was conducting a traffic stop on New Year’s Eve when another vehicle slammed into the back of the officer’s vehicle. Police say the driver was

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Albany woman who is criminally accused of doping her 5-month-old baby with methadone reportedly to get him to sleep now faces a $900,000 lawsuit. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the lawsuit, filed Friday by a lawyer representing the interests of her son, also attempts to stop Magan McDermott from collecting a $130,000

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) – Sheriff’s deputies in Baker City have arrested the parents of 2-year-old boy who fatally shot himself with a handgun in the family’s home. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Peter Mankins, 33, and Diana Goodman, 32, were booked Saturday into the Baker County Jail, the sheriff’s inmate roster shows. Records show they

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A new law that goes into effect Tuesday means people in Oregon will be able to harvest and eat some roadkill. Lawmakers approved the measure in 2017, which states that “salvaging deer and elk struck by vehicles is legal in Oregon.” About 20 other states allow people to take meat from

Bob Shaw KTVZ Published by Bob Shaw · 19 mins · Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone……and welcome to the very first day of 2019! The leading edge of a mild ridge of high pressure will keep our skies mostly sunny through much of the day. Highs will be in the mid 30’s to low 40’s and

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The son of a man who has been missing since late November says his father’s body has been found in a western Oregon lake. The Register-Guard reports the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and the medical examiner’s office were working to identify a body pulled from Sutton Lake on Sunday. Jon Stapp