Month: January 2019

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined a bipartisan letter Monday with 28 of his colleagues to Margaret Weichert, acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, urging the Trump administration to provide back pay for federal workers as soon as possible. “More than 800,000 federal workers have gone without pay because the government shutdown locked

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, in conjunction with National Weather Service offices, said Monday it is extending an air stagnation advisory for parts of Central, Eastern and Southern Oregon. The advisory, which took effect Friday and was set to expire at noon Monday, will now last until noon on Tuesday for Douglas, Jackson, Josephine,

Shards of broken glass spilled across the ground of a Redmond family’s driveway early Saturday morning. Jason and Neata Ipock are looking for answers as to why all three of their vehicles were bashed with a baseball bat. The Ipocks moved into a home on Northwest Greenwood Place to live in a quiet Redmond neighborhood.

SEATTLE (AP) – A Washington state baker is apologizing for a politically charged Valentine’s Day cookie that generated an uproar on social media. KING-TV reports that Ken Bellingham, who owns Edmonds Bakery, has gotten phone calls from frustrated customers about the heart-shaped cookie with “Build that Wall” in frosting letters. The wall refers to President

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – Wyoming lawmakers are looking to sue Washington state over coal. The Casper Star-Tribune reports lawmakers will try to set aside $250,000 to sue Washington, bypassing Wyoming’s attorney general and hiring a private lawyer via a bill introduced by Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Casper, on Thursday. Washington has effectively blocked a coal export

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A comedian from Portland isn’t laughing after his encounter with Border Patrol agents in Spokane. Mohanad Elshieky was ordered by Border Patrol agents to get off the Greyhound bus as he was preparing to travel back to Portland after a performance Saturday in Pullman. The Spokesman-Review reported that Elshieky tweeted that

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – City leaders in Salem met with state legislators last week to discuss the earliest stages of funding an $80 million plan to fortify the city’s water system and ensure drinking water is free from harmful algal toxins. The Statesman Journal reports the plan includes developing an ozone contact chamber to remove

The State Historic Preservation Office is offering grants for work on historic properties and for archaeology projects. The annual grants fund up to $20,000 in matching funds for preservation projects. The Preserving Oregon Grants fund preservation of historic buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Work may include non-maintenance preservation like window repair,

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…The lingering high pressure that brought us such a beautiful weekend will weaken a bit today. The few clouds we do see will not carry a threat of showers, however. Daytime highs will be in the mid 40’s; pretty average for this time of year. Skies will stay mostly clear tonight as

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Health officials said Sunday the number of confirmed cases of measles in western Washington has grown to 34, with nine more cases suspected. Clark County Public Health said the majority of the cases involve children younger than 10. Officials say 30 of the patients were not vaccinated against the highly contagious

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Louis King scored 13 of his 22 points in the second half and Kenny Wooten had 20 to help Oregon rally past Washington State 78-58 on Sunday night. Paul White added 18 points for the Ducks (12-8, 3-4 Pac-12), who came back from a four-point halftime deficit to end a two-game

SEATTLE (AP) – Erin Boley scored a career-high 31 points, hitting nine 3-pointers, to lead No. 5 Oregon to a 76-57 victory over the Washington Huskies on Sunday. Oregon (19-1, 8-0) has won 12 consecutive games and is the only team left with an unbeaten conference record in the Pac-12. It’s the best conference start

Good evening Central Oregon! Another unseasonably warm and sunny day across the High Desert today! We actually saw record breaking daytime highs out at Roberts Field today in Redmond. Today’s high there was 67, which breaks a record of 61 set back in in 2011. We also still have that air stagnation advisory in place

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Mikayla Pivec had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 9 Oregon State beat Washington State 52-35 on Sunday for its ninth win in 10 games. Destiny Slocum scored nine points for Oregon State (17-3, 7-1 Pac-12), which has won its past 11 games against Washington State. Chanelle Molina scored 12

(Update: Co-owner of motor home arrested on arson charge; adding court history) A Redmond-area woman was arrested on a first-degree arson charge Saturday, accused of dousing clothes with gasoline and igniting them after a domestic dispute, starting a fire that destroyed their motor home parked on public land east of the city. Around 3 p.m,

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) – An early forecast by Idaho fisheries managers suggests a poor outlook for the upcoming chinook salmon season. The Lewiston Tribune reports a group of federal, state and tribal fisheries managers predicts just over 48,000 spring chinook will return to the mouth of the Snake River. Last year’s forecast had expected a

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police have identified a young man days after he was found with critical injuries. KOIN-TV reports police have not released the name of the man, who is described as being in his mid- to late-20s. Officials say the man has several tattoos, including one that says “Made in Oregon” and

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 session of the American Legion Auxiliary Oregon Girls State to be held at Willamette University in Salem from June 16 th through June 22 nd . In the local area, recruitment is being coordinated by Stevens-Chute Unit #4 in Bend. Girls State–a nationwide program sponsored by the

Here are Saturday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Baker 47, McLoughlin 31 Bend 62, Summit 50 Burns 55, Vale 51 Burnt River 32, Harper 31 Burnt River 32, Huntington 31 Camas Valley 55, New Hope Christian 44 Condon/Wheeler 75, South Wasco County 55 Cove 60, Powder Valley

Two Bend men out for a snowmobile ride near Tumalo Mountain on Friday afternoon became lost late in the day, prompting an extensive air and ground search effort that included Air Force cellphone forensics experts and an Air Link helicopter crew that helped find the pair in good shape Saturday morning, officials said. Shortly before