Month: February 2019

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! We’ll be mainly dry overnight with the chance for mixed showers picking up by tomorrow morning. Snow levels will be around 4,700′ tonight rising to 5,100′ by the morning. Low temperatures will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s to start the day. Thursday begins with showers and the morning

(Update: OSP says Redmond woman died of injuries; crash still under investigation) Oregon State police confirmed Wednesday that a 75-year-old Redmond woman died Saturday, two days after a truck hauling gravel rear-ended her slowing car on Highway 97 just north of Bend. Around 11:45 a.m. last Thursday, Anita Johnson’s four-door Ford Edge was slowing for

Bethlehem Inn is proud to announce the election of six new board members to its Board of Directors. The Inn, which provides over 32,000 nights of shelter each year for the situationally homeless population in our community, has a 15-member board who ensure the organization has a sustainable future through sound, ethical, and legal governance

Across the nation, first responders (law enforcement, fire and EMS) are helping residents in crisis on a daily basis. To assist our state’s first responders with training for these types of incidents, Oregon identified the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model as an effective and collaborative approach for law enforcement response to persons with a mental

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – A ban on single-use plastic bags advanced in the Washington Legislature, the second of a pair of bills on the subject to move past initial hearings. The bill would ban retail stores from giving out non-compostable single-use plastic bags starting in 2020, and would set requirements for other types of bags

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Officials say a disease that afflicts elk and leaves the animal’s hooves broken and deformed has been identified in Idaho for the first time. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says it has confirmed a case of treponema associated hoof disease in an animal killed by a hunter near White

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a group of their colleagues Wednesday in seeking answers from the U.S. Forest Service on the recent Trump shutdown and its impact on the agency’s critical wildfire prevention and fuels treatment efforts–answers that are especially pressing with the threat of another shutdown looming.

Regulated child care remains in short supply across Oregon, creating child care “deserts” in all 36 of the state’s counties, a new report from Oregon State University shows. Child care deserts exist when there are three or more children for a single regulated child care slot. Regulated care includes child care centers and home-based providers

Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington is about to launch the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie booth season. And, back by popular demand are Girl Scout S’mores™! Cookies can be purchased from more than 30,000 Girl Scout Cookie booths between Friday, February 15 and Sunday, March 10. “I’m excited for girls to have this business

The future path for a large area on Redmond’s south end was agreed upon Tuesday as the city council and Deschutes County commissioners approved plans to develop 949 acres near the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center for fairgrounds expansion, a military readiness center and large-lot industrial uses. The passage of the two governing bodies’

(Update: Adding mugshots; Onat released on bail) Two La Pine men were arrested and nearly 2,000 marijuana plants and a “substantial amount” of money were seized Tuesday in a raid by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team on a property in La Pine, agents said. Numerous complaints of a suspected illegal marijuana grow prompted the

SEATTLE (AP) – Rain, snow and flooding continue to cause problems in parts of Washington and Oregon, with several major roadways closed following more than a week of severe winter weather. In Western Washington, about 17,000 Puget Sound Energy customers remained without power Wednesday. The main east-west highway in Washington – Interstate 90 – was

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson released an advisory report Wednesday summarizing the history, current status, and future considerations for the Columbia River Crossing project, otherwise known as the CRC. Nearly $200 million and 10 years were spent on the CRC, including project planning, completing federally required environmental reviews, obtaining permits, and conducting pre-construction design

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawmakers in the Oregon Senate approved a bill Tuesday that aims to protect renters amid a statewide housing crisis, with the measure restricting landlords from terminating tenancy and from imposing large rent increases. The bill passed on Tuesday with 17 in favor and 11 opposed. It now goes to the House.

Good Wednesday Morning, everyone…The current system working into the west coast will not have us a windy as yesterday, but we will live with a chance of mixed showers much of the day. Highs will stay chilly, in the mid to upper 30’s for most. Southerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. As temperatures

Oregon is known for having a small population of “resident” gray whales that appears to live off our Pacific Northwest coast in the summer and fall – and not taking the long migration north to the frigid but rich feeding grounds of the Arctic Ocean. As it turns out, our resident gray whales are not

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon plans to fine a political action committee nearly $95,000 for turning in 96 general election ballots late. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Secretary of State Dennis Richardson’s office announced Tuesday the fine against Defend Oregon, saying the ballots its canvassers collected were handed over a day after the Nov. 6 election. The

Here are Tuesday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Barlow 80, Reynolds 38 Brookings-Harbor 56, Cascade Christian 38 Cascade 63, Sweet Home 61, OT Catlin Gabel 64, Portland Adventist 53 Central Catholic 90, Sandy 41 Chiloquin 77, Prospect 26 Churchill 65, North Eugene 33 Clackamas 48, David Douglas

The Bend-La Pine School Board voted Tuesday night to name Bend’s newest school North Star Elementary. The new 600-student school, located at the corner of O.B. Riley and Cooley roads, is scheduled to open this fall. “North Star is the brightest star in the Little Dipper constellation and is known for being a reliable navigational

A Madras woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in Eugene federal court to stealing nearly $40,000 in Social Security payments from 10 mentally disabled adults, prosecutors said. Tayva Tucker, 41, entered the guilty plea to one count of theft of government funds. Tucker faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three