Month: February 2019

With an increase in snow comes an increased chance of avalanches, experts warn. Clifford Agocs, a professional level 2 avalanche-certificated ski guide from Oregon Ski Guides, said Monday different weather conditions and different weather patterns create different avalanche problems. Those problems, he said, behave in different ways, which help them understand what they are looking

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s housing finance agency has an ambitious plan to attack homelessness but says it will need a lot of resources to pull off. Gov. Kate Brown, whose proposed budget would make a historic $400 million investment in housing, said Monday the plan announced by Oregon Housing and Community Services requires support

The new Kenwood School Gymnasium on the west side of Bend was recognized for its design, and on Monday, the elementary school was given a plaque to honor its special construction method. Two winters ago, the original gym’s roof collapsed, just hours before an assembly inside the gym was scheduled. On Monday, on a slightly

Happy Monday evening, everyone! A WINTER STORM WARNING remains in effect for the Sisters, La Pine, and Sunriver areas through early tomorrow morning. Winds will be gusty tonight out of the south as a cold front approaches. Gusts will top about 25 to 30 miles per hour. We’ll be mainly dry overnight before showers arrive.

The Latino Community Association has hired Cynthia Steward Jurgensen of Powell Butte as its first development manager. Jurgensen’s mission is to strengthen the financial foundation under the nonprofit that advocates for Latino families throughout Central Oregon. LCA received a $152,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust last fall to cover three years of fund

Bend Area Habitat for Humanity is thrilled to be selected as a nonprofit partner of New Hope Church. In February, New Hope Church became a Habitat House Sponsor with a $20,000 donation, and also committed to a minimum 200 volunteer hours building on the sponsored house. Brandon Blumberg, Lead Pastor at New Hope Church, said,

The Redmond High School boys swim team won the 2019 5A Intermountain Conference district championship on Friday in Hood River. Their first district championship in a decade, the RHS boys beat out Pendleton by just two points to clinch the title. “I’m so proud of how our team swam on Friday,” Denise Maich, Panthers head

HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) – A tanker truck slid out of control amid snowy conditions on Interstate 84 between Cascade Locks and Hood River on Monday and spilled 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel onto the roadway. Oregon State Police said the driver, James Altman, 34, of Portland, was going too fast for the snowy conditions.

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) – A fire that roared through downtown Sandpoint, Idaho, has destroyed numerous businesses. The city of Sandpoint Facebook page reports that the fire began at about 1 a.m. Monday along North First Avenue, the main street through downtown. The Spokesman-Review says video and pictures of the fire show it burning a group

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – A woman accused of injuring her 16-year-old friend by pushing her off a bridge in southwestern Washington has been offered a plea deal in the case. The Columbian reports 19-year-old Taylor Smith appeared in Clark County District Court Monday. Defense attorney Christie Emrich said the state presented an offer Friday. The

A 28-year-old Bend man was taken into custody Monday morning after throwing a knife at officers who responded to reports he was walking in a bathrobe with the weapon near a northeast Bend intersection, acting like he was throwing it at passing cars, police said. Officers responded around 9 a.m. to the area of Northeast

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Churches in Medford will soon be able to offer overnight ‘car camping’ in their parking lots to homeless people. The Mail Tribune reported Monday that currently it is illegal to sleep in a vehicle overnight on the streets of Medford. Local churches that want to allow homeless people in their parking

Few people would be surprised to hear there were fewer than half the Bend home sales in January than there were last June. But January also marked another record median sales price of $450,000 – clipping by $1,000 the previous peak, seen last June. There were 261 Bend home sales last June, and just 125

(Update: Jefferson County schools closed; Culver on snow routes; NWS reduces Bend snow forecast) Snow was falling Monday morning in Madras and Jefferson County 509-J schools closed for the day, while Culver school buses were operating on snow routes. Sunday brought blue skies, though accompanied by a cold wind, to much of Central Oregon after

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…CULVER SCHOOLS: Buses on Snow RoutesJEFFERSON 509-J SCHOOLS: CLOSED FOR THE DAYWith daytime highs rising into the mid 30’s we are setting up to see a combination of snow showers and freezing rain today. Gusty southerly winds at 10-20 mph. Overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 20’s and those

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined more than 100 Democratic members of Congress on Friday to introduce legislation protecting America’s treasured national monuments against what they called the Trump administration’s relentless attacks on public lands. The America’s Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States (ANTIQUITIES) Act

Here’s the city of Redmond’s road closures and delays update for the rest of February: *** NEW Closures: NW Northwest Way from NW Spruce Ave to NW Upas Ave – Closed for construction Monday, February 18 thru Friday, April 26, 2019. NW Northwest Way from 200 feet South of NW Spruce Ave for 700 feet

The state of Oregon is preparing one of the largest bond sales of the 2017-19 biennium, which will expand the state’s affordable housing inventory, improve schools and public facilities, and create a wave of construction work statewide, State Treasurer Tobias Read announced late last week. In total, $518 million in general obligation bonds will be

The Oregon Senate has taken the first step toward ensuring more Oregonians will have access to broadband Internet services. Senate Bill 69 – which passed Thursday on the Senate floor – requires the Public Utility Commission to establish a plan to provide low-income Oregonians assistance for accessing broadband Internet services. “For many years, the state

Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have asked the commissioners of the Pac-12, ACC, SEC, Big 10 and Big 12 conferences to take serious and meaningful steps to address the misconduct and sexual violence within their athletics programs. In addition to Wyden and Merkley, the letter sent Thursday to the commissioners of the National