Month: March 2019

Good evening Central Oregon! A gorgeous day today on the High Desert with lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. We saw high today top out in the 60s ! Changes are on the way though, as clouds are set to move into the region overnight, and we are going to start to see the chance

Parents staged a rally in Bend’s Drake Park on Saturday, one of several held around the state to oppose legislation that would end non-medical vaccination exemptions for students who attend public or private schools. House Bill 3063 would eliminate current religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions and affect the families of more than 31,000 Oregon children.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Officials say a large fire early Sunday in Wilsonville destroyed a three-story apartment complex under construction and damaged nearby homes. KOIN reports no one was hurt in the blaze that broke out early Sunday morning in the 11000 block of Collina Lane. But 25 people were displaced. Officials with Tualatin Valley

Three people were killed Saturday afternoon in the collision of a pickup truck and van near St. Paul, Marion County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were called around 3:20 p.m. to the reported crash on McKay Road NE, just east of state Highway 219, after a passer-by came upon the crash just after it occurred and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Thanks to another stellar performance from Sabrina Ionescu and a lift from a home-state crowd, Oregon is heading to its first women’s Final Four. Ionescu had 31 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and the second-seeded Ducks beat No. 1 seed Mississippi State 88-84 on Saturday. Satou Sabally had 22 points

DETROIT (AP) – Reggie Jackson scored 28 points, Andre Drummond had 22 points and 19 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons ended the Portland Trail Blazers’ six-game winning streak with a 99-90 victory on Saturday night. The Pistons were missing Blake Griffin, who was scratched moments before game time with a sore left knee, but were

Good morning Central Oregon and happy Sunday! We are once again going to start the day with sunny skies, and we will see those temperatures once again warm up close to 60 for some spots as highs will be in the 50s to 60s , We will start to see some clouds move into the

(Update: Adding Taylor NW, Powell Butte Country Store statements) Two Bend brothers headed for their construction jobs at Facebook’s Prineville Data Center were killed early Friday morning when their pickup left the Powell Butte Highway, possibly due to ice, and crashed into a large juniper tree, authorities said. Crook County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched shortly

Good evening Central Oregon! A pleasant day across the region with partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures. There are changes on the way though for us. Overnight tonight we are looking at mostly clear skies with lows down in into the upper 20s and low 30s . Tonight winds will be out of the west

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday the introduction of a package of bills he said would ” ensure that every American has equal representation within our democracy and equal voice in the direction of our government, ” with such steps as ending the Electoral College and electing the president by popular vote. ” Today’s legislation

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – An Ohio-based animal rights group has filed a complaint against Oregon State University with the U.S. Department of Agriculture over seven animal deaths. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports Stop Animal Exploitation Now! (SAEN) filed the complaint in late March, contending the university violated the federal Animal Welfare Act in the deaths of

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Ruthy Hebard had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu added 17 points and 11 assists to send second-seeded Oregon to its third straight Elite Eight with a 63-53 victory over No. 6 South Dakota State on Friday night. Ionescu added seven rebounds to fall just short of a triple-double

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday will start with mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies and will see a decrease in cloud cover throughout the day. Some sunshine will allow temperatures to warm into the mid to upper 50s , which is around average. Winds will be calm as ridging builds offshore for the day. Overnight into

Far beneath the surface of the ocean off the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States – and nearly a quarter-mile below the seafloor – lives a community of hydrogen-consuming microbes that scientists say are like those in Earth’s early history. Buried deep within rock, these primitive microbes not only provide a glimpse far into

Here is the city of Redmond’s list of planned road closures and delays, for the period of March 29-April 12: *** NEW Closures: SW 8 th St from SW Evergreen Ave to SW Deschutes Ave – Intermittent closures for construction throughout April SW 8 th St from SW Evergreen Ave to SW Deschutes Ave will

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Sam Fuehring and Asia Durr each had 17 points and top-seeded Louisville clamped down on defense again, beating No. 4 Oregon State 61-44 on Friday night to reach the Elite Eight. Louisville (32-3) will meet UConn (34-2) on Sunday for a berth in the Final Four. The Huskies defeated UCLA 69-61

ATLANTA (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 36 points, Al-Farouq Aminu added 17 and 11 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 118-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Portland took charge with a 16-0 run in the third quarter that pushed the lead

Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific is warning consumers about Gearow.com, an online store that claims to be operating out of Buffalo, New York. Gearow appears to specialize in outdoor equipment and accessories. Consumers across the United States, including Oregon, report placing orders with the site, and never receiving the items or any form of

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Through the rest of the night tonight expect chance for rain showers. Clouds will be mostly cloudy to partly cloudy. Winds will gust around 10 to 15 miles per hour becoming calm overnight. We’ll have mainly dry conditions. Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s . Saturday

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week joined 33 other senators to call on U.S. Soccer to establish equal pay for its athletes. Despite their successes on the field, players on the U.S. Women’s National Team are still paid considerably less than their male counterparts, the lawmakers said. In 2016, the Senate unanimously