Month: March 2019

SEATTLE (AP) – The National Weather Service says Seattle has hit 75 degrees, making it the warmest winter day on record. The National Weather Service said on Twitter that the temperature was recorded Monday afternoon and that it also was the earliest ever in the calendar year that Seattle has been that warm. The high

In a bipartisan letter Monday to the CEOs of eight major airlines, Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Kennedy (R-LA) raised alarms about recent reports that airlines may be using in-flight entertainment systems to spy on passengers. As CNN reported earlier this month, some in-flight entertainment systems now contain cameras that could be used to

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Officials say nine students who were arrested after a riot broke out at an 8th grade basketball tournament in southwest Washington have been expelled from their schools. Vancouver School District officials said Monday that that the students arrested were emergency expelled and that officials were still investigating others who may have

The City of Redmond Parks Division will be removing several older buildings, identified as structurally unsound, from Sam Johnson Park this week, officials said Monday. “Special care will be taken to protect the established shade trees,” the announcement said. This spring, park crews will improve the site and expand the usable open space available in

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon House approved a 10-year ban on fracking to explore for oil and natural gas. Lawmakers voted 42-12 on Monday to prohibit the process, which injects high-pressure liquids into underground rock to extract oil and gas. The measure now goes to the Senate for consideration. There are currently no fracking

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – A woman has pleaded guilty to pushing her 16-year-old friend from a bridge at a popular swimming area near Vancouver. The Columbian reports 19-year-old Tay’lor Smith pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless endangerment Monday in Clark County District Court. Prosecutors are recommending no jail time when Smith is sentenced later this month.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has joined a group of bipartisan colleagues to introduce legislation that would renew and expand funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics were established in landmark 2014 legislation also cosponsored by Wyden. Funding for these clinics, which are required to provide a comprehensive set of

(Update: OSP identifies shooting victim) Oregon State Police said they are seeking a suspect vehicle in a fatal apparent road rage incident Sunday in the Roseburg area, where a 53-year-old Myrtle Creek man was shot and killed on Interstate 5. Troopers and medics responded around noon Sunday to a reported shooting on southbound I-5 near

(Update: Adding video, neighbor’s comment) A woman’s arrest on drug, forgery and ID theft charges at her southwest Redmond home Friday afternoon led to a standoff with her boyfriend, who ran inside and surrendered hours later after a SWAT team, drone and two police dogs entered, police said Sunday. Shortly before 4 p.m. Friday, a

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Roseburg Forest Products, one of the country’s leading manufacturers of particleboard and plywood, has ended production and sales of certain lumber products in the midst of a federal investigation into whether the wood came from the illegal logging of African rainforests. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to Oregon Public Broadcasting

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will consider overturning a criminal conviction by a 10-2 vote in Louisiana. The justice acted Monday, four months after Louisiana voters amended the state constitution to prohibit non-unanimous verdicts in criminal cases. Oregon is the only state that still allows them. The high court also is agreeing Monday to

Good Monday Morning, Everyone… Though temperatures may top out slightly below average today, sunshine and a gentle northerly breeze will deliver another beautiful day to the High Desert. Highs will reach the low 50’s. We may see a cloud or two tonight, but overall the night will stay quite clear. Lows will dip into the

Scientists from Canada and the United States are using honey from neighborhood beekeepers to test for the presence of heavy metal pollution – a new application of a technique that uses isotope analysis to search for low levels of lead, zinc, copper and other elements. The study is thought to be the first of its

The Oregon Problem Gambling Resource website has undergone a remodel to help connect those who may have gambling problems with services and resources to help them. The new website provides a clean, un-cluttered modern design that incorporates improved functionality and enhanced content, officials said. The updated site serves as a platform to highlight resources available

A new Smokey Bear license plate is coming to Oregon on Aug. 1! Using eBay, Keep Oregon Green is auctioning off low numbers SB 00002 through SB 00020. KOG started the bidding on Sunday at noon with SB 00020. The next number (SB 00019) will be auctioned the following Sunday, March 24th. KOG will conduct

From teachers, farmers and Oregon State Police troopers to home health care workers and victims advocates, the Legislature’s budget-writing panel heard plenty of pleas for support — and dollars — in a two-hour string of fast-paced, two-minute testimony at their hearing Saturday afternoon at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond. The Joint Committee on Ways

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police in The Dalles say an officer fatally shot a 77-year-old man who was reportedly shooting a rifle at a neighbor’s house. KOIN-TV reports the man killed in the Saturday incident was identified as James Young. Police say arriving officers saw Young shooting, and at some point Young was shot and

Good evening Central Oregon! Another beautiful day across the High Desert with lots of sunshine and mild spring like temperatures. Today we saw temps top out in the 40s to 50s today. Overnight tonight we will continue to see clear skies and cool temperatures, lows will drop down into the 20s. Tomorrow things could be

A 21-year-old man was killed Saturday when his snowmobile struck a power pole guy wire near Crescent, but a rider accompanying him was unharmed, Klamath County sheriff’s deputies said Sunday. Jacob Charles McGarry of Philomath, currently living in Corvallis, was pronounced dead by emergency responders around 12:30 p.m. Saturday just south of Crescent, Lt. Randall

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Payton Pritchard scored 20 points and led Oregon’s dominating defense, helping the Ducks beat Washington 68-48 on Saturday night to become the second team to win four games in four days at the Pac-12 Tournament. The sixth-seeded Ducks (23-12) rode their defense into the title game and continued their shutdown run