Month: March 2019

An individual contagious with measles visited Portland International Airport, as well as locations in Marion County, health officials said Friday. The case is unrelated to the measles outbreak in Clark County, Wash., and unrelated to a recent report of measles in Multnomah County. In this case, the individual, a resident of Illinois, recently spent time

(Update: Alfafa riding arena’s roof collapses) A familiar aftermath of heavy snowfall struck twice in Central Oregon in recent days, with the roof of an Alfalfa riding arena collapsing on Wednesday and the roof of a Bend warehouse falling in on Thursday. Rose Young, the owner of the Rosebud Ranch east of Bend, said she

The city of Bend has called off private snowplow contractors after a very snowy week. That’s partly because the weather changed and roads are now more passable – but also because they heard from so many people frustrated by the berms snowplows created at the end of driveways. Since Monday, Central Oregonians have been shoveling

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposal requiring that children attending any school or children’s facility in the state be vaccinated, unless they have a doctor’s note requesting an exemption for medical reasons. House Bill 3063 would get rid of religious, personal or philosophical exemptions for all vaccines. The move comes as

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Expect a chance for isolated, light snow showers between now and midnight. We’ll see mostly cloudy skies become partly cloudy overnight. Lows will be cold and below average once again bottoming out in the teens. Saturday begins with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. Clearer skies will be in the Cascades

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – The Springfield School Board has declared an emergency after the roof of Thurston High School’s auxiliary gym collapsed. KEZI-TV reports the declaration made Friday will allow the district to waive the bidding process so repairs can be done more quickly. No one was injured when a support beam came down on

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A large drug bust by the Blue Mountain Enforcement Narcotics Team put 65 adults in four eastern Oregon counties behind bars, but also sent 38 children into the foster care system overnight. The East Oregonian reported Friday that the sudden influx of children needing foster care in January sent caseworkers scrambling

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Officials say three new suspected measles cases have been identified in a measles outbreak in southwest Washington. Clark County Public Health officials said Friday that two more people are suspected to have the highly contagious viral illness. Since the beginning of the year, Clark County has seen 68 people with confirmed

(Update: Bend-La Pine HS, middle school students to leave 20 minutes early) Bend-La Pine schools were back in session Friday for the first time this week. But in the late morning, officials announced middle and high school students will be released 20 minutes early “to allow buses and student drivers extra time to slow down

Crook County Emergency Management, Crook County Public Health Department, the City of Prineville and Crook County agencies are currently dealing with winter weather events in the county, the agency said in a notice Friday about safety advice and warnings related to the now-melting snow. The weather forecast indicates the weather will be warmer for the

More than 25″ of snow fell in Central Oregon this week, shattering records that date back to 1917. Throughout the snowstorm, CET drivers and staff worked hard to safely and efficiently get people to work, doctor’s appointments, and grocery stores. To celebrate this achievement and to thank our community, CET is offering free rides on

Acting Oregon Secretary of State Leslie Cummings and the family of Secretary of State Dennis Richardson issued the following invitation Friday to Richardson’s state funeral next week: “A state funeral for Dennis Richardson, Oregon’s 26th Secretary of State, will be held on Wednesday, March 6, at 2:00 PM in the Oregon State Capitol Building in

Chemical processes that are more efficient and less expensive may be coming to industries ranging from battery manufacturing to detergent production thanks to an Oregon State University researcher’s work advancing metal oxides as catalysts. The findings, by a collaboration that included scientists from the University of Delaware, were published in Nature Catalysis. A catalyst increases

The main Deschutes County Health Services building, located at 2577 NE Courtney Drive in Bend, was closed Friday after staff members reported an odor of natural gas. Facilities staff are conducting an assessment of the building’s heating system, officials said. All other Health Services locations are open, they added

Here are Thursday’s Oregon high school basketball state playoffs scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Class 6A First Round Barlow 73, Sheldon 63 Jefferson PDX 103, Bend 66 North Medford 44, Sunset 42 South Eugene 54, McNary 48 Southridge 63, Mountain View 56 Tigard 72, Roseburg 58 Class 3A Quarterfinal Amity 60,

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Louis King scored 19 points and Payton Pritchard had 18 as Oregon raced past Arizona State 79-51 on Thursday night. Ehab Amin added 11 points off the bench for the Ducks (16-12, 7-8 Pac-12), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Oregon scored the first 12 points of the second half to

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… Under overcast skies we will see another cold day with only a chance of some scattered snow showers. Skies will stay cloudy today. Highs will be in the low to mid 30’s and scattered, light snow showers are most possible from mid-morning to late afternoon. While we retain a chance of

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed the first mandatory statewide rent control bill for the U.S. as the economically booming state struggles to control a spiraling housing crisis. The Democratic governor at a signing ceremony Thursday said the measure will “provide some immediate relief to Oregonians struggling to keep up with

(Update: Adding Tim Knopp statement) Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday declared a state of emergency in 10 Oregon counties, including Deschutes, due to severe winter storm conditions. The counties included are: Coos, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Linn, and Marion. The declaration comes at the request of local officials and is based on

Wednesday night, the Oregon Republican Party Executive Committee passed a resolution formally calling on (strongly urging) Gov. Kate Brown to select a replacement for the late Secretary of State Dennis Richardson from a pool of nominees chosen by Oregon Republican leadership, similar to the process used to replace state legislative vacancies. “As we mourn Dennis