Month: March 2019

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A report from the Secretary of State found that Oregon hasn’t followed up on recommendations to better track the progress of the state’s most at-risk students. The report, released Wednesday, said the Oregon Department of Education only made partial progress on three of the 15 recommendations to improve education for students

(Update: Fire still 60 acres, evacuation level lowered for some residents) Favorable overnight conditions have kept the Santiam Park Fire burning near Lyons at an estimated 60 acres and 20 percent lined, and some evacuated area residents have been allowed to return home, officials said Wednesday. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said the evacuation level

(Update: Adding Bend Fire Dept. info) Some residents on Bend’s Eastside got emergency alert calls and roads were closed early Wednesday due to possible natural gas leaks that a utility official later said actually were pressure release safety devices “doing what they are designed to do.” Residents in the area of Old Red Road and

A day of phone negotiations with police led to the arrest Monday evening of a 47-year-old northeast Bend man on kidnapping and other charges, accused of refusing to let his wife and 2 young children leave their home earlier in the day. The 42-year-old wife of John Malouf called authorities around 8:30 a.m. Monday to

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service has rejected the recently completed management plans for three national forests in the Pacific Northwest, restarting the 15-year process to revise the plans. The Lewiston Tribune reported Wednesday that the plans for the Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman national forests were issued last summer, promising to support more

The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation is putting on the 8 th Annual Central Oregon 500+ Road Ride, June 5-June 9. All rides are based out of Bend each day and feature the classic, scenic and sometimes grueling climbs! There are two options each day, 100 miles or 100 km. This is a perfect event

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – City officials in Eugene expect to spend $14 million on the planned three-acre riverfront park, the showpiece of the community’s years-long effort to connect downtown with the Willamette River. The Register-Guard reports they also anticipate spending another $4 million on the neighboring one-acre plaza, which will be constructed in a future

Chemistry researchers at Oregon State University have patented a method for making anti-leukemia compounds that until now have only been available via an Asian tree that produces them. The synthesis of cephalotaxine and homoharringtonine (HHT) paves the way toward less-expensive, more readily available leukemia drugs whose production is not subject to the risks and inefficiencies

Tropical storms are likely to become more deadly under climate change, leaving people in developing countries, where there may be a lack of resources or poor infrastructure, at increased risk, new research from Oregon State University shows. Under most climate models, tropical storm-related deaths would increase up to 52 percent as the climate changes, said

The Giving Plate Community Food Relief announced Tuesday it has a much-needed new cargo van. ” We are excited to announce that after a year of grant writing, The Giving Plate now has a 2017 cargo van sold below cost from Robberson Ford, ” founders Gary and Debra Kelso and fellow executive team member Ranae

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a permanent ban on offshore drilling Tuesday as the federal government forges ahead with a plan that could open up the Pacific for exploration. The House voted 47-8 to prohibit drilling and exploration on state marine waters. The measure indefinitely extends a 10-year ban on the practice

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The parent company for The Oregonian/OregonLive has reached a settlement with former first lady Cylvia Hayes that reduces the $128,000 in legal fees a judge ordered her to pay after her unsuccessful lawsuit to stop the release of her emails. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports terms of the settlement were read into the

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… A system moving into northern California will kick storm activity in our direction for the next couple days. Most of the rain will fall to our south, but increasing clouds will bring a chance of showers that will stretch through this evening, tonight and into tomorrow morning. Highs today will reach

This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment looks at building a digital defense against tax fraud. With April 15th just around the corner, it is a good time to check in with our friends at the IRS for tips on safe filing. With the tax bill passed last year by Congress, there are plenty

SEATTLE (AP) – The National Weather Service says Seattle’s high temperature of 79 degrees makes it the warmest March day on record since 1894. The National Weather Service said on Twitter that the temperature was recorded Tuesday afternoon. The previous record was 78 degrees on March 29, 2004. On Monday, Seattle hit 76 degrees, which

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Southern Oregon man has surrendered to police following a two-week standoff sparked by a custody dispute. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that 42-year-old Stephen Adam Cain surrendered peacefully Monday after days of discussions with negotiators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Court records say an attorney for Cain’s ex-girlfriend called authorities March

Pediatric patients at St. Charles Bend have a new advocate and source of support in Jeri Young, the hospital announced Tuesday, introducing its first-ever child life specialist. Young has already helped a boy with diabetes and needle anxiety do his own finger sticks and injections. She’s prepared a girl needing a tonsillectomy for the operating

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., visited Tijuana over the weekend, inspecting several shelters housing asylum-seekers who he said have been pushed back over the U.S.-Mexico border by Trump administration policies, as well as meeting with government officials and aid groups. Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement summarizing what he

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Clouds are rolling in tonight ahead of a change in the weather. Lows will be in the mid to upper 20s, which is average for this time of year. Winds will gust around 10 miles per hour. By Wednesday morning we’ll see more clouds overhead and will notice more by the

Two Central Oregon irrigation districts celebrated major milestones Tuesday for modernization projects – one gearing up, the other nearly done – to pipe more than 130 miles of canals in total, thanks to widespread support and funding from 15 organizations, including $30 million in federal funds. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., U.S. Department of Agriculture National