Month: April 2019

Happy Monday evening, everyone! Rain showers will stick around through the rest of the evening. Overnight shower chances dwindle heading into the early morning hours on Tuesday. Winds will gust around 10 miles per hour. Overnight low temperatures will dip into the low to mid 30s, which is a little above average. Snow showers are

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – As Oregon’s wolf population continues to grow, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a new draft conservation and management plan that establishes a new deadline for when wolves can be killed for preying on livestock. The goal of the 160-page plan released Monday remains the same as in

(Update: Adding previous board designee) Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno announced Monday the appointment of state Rep. Cheri Helt (R-Bend) as the secretary of state’s designated appointment to the State Board of Education. “I am delighted to announce the appointment of State Representative Cheri Helt as my designee on the State Board of Education,”

Selecting Oregon State’s next president is an important moment in our university’s history. Among the Board of Trustees’ core values is making decisions after thoughtful and purposeful deliberation and in accordance with the university’s commitment to shared governance. In alignment with these values, the Board of Trustees would like to hear from the entire OSU

SEATTLE (AP) – Authorities have identified a man believed to have shot and killed a Washington state sheriff’s deputy over the weekend. The Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the man as 33-year-old Brian Dellaann Butts, of Longview, in southwestern Washington. Butts was killed in an officer-involved shooting on Sunday, a day after investigators

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a Keizer woman convicted of stoning a man to death and sentenced to life in prison has died at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville. The Statesman Journal reports 55-year-old Tamara Upton died in the infirmary while on hospice care Sunday for an undisclosed illness. As with all in-custody

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, welcomed Monday the decision of the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of the Interior to open an investigation regarding allegations against Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The decision follows separate requests by Wyden and Hirono asking the Interior IG to investigate allegations that Bernhardt

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that Oregon tribes will receive more than $15 million in federal grants to support affordable housing. “Quality of life throughout our state requires housing that Oregonians can afford,” Wyden said.”These fresh federal resources for Oregon’s tribes will help them achieve that essential quality-of-life goal and help

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., presented the Congressional Gold Medal to a Bend man on Monday in honor of his late father, a B-24 bomber co-pilot during World War II who served in the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the CIA. Second Lt. William Bartholomew’s eldest son, William Bartholomew Jr., of Bend, received the

The Bend Park and Recreation District is seeking referees to officiate games for the 2019 Boys Lacrosse League. With a record 700 kids participating in the league this year, the need for referees to officiate games is as big as ever. Potential applicants must enjoy working with youth and be able to create a positive,

The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles to Klamath Falls on the east side of the Cascades. All work is dependent on weather conditions

Findings by a team led by an Oregon State University geotechnical engineer are paving the way toward engineering techniques that could keep Pacific Northwest residents more safe during the eventual Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Ben Mason of the OSU College of Engineering led a National Science Foundation-supported team that traveled to Indonesia to study the

For many consumers, April signifies the time for spring cleaning. Scrubbing and sweeping your house is an important part of maintaining a clean home. But what about maintaining a clean machine? Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific is sharing tips on how to “spring clean” your computers and mobile devices to protect against online scams

Good Monday Morning Everyone… The rapid passage of a fairly weak cold front will thicken our clouds today and give us a good chance of seeing some late day rain showers. Highs will be in the upper 40’s to low 50’s and breezes generally out of the south will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Rain

Good evening Central Oregon and Happy Sunday! Cloudy skies overhead for much of today as we saw temperatures top out in the 40s to 50s. We will start to see some changes for the start of the work week. Overnight tonight those cloudy skies look to stick with us but it looks likely that we

(Update: Suspect in fatal shooting of deputy killed; more details) SEATTLE (AP) – A southwest Washington sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot while responding to a report of a disabled vehicle Saturday night, and authorities said they shot and killed the suspect less than 24 hours later. The Seattle Times reports 29-year-old Cowlitz County Deputy Justin

A pair of of female high school wrestlers from Central Oregon will be part of a team traveling to South Africa for a special wrestling competition this summer. The Oregon Cultural Exchange Wrestling Team will compete this summer in July against the South African Wrestling Federation team. The team is comprised of the top male

The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal has mobilized an incident management team to support ongoing coordinated efforts in response to flooding in the Pendleton area. Tom Williams of Portland Fire & Rescue is the incident commander. The OSFM late Saturday received a request from the Oregon Emergency Response System to send the IMT to

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Two people died when a delivery truck crashed northeast of Salem early Saturday. The Salem Statesman Journal reports a driver and passenger crashed shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday. Marion County emergency officials responding to reports of the crash found the delivery truck on its side. The truck had struck a utility

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Milwakie police officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury in a shooting near the Milwaukie Safeway late Saturday and a suspect was arrested on attempted murder and other charges, officers said. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the shooting occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Police spokesman Brad Walther says the officer tried to stop