Month: April 2019

An upcoming Oregon Health Authority-sponsored statewide disaster exercise will train staff and partners on responding to an intentional release of plague. The focus of the exercise is on quickly getting antibiotics into communities to treat people and prevent the disease’s spread. Operation OX (“Oregon Exercise”) is coordinated by the Health Security, Preparedness and Response Section

Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of former Oregon Secretary of State Norma Paulus, who died on Feb. 28. Flags should be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, April 27, the date of Paulus’ memorial service. “Norma Paulus was

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – PacifiCorp is considering early retirement for one Wyoming coal-fired power plant and part of another to keep down costs. The Portland, Oregon-based utility, parent of Pacific Power, is studying the potential savings of retiring coal-fired generating units as early as 2022. The company said Thursday that four coal-fired units in Wyoming

The 43 rd Annual SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle is Saturday, May 18th. The price increases on May 3 rd , so sign up now! Just click www.pppbend.com and all the information that you need to know is there! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity! Registration closes on May 14 th . The

Ochoco National Forest managers have temporarily closed a section of Forest Road 58 near the South Fork of the John Day River on the Paulina Ranger District while they mitigate a rock slide brought on by recent snowmelt and wet soil conditions, officials said Thursday. Forest Service employees discovered the rock slide earlier this week

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A comedian from Portland has filed a complaint against U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking damages for false imprisonment after he was pulled off a bus in Spokane. The complaint says Mohanad Elshieky was detained by Border Patrol officers even after producing valid documents showing he was lawfully present in the

In U.S. households, almost 90 million dogs are owned as pets and, in most cases, considered to be “part of the family.” But dogs in your care can also be a source of liability if they injure people or other pets, which is why insurers encourage dog owners to train and care for their pets

SHADY COVE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a mother and daughter were killed Sunday in southwest Oregon and a man who had been in a relationship with the mother has been arrested. The Mail Tribune reports 62-year-old Shirley Gann and her daughter 43-year-old Judy Wilkins died of multiple gunshot wounds Sunday, according to findings of

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Upgrading the Center Street Bridge in Salem to withstand a major earthquake may cost $100 million, exceeding the $60 million budgeted by state lawmakers barely two years ago. The Statesman-Journal reports that retrofitting the span that carries upwards of 47,000 drivers a day from West Salem into downtown includes several steps

GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) – A judge sentenced a 29-year-old therapy worker to more than 8 years of prison for raping a 13-year-old boy during on-the-job visits to his Gresham home. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a jury took about an hour to find Abigail Minjung Kim guilty of six counts of first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree sodomy and

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… A gentle flow out of the west that is not very moisture packed combined with some high pressure to our south will both ensure that Central Oregon sees a nice, warm day today. Under mostly sunny skies we will enjoy highs in the mid 70’s and a gentle NW breeze at

Online reservations are open for summer season camping and day-use activities at more than a dozen public parks, campgrounds and recreation areas Portland General Electric manages in concert with the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon State Parks, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and other public and non-governmental partners. This year, under an agreement

Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno released a report Wednesday showing the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division has implemented all recommendations made in audit report 2018-16, “Forensic Division Has Taken Appropriate Steps to Address Oregon’s Sexual Assault Kit Testing Backlog.” “I’m proud to say Oregon is a leader on this very important issue. It

On April 4, Retired Redmond Police Captain Donald Richard Swift passed away at the age of 73 after a long battle with illness at St. Charles Bend. “Donald Swift made an impact on so many lives in his 50 years of service in law enforcement.,” Sgt. William Bailey said. Swift was a retired lieutenant from

Conservation and fishing groups are calling on Oregon forest officials to enact stronger protections for salmon from the effects of logging. Twenty groups have petitioned the Oregon Board of Forestry for new rules to prevent logging-related degradation of habitats on state and private timberlands for coho salmon, which are protected as endangered at the state

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A major auto manufacturer says it will build electric trucks at a Portland factory. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Daimler Trucks North America announced Wednesday it will make electric Freightliner trucks in Portland, with local production scheduled to begin in 2021. The company says it had already been developing electrification technology at

While thousands of Oregon teachers plan a walkout on May 8 to make their call for more state education funding, Bend-La Pine teachers and staff will be on the job, instead planning after-school marches and rallies with much the same message and inviting parents and others to join them. The Bend-La Pine School Board and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – FBI officials in Portland say authorities investigated a possible threat Wednesday to Islamic organizations in Oregon and determined there were no immediate safety concerns. FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele says by Wednesday afternoon investigators determined there was no known threat to any Oregon Islamic center. She says no arrests have been

A new summer-season bus route between Sunriver and La Pine is in the works, though it’s expected to take until next year to get all the pieces and dollars in place. A few months ago, the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce began talking with area businesses to see what needs they have for transportation in the

The American Lung Association said Wednesday its “State of the Air” 2019 report found that the Bend-Prineville area is now the 22 nd most-polluted area in the U.S. for short-term particle pollution. Crook County had its highest particle pollution readings on record, and went from a “D” grade last year to an “F” grade this