Month: August 2019

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s sage grouse population has dropped 52% since the federal government decided not to list the birds as an endangered species in the fall of 2015. It’s not yet clear whether the three-year decline is part of a cyclical pattern or indicative of a more serious issue, but the Idaho Statesman

Happy Monday evening, everyone! Skies will be mostly clear around sunset tonight and clear through the overnight. The Perseid Meteor Shower is peaking overnight, so look straight up and maybe you’ll see some fun in the skies! However, the moon is nearly full, so the light might wash out some of the views. Temperatures will

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say two paramedics were assaulted while on a call helping a woman with a medical issue in Portland. KOIN reports the paramedics were attacked early Monday. One paramedic was pepper-sprayed by someone on a bike and the other was punched in the face. The bike rider left but authorities arrested

Oregon DMV said it was unable to provide knowledge tests for driver permit and licensing Monday. State and testing device technicians are working to restore testing services, the agency said, but they don’t know when we can resume knowledge testing. “We think the testing system will be down all day Monday and possibly into Tuesday,”

SEATTLE (AP) — A car smashed through the glass wall of a fitness facility and crash-landed into an indoor swimming pool in Seattle. KOMO reports the incident happened about 7:45 a.m. at an LA Fitness center in north Seattle. Kristin Tinsley of the Seattle Fire Department said three people were swimming laps in the pool

SELCO Community Credit Union will begin taking applications on Aug. 15 for its annual SPARK! Creative Learning Grants, and the process will remain open through Sept. 30. The grants are a valuable tool for educators, awarding as much as $1,000 each to K-12 educators across the 27 Oregon counties that SELCO serves. Now in its

On Thursday, August 22, from 4-6 p.m., the city of Redmond will host an open house as part of the Redmond 2040 citywide community engagement effort. Community members will have the opportunity to engage with city employees and provide input on what key concepts should guide Redmond’s future growth, what makes Redmond unique, what is

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Monday that Oregon will join the multi-state lawsuit to block what opponents call the anti-competitive mega-merger of telecommunications giants T-Mobile and Sprint. T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corporation are the third- and fourth-largest mobile wireless networks in the U.S., and are the lower-cost carriers among the “Big Four,” including Verizon

(Update: Correcting qualification to $1,000 earnings a year) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Friday signed what advocates are calling the nation’s most progressive paid family and medical leave measure, making Oregon the first state in the country to offer 100% wage replacement for minimum-wage workers. The law (House Bill 2005), which will

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday for issuing new, more flexible guidelines on prescribed fire. The announcement comes a year after Walden brought EPA Region 10 administrator to Medford to meet with concerned citizens, community leaders, and business owners to discuss the impact of wildfire smoke on people’s health,

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed after crashing his motorcycle into a cow. KOIN reports the crash happened early Monday morning in Jackson County in the southwest portion of the state. Police identified the man as 57-year-old Stephen Coolidge from Jacksonville. The cow was also killed. Medford Fire and Oregon Department

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After making five arrests over the weekend, the Portland Police Bureau says it is determined to send a message to the speed racing community. KOIN reports that officers made 26 traffic stops arrested five suspects for reckless driving, two of whom were also arrested for drunken driving. PPB said they’ll be

An Arizona woman who fell on a hike near Broken Top was rescued Sunday afternoon by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers, officials said. County 911 dispatch got a call shortly after 3 p.m. regarding the injured hiker near No Name Lake, identified as Mary Ortmann ,74, of Surprise, Arizona, who reportedly fell while

Good Monday Morning, Everyone… After a cooler, but mild night we will see plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures today. Highs will be in the low to mid 80’s and breezes will tend to be light and variable. Skies will stay clear tonight. Overnight lows will be scattered throughout the 40’s which is pretty typical

KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The thick scent of smoke hung in the midday air when a trail along the Kings River opened up to an ominous scene: flames in the trees and thick gray smoke shrouding canyon walls. Firefighters were on the job. In fact, they had started the blaze that chewed

An unoccupied, possibly abandoned motor home was destroyed by a fire Sunday on the city of Bend-owned Juniper Ridge property, officials said. Firefighters responded around 11:50 a.m. to a report of black smoke showing from the 550-acre area of undeveloped land north of Cooley Road and east of Highway 97, Deputy Fire Marshal Susie Maniscalco

Lots of special things happen at the Deschutes County Fair, and the 100th edition, which ended a week ago, has another grand example, involving a big pig named Guss, the hefty price he fetched at auction – and what a young Bend 4-Her did with all that money, following in his sister’s footsteps. After the

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — One southern Oregon county fair is setting up a “free-expression area,” with restrictions on bullhorns, signs and sound systems. The Daily Courier reports the Josephine County Fair is setting up a 30-by-30 foot outdoor area near two of the entrances to a building where vendors will be set up for

Work will begin next Monday on a project to improve the so-called “Six Corners” intersection of Southwest Canal Boulevard, 61 st Street and Quarry Avenue, Deschutes County officials said. The project will include converting the existing six-way intersection into a four-way intersection with adjacent “T” intersections and constructing left-turn lanes on Canal Boulevard at the

(Update: Quieter conditions help firefighters) After three days of thunderstorms that had Central Oregon firefighters scrambling to put out dozens of small lighting-sparked wildfires, things got quieter on Sunday, as rain and cooler nighttime temperatures also helped crews out, officials said. “All looking good this morning, and crews expect to wrap up existing fires,” the