Month: August 2019

LIBBY, Mont. (AP) — Officials confirmed Thursday that the child’s body found in a remote area of northwestern Montana was a missing boy from southern Oregon and that he had been shot in the head. An autopsy confirmed 2-year-old Aiden Salcido of Medford was the victim found July 28, according to Lincoln County Sheriff Darren

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! We’re seeing some instability onshore with a few lightning strikes developing in Central Oregon. Overnight we can expect partly cloudy skies to turn mostly clear. Winds will stay gusty through sunset topping 25 miles per hour. Winds will calm through the overnight. Low temperatures will dip into the mid to upper

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the most popular treks to Mount Jefferson has reopened, more than two years after a wildfire closed it to public access. The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday night that the Whitewater Trail in Central Oregon would officially reopen Thursday. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the trail was heavily damaged by the

A Washington State Patrol trooper’s dashcam caught an unusual sight Thursday — a small plane approaching, then landing in the middle of a busy road in Pierce County. The single-engine plane is first seen coming in for the landing around 8:15 p.m., and as the trooper turns his car, the view swings around to see

The Oregon Lottery released the name and logo Thursday of Oregon Lottery Scoreboard – an online sports book allowing players aged 21 and over to wager on nearly every professional sport. This is the Oregon Lottery’s first entry into online sales and gameplay, with plans to add in-venue sports betting at select Oregon Lottery retail

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with a bipartisan group of senators, urged Thursday that savings from the Wildfire Disaster Account be reinvested in the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to ensure the agencies can continue critical wildfire prevention, as intended. Wyden and Merkley were joined by Sens. Mike Crapo

(Update: Expands, adds lawsuit) SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to prevent the state of Washington from killing more wolves from a pack that is preying on cattle. The Maryland-based Center for a Humane Economy filed the suit in King County Superior Court, contending too many wolves have been killed as a

Parents of kindergarten-aged children will have another reason to rejoice as the new school year begins: their kids can get a jump-start on saving for higher education through the Oregon College Savings Plan’s $25 Kinder Grad incentive program. Starting Thursday, when an account is opened for an Oregon kindergartner who does not already have an

Firefighters have reached 30 percent containment on the week-old Milepost 97 Fire in southwest Oregon, officials said Thursday. Successful burnout operations were conducted on the northwest and southern edges of the fire, with the southeast edge of the fire now fully lined with fire hose. The fire grew by nearly 500 acres to 13,070 acres,

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A secretary of state audit says Oregon state agencies need more oversight of their spending and the state needs to bolster efforts to make information more transparent to the public. The Statesman Journal reports the audit, released Wednesday, found potentially wasteful spending of tax dollars, shortcomings in the state’s transparency website

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon state senator’s threats against the Senate president and the state police on the eve of a walkout by Senate Republicans in June sent a wave of fear through the Capitol. Some who work in the marbled, domed building wept, expressing fear of returning to the job, emails obtained late

Bees are an important part of the environment, pollinating plants that we use for food crops and home gardens. Recently in Bend, beekeepers have reported hundreds of bees dying unexpectedly. A colony of bees can range from 20,000 to 60,000 honeybees and a queen. Matter of Trust, an eco-industrial hub, says the average bee will

(Update: Adding police comments) The Bend Police Department on Wednesday began enforcing a recent amendment to Bend Code that reduces the number of days a vehicle may park on the public right of way from five calendar days to three business days. City officials said the change is intended to promote parking turnover, shorten the

(Update: Autopsy confirms remains are male 18-40) An autopsy has helped Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office investigators determine that human remains found by a camper west of Sunriver on Sunday were that of a white male between the ages of 18 and 40, officials said Wednesday. An autopsy was conducted Tuesday at the Oregon State Medical

(Update: Deputies don’t believe drugs, alcohol involved; number of cars involved) A Bend man was arrested on numerous charges early Wednesday in a guns-drawn traffic stop on Highway 97, accused of three hit-and-run crashes in Tumalo and Bend, then leading a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy on a pursuit that ended with the use of spike

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… With high pressure dominating our weather picture we can expect to see another sunny, warm day across the High Desert. Highs will reach the low 90’s and NW breezes will stay gentle at 5 -10 mph . Some areas will see a slight possibility of a pop-up thunderstorm in the late

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday he has placed a hold on the nomination of Daniel Jorjani to serve as solicitor general for the U.S. Department of the Interior. The decision follows recently released documents revealing that, during Jorjani’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, he appears to have knowingly given

(Update: Adding details, quotes) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Traffic-related fatalities of older pedestrians have increased in Oregon’s largest city, officials said. People 65 years and older account for about 12% of the population of Portland, but make up more than one-quarter of pedestrian deaths since 2010, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday. “Every traffic death is a