Month: August 2019

(Update: Adding more details) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday she wants to call a special session of the Legislature…

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! A FIRE WEATHER WARNING remains in effect for thunderstorms with lightning and the threat for some of the strikes…

Community members are invited to celebrate the opening of Bend-La Pine Schools’ 19 th elementary school, North Star Elementary School, during a…

Police closed South Highway 97 in Bend and evacuated businesses for most of the lunch hour Wednesday due to a report of someone with a suspected bomb…

(Updating with sheriff’s office confirmation) A well-known 39-year-old racer attempting to break a land speed record in a jet-powered vehicle…

Members of an ODOT work crew were uninjured in a crash on Highway 26 in Crook County on Tuesday afternoon, but the driver was cited for following too…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two people died Tuesday evening when a small plane crashed in the trees near an airport along Highway 126 east of Eugene. The…

(Update: More info on juveniles; OSP says fatigue, safety equipment possible factors) A 1-year-old La Pine girl was killed and three other juveniles…

Les Schwab Tire Center wants to move from its decades-old Northeast Franklin Avenue store to the east side of Third Street, between Clay and Burnside…

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… We start the day nice and clear, but modest amounts of moisture moving in over very hot daytime highs will…

A 100-year-old bridge and a 5-year-old bridge share the spotlight on the covers of the 2019-2021 Official Oregon State Map, available in various…

Teaching youngsters how to safely walk and roll along busy routes will become part of regular programming in dozens of elementary and middle schools…

(Update: Adding AP story) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Huddled in small groups in at an Eastern Oregon university campus, county and state elections…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., met with Central Oregon health officials in Bend Tuesday morning to discuss suicide prevention efforts and the Federal…

High school football returns to the High Desert in 10 days. Teams across Central Oregon have been preparing all summer for this moment. NewsChannel…

With the start of school next week, many parents are getting their kids ready, shopping for school supplies and clothes and preparing lunches. But…

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Tonight will be one of the calmer evenings for this week. We’ll see a beautiful sunset with temperatures in…

A math teacher who helps her students earn hundreds of college credits each year. A kitchen manager who learns every student’s name and food…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s health care agency said Tuesday it will no longer use federal dollars to fund family planning clinics because…

(Update: Fire out, residents can return home) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A wind-driven grass fire that roared to life during rush hour in a residential…