Month: August 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cristian Roldan and Raul Ruidiaz each scored and the Seattle Sounders defeated the Portland Timbers 2-1 Friday night to secure this season’s Cascadia Cup trophy amid a fan protest over Major League Soccer’s ban on political displays. Jordan Morris assisted on both goals as the Seattle Sounders (12-8-7) moved into second

A Portland-area pilot who flew to Madras to take in the Airshow of the Cascades on Saturday had some unintended aerial excitement of his own when his engine quit shortly after takeoff, forcing a wheels-up landing on a road north of Madras, Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins said. The 55-year-old Sandy resident was at the

(Update: Expanding AP story) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After two walkouts this year by minority Republican senators in the Oregon Legislature, Democrats said Friday they will ask voters to change quorum rules, allowing the statehouse to convene with only a simple majority of lawmakers present instead of the current two-thirds requirement. The boycotts by the

Happy Saturday Central Oregon! Another warm and sunny day for us on the High Desert. We are looking at winds picking up this evening out of the northwest at 10-15 MPH and gusts up around 25 MPH. We will likely see those gusty winds through the evening hours before they start to die down through

The Crook County School District Board of Directors is accepting applications from interested community members who would like to fill a vacant budget committee position. The board will review applications, and appointments will be made at an upcoming board meeting. One position is open: Position #6, effective through June 30, 2022. To be eligible for

Happy Saturday, Central Oregon. The forecast calls for the area to remain under a dry westerly flow of air through Saturday and then be succeeded by a cooler, but still dry, northwesterly flow Sunday and Monday. A short westerly flow will bring increasing clouds and breezy westerly winds to the forecast area Saturday. Daytime highs

Dianne Scott calls her home on Bend’s Eastside the ” Scott Rescue Ranch, ” where she rescues cats, chickens and horses — but certainly not bats. Last week, that’s exactly what stopped by her home. A rabid bat landed in Scott’s fenced backyard, where she keeps her 11 cats. Scott captured the bat and alerted

(Update: Adding video) A concrete truck on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway caught the edge of the pavement and overturned Friday morning, causing no serious injuries but spilling some concrete and closing the U.S. Highway 20 turn-off until it could be removed, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The driver of the Prineville Ready Mix truck, a

Despite recent rain and cooler temperatures, fire season remains in effect for lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District, the agency said Friday. A Regulated Use Closure restricting activities with an increased risk of ignition is also still in effect for the district. ” Rain from earlier this week has not

(Update: Adding details) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Agribusiness entrepreneur Frank Tiegs will expand his Northwest food processing empire with the planned purchase of most of the assets of the NORPAC farmers’ cooperative for about $149.5 million. The transaction is expected to close in October as part of NORPAC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, which will allow

A 21-year-old Bend resident whose driver’s license was suspended after he pleaded guilty to DUII earlier this year was arrested Thursday night on drunken driving and several other charges, accused of apparently trying to hit pedestrians and run over a woman driving a motorcycle, police said. Officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to The Box Factory

The U.S. Forest Service is warning you to wait just a little over one more week to pick an early-growing mushroom. Matsutake mushrooms are sprouting up earlier than normal, thanks in part to damp conditions. It’s illegal to pick them, however, until after Labor Day, when the season opens. ” There’s really no need to

The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District Office plans to aerial spray the herbicide imazapic (brand names Plateau, Panoramic 2SL, Nufarm 2SL) to treat noxious weeds and invasive non-native weeds on approximately 34,000 acres of BLM-administered lands affected by 2018 wildfires, the agency said Friday. All treatments are designed to keep public lands healthy and

The city of Bend has a new plan to crack down on oversized vehicles parked downtown. A pilot program’s been approved, and officials say it will begin this fall. David Abbas, Bend’s streets and operations director, said Thursday the painted parking lines on Bond Street between Franklin Avenue and Minnesota Avenue will be extended. That

(Update: Correcting years of incidents; adding mugshot; victim is Deschutes County resident) A two-month investigation led to the arrest Thursday of a 47-year-old La Pine man, accused of raping a girl, now 23, five times in the early 2000s, police said. They added that there could be other victims. Rusty Allen Pugh was pulled over

Bend police and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies teamed up Thursday afternoon to crack down on what they describe as dangerous drivers. They targeted the area of Highway 97 north of Bend, specifically the stretch between Deschutes Junction and Cooley Road, a problem area in terms of crashes, speeders and distracted driving. News Channel 21’s Arielle

Good Friday Morning, Everyone… A gentle westerly and NW flow combined with a modest amount of high pressure will deliver a very pleasant Friday for us. With plenty of sunshine we will see daytime highs in the mid 80’s . NW breezes will be gentle at 5 -10 mph . Skies will stay mostly clear

A contractor digging a post hole to replace a damaged gate hit a natural gas service line for a northeast Redmond auto body shop Thursday morning, prompting an evacuation of the business and brief road closure until repair crews could halt the leak, officials said. Redmond Fire and Rescue was called to Premier Auto Body

(Update: Adding video) The Oregon Health Authority and local public health departments said Thursday they are urging clinicians to be on alert for signs of severe respiratory illness among individuals who report vaping or e-cigarette use. OHA said it is aware of a cluster of respiratory illness, primarily among teenagers and young adults, in 16

Members of Local 503 of the Service Employees International Union, which has declared an impasse in contract talks with Oregon’s public universities, may go on strike if their demands are not met. The negotiations are currently at an impasse. The two parties have until Friday to come to an agreement before there is a 30-day