Month: August 2019

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Tonight winds will gust around 10 to 15 miles per hour out of the northwest. Temps will cool quickly tonight under mostly clear to clear skies. Lows will be in the low to mid 40s, which is around normal. High pressure begins to build into the region over the coming days.

The Crook County School District on Thursday finalized its purchase of a 1.36-acre lot adjacent to Crook County High School for $300,000. “We don’t have a specific use in mind, and it gives us many options,” CCSD Director of Business and Finance Anna Logan said in a news release Thursday. “It was considered an opportunity

The Oregon State Marine Board is hosting a public hearing in Bend on Thursday, August 29, on a change in boat rental business rules. The hearing will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Deschutes County Services Building, Barnes Sawyer Meeting Room, 1300 NW Wall Street. The public is invited to attend

A motorcyclist from Antelope was seriously injured Wednesday when he clipped the corner of a pickup as he tried to pass in a no-passing zone on U.S. Highway 97 in Sherman County, Oregon State Police said. Troopers were called to the scene at milepost 42 shortly before 2 p.m. They said an investigation determined that

Teaming up to cultivate the future through families and farms, Central Oregon Locavore announces sponsorship by the Waldorf School of Bend. The $2,500 donation results in recognition and outreach for the Waldorf School of Bend and support for the programs of Central Oregon Locavore. Education is at the heart of both of the organizations’ missions.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Police Bureau has hired its first-ever liaison officer for working with the city’s large homeless community. The agency said Thursday that Stephanie Herro will be the primary contact between the police bureau, homeless advocacy groups, social service agencies and other government departments. She was hired after an eight-month search.

ESTACADA, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters rescued a person who fell into a septic tank and was stuck there for days in a rural area southeast of Portland. The Estacada Rural Fire District No. 69 said on Facebook that crews responded Tuesday to a report of the person falling into the tank while working on it.

St. Charles Foundation and St. Charles Health System invite members of the community to nominate outstanding local physicians for this year’s North Star Physician of the Year Award. Presented at the foundation’s signature annual event, the Saints Gala, this award recognizes an actively practicing physician in Central Oregon whose work has been defined by compassionate

This week, Silver Rail Elementary School staff joined up with Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity to help build the 30th Anniversary Home for a single mom and her two children. The school staff helped Habitat continue with the framing so that the family can buy it and move in later this year. Silver Rail Principal Tammy

The city of Bend’s looking to make improvements at the Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard intersection — and due to its unusual location, toward the bottom of a hill, it’s backed a staff recommendation and chosen to expand the signalized intersection, rather than put in a costlier roundabout. The intersection is one that’s been identified

Oregon State University-Cascades’ fall adult community learning workshops begin in September and are open for registration. Geared toward personal and professional development, the workshops cover topics including health, film and art, leadership development, and equity and inclusion. The workshops will be led by OSU-Cascades faculty and local industry leaders and experts. Personal development courses: A

La Pine Rural Fire District crews spent a busy Wednesday evening responding to a reported shop on fire, a rollover crash and a medical call — all within a four-minute span, an official said. The dispatch call came at 7:04 p.m. to the shop fire in the 52600 block of Huntington Road, Fire Chief Mike

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sent to the White House on Wednesday the names of four finalists for a vacant seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The four finalists were chosen after review by a bipartisan selection committee comprised of attorneys appointed by Wyden, Merkley and Rep. Greg

(Update: One northbound lane reopens) A truck driver was killed in a fiery semi crash on Interstate 5 in southern Portland Wednesday night, closing northbound lanes until at least midday Thursday for replacement of a damaged sign bridge, officials said. The single-vehicle crash occurred near the Southwest Barber Boulevard exit around 8:45 p.m., KPTV. reported.

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… The passage of the cold front that brought us all that rain yesterday has left behind a body of cold air. Skies will stay fairly clear today, but our daytime highs will only reach the mid to upper 70’s . Northerly breezes will stay pretty gentle at 5 -10 mph .

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City of Portland, the Portland Business Alliance, Travel Portland and more are offering deals and free parking downtown this weekend in an effort to generate some of the revenue lost during last weekend’s political protests. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Portland Business Alliance said Wednesday that demonstrations on Aug. 17 cost

(Update: Adding details) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon casino plans to begin offering sports betting ahead of the state lottery agency, which does not expect to meet its goal of starting when professional football kicks off, officials said. Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City expects to open sports betting Aug. 27, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported

The Pac-12 won’t be kicking off football games in the morning this season, but the idea is not off the table. Pac-12 spokesman Andrew Walker said Wednesday that some schools are still interested in playing games that can be slotted into the noon Eastern time window by broadcast partner Fox. That means 9 a.m. kickoffs

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The bargaining team representing thousands of classified staff at Oregon’s seven public universities has declared an impasse in contract negotiations. Declaring an impasse means both the union and management have until Friday to submit final contract offers, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. After that, there’s a 30-day cooling-off period, during which negotiations

(Update: OSP corrects last name of crash victims) Oregon State Police on Wednesday identified three people killed in a single-vehicle crash on state Highway 126 west of Redmond late Tuesday morning. Troopers said a preliminary investigation found that Kenneth Vaughan, 69, of Redmond, was driving a 2011 Toyota Venza westbound on Highway 126 when for