Month: September 2019

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Overnight we’ll see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies. Low temperatures will be in the low to mid 40s. Winds will be light overnight. Expect mostly sunny skies for Friday with highs in the mid to upper 70s, which is around average. Winds will be picking up at times gusting 20

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released a statement Thursday applauding the Environmental Protection Agency for repealing the Obama-era rules concerning “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). Walden said he has heard concerns from many farmers and ranchers across Oregon that the 2015 Obama administration WOTUS ruling was overreaching and would negatively impact their work. The old

Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Thursday the semifinalists advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact categories for the 16th Annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday, October 17 – Friday , October 18. The below semi-finalists have to make it through one more cut before presenting on the historic Tower Theatre stage in Downtown Bend.

Bend’s Guardian Group announced Thursday it has been named a “2019 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits , the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits. Guardian Group is bringing the full fight to domestic sex trafficking of children across the United States. Thus far in 2019, they have trained nearly 4,000 people to recognize

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw and Mayor Ted Wheeler have announced that the bureau’s former crowd control liaison was largely doing his job when he exchanged friendly texts with Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson to gather protest information. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Portland’s Independent Police Review didn’t find sufficient evidence to prove

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing Dennis W. Day, an original member of “The Mickey Mouse Club,” will be tried in Medford. The Mail Tribune reports 37-year-old Daniel Burda will face trial in Jackson County Circuit Court, according to a court order filed Tuesday. The judge denied

The Humane Society of Central Oregon’s cat kennels are at ‘ catacity ‘ with adorable kittens and cats meowing to be yours. There’s a surprise for those who adopt Friday and Saturday. The adoption fee for all kittens and cats will be half-off. All adoptions include the adoption care package of spay or neuter, first

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., unveiled Wednesday a proposal that he said would fix the broken U.S. tax code and require millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share by equalizing the tax treatment of wages and wealth. Revenue generated from this proposal—an estimated $1.5 to $2 trillion over 10 years—would be

(Update: Crossing work completed; Airport Way reopens) A railroad crossing maintenance project that was to close the main road to Redmond Municipal Airport for three days was wrapped up a day early, as Southwest Airport Way reopened Thursday afternoon, much to drivers’ and city officials’ relief. Close the main route to a region’s airport —

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The mother of a slain Salem woman and her toddler is suing the man accused in their deaths for $2 million. The Statesman Journal reports the wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Michael John Wolfe in late August by Nyla Bales. Wolfe, of Gaston, has been charged with aggravated murder and

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the Senate Appropriations Committee included $8.5 million in the Department of Defense appropriations bill to train National Guard members to fight wildfires. The funding is a $1.5 million increase over last year and the previous year, when Merkley first secured the additional resources to fight wildfires across the

(Update: Expanding throughout) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon marijuana retailers on Thursday began removing vaping products from their shelves and offering returns on previously purchased vape pens amid a nationwide scare over severe lung illnesses and deaths tied to electronic cigarettes. The move came after the agency that regulates Oregon’s cannabis industry told The Associated

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a diminutive fish species native to only one spring in Eastern Oregon is set to be removed from the federal list of endangered species. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Foskett speckled dace’s recovery is one of several fish species that have seen comebacks in recent years. It was proposed for

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation have removed the last of the highly radioactive sludge stored in underwater containers near The Columbia River. That news was released by Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Wednesday to the Tri-City Herald. Perry says the project came in ahead of schedule and under budget after

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s public records advisory panel will hold in a special meeting Friday to discuss ways to bolster its independence from the office of Gov. Kate Brown. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the council will meet by phone at 3:30 p.m. and the state’s public records czar, Ginger McCall, has invited members of the

Several businesses in Bend said they disagree with Wednesday’s announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it plans to pull flavored e-cigarettes and related products off the shelves. Kristina Moreland, who manages a U.S. Market store in Bend, said, “Pulling them off the shelves is going to affect a lot of business, but

(Update: Expands throughout) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in charge of Oregon’s legal marijuana market said Wednesday that they will ask store owners to voluntarily review pot products on their shelves and pull any they feel might be unsafe as concern mounts about severe lung illnesses and deaths tied to vaping across the U.S. The

Researchers using electronic tags were able to monitor blue and fin whales off the coast of Southern California over multiple weeks, providing new insight into the feeding behaviors of the two largest whale species. The researchers also found evidence of differences in the feeding intensity and habitat use of males and females of both species.

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… A combination of high pressure and a favorable air flow will give us the fairest day of the week today. We will see plenty of sunshine with highs reaching the mid 80’s . If you see any breeze at all it will be very gentle and wind directions will be quite

To combat the growing public health threat posed by use of e-cigarettes among young people, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 18 colleagues introduced legislation Wednesday to tax e-cigarettes the same as other tobacco products. Despite the Food and Drug Administration officially designating e-cigarettes as regulated tobacco products and at least 15