Month: September 2019

(Update: Adds comment from Bend PD Lt. Juli McConkey on similarities to real guns) Two teens have been charged in the weekend theft of an airsoft gun from the Big 5 Sporting Goods store in southeast Bend, police said. It was allegedly used to shoot at people in various nearby locations. Police Lt. Juli McConkey

The jury in the murder trial of a Redmond couple accused of starving their 5-year-old adopted daughter to death heard Tuesday from two Redmond firefighter/paramedics who were called to the family’s home and helped police in trying to keep the little girl alive. It was the first day of testimony in the trial of Estevan

-Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… A fairly stationary high pressure center off in the Pacific will continue to feed us fair conditions for the day ahead. We may see a few clouds, but with plenty of sunshine we will see highs reach the low to mid 70’s . NW breezes at 5 -10 mph will have

(Update: Adding Wyden comment in tweet) Sen. Jeff Merkley, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released supportive statements after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the U.S. House of Representatives will be forming a committee to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump: First, Merkley’s statement: ” Beginning impeachment proceedings is not an action to be taken lightly.

As Oregon teachers and communities celebrate the Student Success Act, the first phase in how funding will be doled out is beginning. The bill’s passage marked a major milestone for education, which has seen disinvestment since a 1990 ballot measure limited the dollars available. For school districts to receive funding, they’ll have to engage with

In 1936, Seattle resident and rising artist Takuichi Fujii was among 10 artists chosen to represent Washington state at the First National Exhibition of American Art in New York. Six years later, the Japanese-American artist and his family were torn from their home under Executive Order 9066 and spent three and a half years imprisoned

Oregon has a new road map for addressing rising ocean acidification and hypoxia – two climate change-induced conditions that could have widespread consequences for the state’s ocean ecosystem and the economy. Ocean acidification and hypoxia are significant threats to a wide range of marine mammals, from crabs to fish to oysters, with major impacts on

Fees will be waived at U.S. Forest Service day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington on Saturday for National Public Lands Day. This fee waiver includes many picnic areas, boat launches, trailheads and visitor centers. Fees for camping, cabin rentals, heritage expeditions or other permits still apply. Fees will continue to be charged at recreation

Major League Soccer is lifting its ban on signs and banners featuring an anti-Nazi symbol for the remainder of the season and the playoffs. A handful of fans in Portland were prohibited from attending matches this season after challenging a ban on the Iron Front, a symbol with three arrows pointed downward and to the

(Update: Adding video, DEQ app) Sisters Ranger District fire managers will implement prescribed fire treatments on the Deschutes National Forest this week near Camp Sherman, officials said. The Metolius Prescribed Burn units are situated around Camp Sherman, west of Allingham Bridge and east of Camp Sherman Store. Firefighter will burn 180 acres on Wednesday, September

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Overnight we’ll see mostly clear to clear skies. Temperatures will dip into the mid to upper 30s and lower 40s. Our average overnight low is 40 degrees. Winds will be out of the west around 5 miles per hour. Tomorrow we’ll see mostly sunny to sunny skies. Highs will be slightly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man charged with killing two strangers in separate downtown Portland shootings may never face trial. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 27-year-old James Javonte Barquet has been held in the Oregon State Hospital since late July, his lawyer told the newspaper Tuesday. Court records show a Multnomah County judge last month found Barquet

(Update: Adding names of men on plane) GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — Two men were left with serious injuries after their plane crashed into a field in southeast Gresham. KOIN reports that crews from Portland and Gresham fire departments rushed to the scene Monday. Life Flight was called out to the field because the plane was

Crater Lake National Park fire management staff are preparing to implement portions of the West Highway 62 prescribed fire project. The unit is located along both sides of West Highway 62. About 44 acres containing roughly 2,200 piles are in the areas scheduled to be burned this fall. The piles are from the construction of

Mt. Bachelor announced Tuesday the names of its new chairlift and two new conveyor carpets now under construction, as well as the renaming of three existing lifts to better connect with ” existing resort themes and mountain culture. ” The “Early Riser” chairlift and the “First Rays” and “Lava Tube” carpets are being added as

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s secretary of state is preparing an effort to make her office, the state’s top elections watchdog, a nonpartisan post. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the deputy to Secretary of State Bev Clarno, Richard Vial, said they are considering it and may ask the Legislature to adopt the change that would make

The Chemult Ranger District on the Fremont-Winema National Forest said Tuesday it’s conducted the 13,000-acre Boundary prescribed burn with great success so far and could conclude the operation this week. The primary objective of a prescribed burn is to safely reduce the build-up of dead/down and live surface fuel to a historic fire-adapted ecosystem, as

Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, a day to raise awareness for voter registration opportunities and to register as many eligible voters as possible. It is promoted by officials at all levels of government and across the political spectrum, including secretaries of state and state and local election administrators. “I encourage every eligible Oregonian to

The Board of Directors of Abilitree announced that Greg Sublett, current Director of Operations, will become the new Executive Director of Abilitree effective Oct. 1. Current Executive Director April O’Meara has decided to leave Abilitree after 7 years to explore new opportunities. Board President Brenda Speirs stated, “We are thrilled to have Greg moving into

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State health officials say another Oregonian has been struck by a vaping-related severe lung illness in a national outbreak that has killed one Oregon resident and nearly killed at least one other. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Oregon Health Authority made the announcement Tuesday and gave no other information, including what products