Month: September 2019

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The former chief executive of the Oregon Travel Experience was not wrongfully terminated for whistleblowing, the Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled, reversing a trial court’s judgment which allowed a jury to award her $1.26 million in 2016. The Statesman Journal reports that instead, the court said the circumstances that led

-Good Monday Morning, Everyone… While we may see a few thin clouds toward the end of the day, a modest ridge of high pressure will deliver plenty of sunshine. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60’s , a bit below average, and breezes will remain light and variable through much of the day.

The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools announced that its 13 th annual Principal for (Almost) A Day event will take place on Friday, Nov. 1. This annual event provides an opportunity to become an honorary guest principal at one of our local public schools, and to shadow a principal for the morning. Afterwards, the

Each year, the Oregon Department of Education announces income guidelines that allow students to qualify for free or reduced price meals. The guidelines are determined by U.S. Department of Agriculture and are the same for schools operating the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Schools that do not offer these programs may offer the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers and Minnesota United played to a scoreless draw at a rain-soaked Providence Park Sunday, delaying Minnesota’s bid for a berth in the Major League Soccer playoffs. Minnesota (14-10-7, 49 points) could’ve clinched a playoff spot with a win against Portland and will clinch on their next win. “We

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Nike was dogged and fast as it chased down a suspected car thief in southern Oregon. Nike, named after the Greek goddess of victory and the namesake of the Beaverton-based athletic shoe manufacturer, is a police dog. According to Roseburg Police Sgt. Jeff Eichenbusch, Nike had his moment Friday after Abigail

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The federal government has awarded a $140 million contract for repair of a jetty that protects the mouth of the Columbia River. The Astorian reports heavy marine contractor J.E. McAmis was awarded the contract to repair the South Jetty over five years. The company will oversee the placement of 400,000 tons

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Big changes in the weather for us across the region today with cloudy skies, rainy conditions and cool temperatures. These conditions won’t last long though. Overnight things will cool off down into the 30s and some areas such as southern Deschutes County could see lows overnight below freezing. We will see

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 49-year-old man was detained by witnesses and held for police after an apparent kidnapping attempt at the Vancouver Mall in Vancouver, Washington. Television station KOIN reports the man, Steven Wesley Hayes, on Saturday grabbed a 14-year-old and attempted to drag the child out of the mall. The victim fought back

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Friday joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two cities in filing a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to challenge the Trump Administration’s unprecedented action attempting to deprive California and other states of the right to establish vehicle emission standards that reduce carbon pollution. These

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Jackson County sheriff’s deputies, responding to a 911 call in which they heard gunfire, arrived at a home near Grants Pass to find a dead man and a wounded mother and daughter. The sheriff’s office said Saturday that deputies responding to the call Friday night from Kristie Hodges found her

Hundreds of people turned out in downtown Bend Friday afternoon to join the worldwide demonstration and demand government action against climate change. More than 800 protesters stood at the intersection of Wall Street and Newport Avenue with signs, gave speeches and shouted chants for change. Some demands supporters have for the state of Oregon include

(Update: Correcting Estevan Garcia’s lawyer; adding video, comment from woman who visited couple in jail) The murder and manslaughter trial of a Redmond couple accused of starving their 5-year-old adopted daughter to death began Friday with a prosecutor telling jurors about a little girl whose weight had dropped sharply amid clear signs of deteriorating health.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw two of his three touchdown passes to Jacob Breeland and No. 16 Oregon won its Pac-12 opener for the first time since 2014 by beating Stanford 21-6 on Saturday. The Ducks (3-1, 1-0) used an efficient day from Herbert and another smothering defensive performance to end a three-game

Happy Saturday Central Oregon! A beautiful day today for us as we inch closer to the end of summer officially. We will start to see some changes though come Sunday. Overnight tonight things will coll off into the 40s across much of the region. We will see increasing clouds through the early hours of Sunday

Here are Oregon’s Friday night football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Amity 55, Salem Academy 0 Ashland 60, Ridgeview 6 Baker 53, Elmira 6 Banks 19, Marist 14 Barlow 62, Gresham 6 Brookings-Harbor 42, Rogue River 18 Burns 20, La Pine 0 Butte Falls/Crater Lake Charter 48, Oakridge 30 Cascade 32, North Marion 29

Happy Saturday, everyone! Today begins with sunshine, and we’ll see sunny skies throughout the day. Highs will be in the lower 70s, which is just shy of average for this time of year. Take advantage of the day as we expect big changes by tomorrow! We wake up to more clouds Sunday with partly cloudy

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of students demanding action on the global climate crisis walked out of class in Portland, part of global protests that stretched from Australia to South America. KOIN reports that students rallied Friday outside City Hall, making demands of Mayor Ted Wheeler. In a letter to parents, Portland Public Schools wrote

The Deschutes National Forest will apply herbicides to invasive plants in an area adjacent to the Metolius River and the Metolius River Trail during the first week in October. From Oct. 1-4, the Sisters Ranger District will use two herbicides (Roundup Custom® and Polaris®) to treat invasive non-native ribbongrass , reed canarygrass and yellow flag

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Tonight we’ll see the rest of the clouds break up overhead as we head into the second to last day of summer. Overnight low temperatures will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Winds will be light out of the southwest around 5 to 10 miles per hour. Saturday begins