PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Oregon Thursday afternoon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports it happened shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey mapped the earthquake about 96 miles (154 kilometers) off the coast of Port Orford, a small town in Curry County about 25 miles (40 kilometers)
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Happy Friday, Central Oregon, For today, showers will mainly be confined to the Cascades and the eastern mountains with light snow above 4,500 feet in our forecast area. It will be very windy at higher elevations and breezy in the lower ones. A stronger front will follow tonight and Saturday, with rain and mountain snow
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Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,introduced sweeping new privacy legislation Thursday, called the Mind Your Own Business Act, to create what he called the strongest-ever protections for Americans’ private data and to hold accountable the corporate executives responsible for abusing our information. Wyden’s bill contains the most comprehensive protections for Americans’ private data ever introduced, and goes
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(Update: City to use 2 billboards to promote survey) The city of Bend says it’s working on ways to improve traffic flow and safe travel for the community. Staff and city council are planning for the future and addressing current needs, but say they need the community’s help. The city just launched a one-minute survey
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A Bend marijuana dispensary will pay a nearly $8,000 fine or serve a 48-day suspension of its state license for three violations, under a settlement the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved Thursday. The Herb Center on Northeast Division Street was inspected by OLCC staff in mid-February and three violations were alleged, the first a failure
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Multnomah County Health Department says a person who passed through the Portland International Airport on Saturday has become sick with measles. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the health department said people who were in the airport during that time may have been exposed to the virus. Lisa Ferguson, communicable diseases manager for
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An average of five Oregonians die every week from an opioid overdose. But the impact of the drug epidemic reaches far beyond those lives lost, as the waves of pain and loss extend outward. Memories are all Jeannie Uetz has left of her daughter, Melanie Jones-Troup. “She had the most beautiful dimples and green eyes,”
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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Environmental activists staged a protest at the Port of Vancouver, blocking train tracks with the goal of disrupting the transport of pipe bound for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project in Canada. The Columbian reports that the group Portland Rising Tide began posting photos on social media at about 10:30 a.m.
Continue Reading Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Winds will stay breezy tonight as we’re in between weather patterns. Gusts will top around 20 miles per hour between now and midnight and staying breezy overnight. Scattered rain showers are expected in the late evening and early morning. Overnight low temperatures will be a little above normal in the low
Continue Reading(Update: Adding details, reactions) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Court of Appeals on Thursday put a halt to the state’s ban on flavored vaping products two days after it took effect. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the temporary stay issued appears to apply only to tobacco-based vaping products, sold under the oversight of the Oregon Health Authority.
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The new owners of a longtime staple of downtown Prineville, the Horseshoe Tavern, won back its state liquor license Thursday and hope to reopen on Nov. 1, after renovations are complete. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved the new license for the North Main Street bar, with a dozen restrictions. The agency first took away
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In anticipation of the upcoming change of seasons, Travel Oregon has launched a new campaign that uses a couple of familiar big-footed gents to inspire Oregonians, and those nearby, to find happiness this fall and winter in Oregon. The campaign is a continuation of the extremely successful “Only Slightly Exaggerated” campaign, which was originally launched
Continue ReadingDonald Trump: Two-term president? While that prospect may seem distant amid an endless series of terrible headlines — Syria! Ukraine! Impeachment! — for the President of late, a trio of new electoral models from Moody’s Analytics all predict a victory for the incumbent in 2020. “Results from each of the three models tell equally compelling
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(Update: C.O. Irrigation District manager responds) The proposed Deschutes Basin Habitat Conservation Plan falls far short of what’s needed to address issues on the river, focusing on costly piping, often for small ” hobby farms, ” while ignoring market-based incentives that can reduce wasteful water use, Central Oregon LandWatch claimed Thursday. The most critical decision-point
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Addressing a controversial topic during a busy agenda, Bend city councilors voted 5-2 Wednesday night to let Les Schwab Tires move its Franklin Avenue store to a smaller lot along Third Street, with a majority viewing it as a net positive and opening up a downtown gateway to new, more pedestrian-friendly uses. After fairly divided
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(Update: Lockout lifted in second day; student still in custody) The Culver School District lifted its 2-day precautionary lockout Thursday morning that resulted from a middle school student allegedly making verbal threats against other students earlier in the week. “The team of agencies who has been assessing risk and implementing safety measures for all students
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Governor Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of the U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died Thursday. Flags should be lowered to half-staff immediately and remain lowered until sunset on Friday, she said. “Our country was built on the premise of equality and justice
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Prolonged exposure to blue light, such as that which emanates from your phone, computer and household fixtures, could be affecting your longevity, even if it’s not shining in your eyes, Oregon State University researchers said Thursday. New research at OSU suggests that the blue wavelengths produced by light-emitting diodes damage cells in the brain as
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For the first time since the Oregon Department of Education reported rates of chronic absenteeism among students, the rate did not increase from the previous year, and actually fell a bit, according to school profiles released Thursday. The Regular Attenders Report, released as part of the At-A-Glance School and District Profiles, shows that 20.4 percent
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A neighborhood in southeast Bend has begun converting from septic to sewer systems as part of the city’s Septic to Sewer Project. With the rapid expansion of the city, more neighborhoods are expected to apply for the conversion program. Project managers say the conversion enables property owners to stop maintaining aging septic systems. Also, sewer
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