GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — Fire crews battled a blaze at an auto wrecking shop in Gresham Tuesday morning. KGW reports that the one -story building was “fully involved,” and that crews are going into defensive mode “due to heavy fire conditions and hazards inside building.” Power lines were affected, Gresham Fire said, and many cars
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Harvests of many kinds are well underway in the many rural communities Pacific Power serves — from apples and pears to peas and pumpkins. The busy fall harvest season is the most highly productive yet most dangerous time of the year for farmers, ranchers and their work crews, according to the National Agricultural Safety Database.
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The state Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Advisory Committee will meet 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Oct. 22-24 at the Comfort Inn and Suites, 62065 SE 27th St, Bend. The meeting is open to the public. The bulk of the Oct. 22 and 23 agenda consists of RTP applicants presenting their proposed projects to the committee.
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The Deschutes County Circuit Court is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the court’s Volunteer Mediation Program on Friday, Oct. 18 at noon at the Deschutes County Courthouse. The court’s mediation program, established in 1994, resolves in excess of 65% of small claims cases and 90% of landlord-tenant cases that participate in mediation. When parties mediate
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Fossils preserved in Dominican amber reveal a new family, genus and species of microinvertebrate from the mid-Tertiary period, a discovery that shows unique lineages of the tiny creatures were living 30 million years ago. The findings by George Poinar Jr. of the Oregon State University College of Science give a rare look at a heretofore
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This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment looks at building a digital defense against phishing scams. October is Cybersecurity Month in the U.S., and in recognition of that, we are going to take some time over the next few weeks to explain some basic threats and terms that everyone needs to know to keep
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — If lawmakers again fail to pass a law regulating Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions next year, voters could be called on to do it. Three initiative petitions filed with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office on Monday would require the state to phase out electricity sources that contribute to global warming, and
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A $500,000 gift from Ken and Celia Austin is kick-starting fundraising for a device to deliver radiation treatment to animals at Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. The instrument, known as a linear accelerator, will expand treatment options for animals with cancer at the college’s Lois Bates Acheson Teaching Hospital. At this time,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three protesters who said they were assaulted by Portland police during a 2018 demonstration against Patriot Prayer have filed a federal civil rights suit against the city and police. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Portland Monday. Aaron Cantu says he suffered a traumatic
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Two Prineville men were seriously injured Monday night when their Jeep crashed through a power pole and rolled several times, throwing both men into a field, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 8:20 p.m. to the reported crash on Northwest Gerke Road, near Country Loop, about six miles north of Prineville, Sgt.
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Este lunes en el  centro de Lima un grupo de manifestantes se reunió para protestar en contra de la decisión tomada el pasado 30 de septiembre por el presidente MartÃn Vizcarra de disolver el Congreso. Ciudadanos y simpatizantes de diferentes agrupaciones polÃticas protestaron porque en su opinión dicha decisión de Vizcarra no
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-GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A cold front advancing from the NW will bring more clouds and a 40% chance of rain showers along with some very gusty winds. Highs will only reach the mid 50’s and westerly winds will pick up to 10 -20 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph . The chance
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An increase in predators reaching out to children online has caused the FBI to step in and make sure kids understand the dangers of social media and the internet. This past weekend, the FBI made an arrest here in Oregon after a 19-year-old man in Troutdale was accused of exploiting children via social media. This
Continue ReadingKnown for breaking tackles, a fourth-grade football player in Redmond is also breaking stereotypes. Peyton Adams, a quarterback on the Mud Dogs, is the only female in a league of about 150 players. ” You know the rule, girls can’t play football — which I’m going to prove them wrong, ” Adams said during Monday’s
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Table tennis, or pingpong , is no easy sport. For some people, it can even help change their life for the better. Six years ago, Bend resident George Lee was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. ” Parkinson’s is a disease that sucks your life, one day at a time, ” Lee said recently. ” And if
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The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new term Monday with arguments regarding a 2014 Louisiana murder case that could affect Oregon’s current jury system. Oregon is currently the only state that still allows non-unanimous jury verdicts for criminal conviction, after Louisiana voted to discontinue the practice earlier this year. On Monday, the Supreme Court
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Bend’s real estate market began the turn to fall in September as the median home sale price dropped $35,000 from its August record high, a monthly report from Redmond’s Beacon Appraisal Group LLC said Monday. Despite the drop, Bend’s median home sales price of $440,000 was still $15,000 above the median price of a year
Continue Reading Happy Monday evening, everyone! Major changes are ahead for Central Oregon as an area of low pressure approaches from the northwest. Through the rest of the night we’ll see increasing clouds and a slight to a chance for rain showers in the early morning hours of tomorrow. Winds will be blustery at times ahead of
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A right-wing extremist who rose to prominence for fighting in Portland during political protests and fled the Pacific Northwest after being indicted on felony assault charges has pleaded not guilty. Tusitala “Tiny” Toese of Vancouver, Washington, pleaded not guilty to assault charges Monday. He was arrested Friday at Portland International Airport.
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FBI agents raided a Troutdale home late Friday evening and arrested a 19-year-old resident on charges of sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography, officials said Monday. The FBI said its investigation of Anthony Lozowski began late Thursday, when agents received a tip from a partner agency that involved the alleged ongoing exploitation
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