Portland, Ore. – AAA projects 41 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend, the most since 2007 and a 0.7 percent increase over last year. In the Pacific Region, (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA), Fourth of July travel Read More
Bend, Ore. – As temperatures are expected to rise to over 100 degrees this weekend, The Shepherd’s House, an organization that serves Central Oregon’s homeless, is in need of bottled water. Summer in the high desert can be just as harsh as winter when Read More
Salem, Ore. -The National Weather Service in Portland and others have issued an excessive heat watch for the inland areas of Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon from the coast range to the Cascades. The NWS Portland watch is in affect from Friday afternoon through Read More
Salem, Ore. – Today at about 1:30PM, an OSP Lieutenant observed a 2002 Honda Odyssey van driving recklessly on I-5 northbound near milepost 258. The lieutenant attempted to stop the vehicle which failed to yield, continuing at a high rate of speed and erratically Read More
Salem, Ore. – Fire managers throughout Oregon are feeling the heat. Continued hot, dry weather is plaguing the region that could lead to a significant fire from a single spark. “I’m sure everyone is aware of the heat wave that is predicted over the next Read More
Sunriver, Ore. – We now know more about the strange 2 day disappearance of a Sunriver man. 71 year old Steve Williams left his home Monday morning and didn’t return until Tuesday night around 11. He apparently had ridden his bike to his trailer – which is parked Read More
Josephine County, Ore. – The Oregon State Police is seeking the public’s assistance for information regarding a Toyota Celica that is believed to be associated with a double homicide that occurred on June 15th in Josephine County. The vehicle was known to be Read More
Salem, Ore. – Today the Oregon Senate voted to allow women to purchase birth control without a doctor’s visit, a proposal introduced by Rep. Knute Buehler. Buehler, an orthopedic surgeon from Bend, introduced the measure earlier this session and led the bipartisan Read More
Salem, Ore. – The Marine Board and law enforcement from 32 counties and the Oregon State Police will be participating in Operation Dry Water, during the weekend of June 26-28, as part of a nationally coordinated effort to reduce the number of accident s and Read More
Salem, Ore. – Potential Record breaking temperatures and low snowpack are tough conditions for wild fish in Oregon. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife offers some suggestions for anglers. Tips for hot weather fishing: Fish during the cooler early mornings Read More
