Prineville, Ore. – As hunting season gets underway, fire managers want to remind everyone that fire danger is still a concern in Central Oregon, even though campfires are allowed in most places on federal public lands. On Friday afternoon, firefighters responded to a Read More
Salem, Ore. – After a public hearing with Planned Parenthood was canceled by the Speaker of the House, lawmakers are now following up with written questions. Yesterday House Republican members submitted a letter and written questions to Planned Parenthood and Read More
Lakeview, Ore. – Fire managers for the Fremont-Winema National Forest, Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Complex, and Crater Lake National Park will start fall prescribed Read More
Portland, Ore. – People in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) responded overwhelmingly to the most recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On September 26th, in a four hour period, residents of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska combined, turned in a record Read More
Redmond, Ore. – The Family Access Network Foundation (FAN) received a $7,500 donation from The Bill Healy Foundation to help connect families to basic-need services at John Tuck Elementary School in Redmond. The funds will go directly to serve our most needy Read More
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a bill to avert a looming government shutdown by funding the government at current levels through December 11th. The legislation also includes $700 million Read More
John Day, Ore. – Residents in the John Day Valley have been living with fire for more than a month. Fall rains will eventually extinguish the interior fire within the Canyon Creek Complex Fire, but in the meantime some residents within the fire perimeter are working Read More
Salem, Ore. – Liquidated and delinquent debts owed to the State of Oregon have almost doubled since 2008, to nearly $3.2 billion. A new audit released by Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins found that the state needs a sustained focus to improve collections Read More
Bend, Ore. – Starting as early as tomorrow, fuels specialists on the Deschutes National Forest intend to ignite several prescribed burns across the forest beginning east of Highway 97, 1 mile west of Horse Butte along the south side of Bend, and 3 miles west of Read More
Prineville, Ore. – Crook County Fire & Rescue responded to a house fire Monday night at approximately 11:10 pm. Fire department investigators say the cause was determined to be spontaneous combustion from deck stain spilled onto a rug and other materials Read More
