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Xfinity customers in Oregon, Washington on track to miss Week 1 games due to Big Ten Network dispute
Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington officially jumped from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten this summer. Some wrinkles still need smoothing out, though. Ironically, the four institutions left the Pac-12 for more lucrative TV rights. And now an ongoing carriage dispute between Xfinity and the Big Ten Network will leave fans from the new West […] The post Xfinity customers in Oregon, Washington on track to miss Week 1 games due to Big Ten Network dispute appeared first on On3.
Energy demand from data centers growing faster than West can supply, experts say
Data centers being rapidly built in the West are becoming an “emerging risk” to electrical grid reliability in the region, according to regional transmission experts. New data centers, which can be built in as little as 18 months, are far outpacing the growth in new electrical energy supply and transmission, according to members of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, a nonprofit organization based in Salt Lake City that ensures grid connection and reliability between utilities in 14 western states and parts of Canada and Mexico....
Estimated 20,000 migratory birds have died so far in Klamath Basin botulism outbreak
On Aug. 17, the Bureau of Reclamation started flowing water to the Tule Lake and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuges to help mitigate an outbreak of avian botulism. Thousands of ducks, waterfowl, and shorebirds at the Tule Lake Refuge have died from the disease this month. Both refuges are part of the Klamath Basin Refuge Complex straddling the Oregon-California border near Klamath Falls.
Kids get to play in a mini-airport
PENDLETON – (News release from the city of Pendleton) Kids and parents can learn how Air Traffic Control works through an interactive presentation at the Pendleton Public Library on Sept. 7. Eastern Oregon Regional Airport Director Dan Bandel, a former air traffic controller, will lead the interactive presentation into...
Prineville native keeps the Navy flying in the Pacific Northwest
OAK HARBOR, Wash. – Aviators in the U.S. Navy fly some of the most technologically-advanced aircraft in modern history. The driving force behind keeping naval aviators safely in the air are the maintainers on the ground making repairs and ensuring the aircraft are mission-ready. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jackson Gish, a native of Prineville, Oregon, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Fleet Readiness Center Northwest (FRCNW), aboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. ...
Week Zero of high school football in the PNW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Central Catholic opened the season in the dominating fashion of a defending championship team, blowing out to a 28-0 lead and finishing the day with a 35-15 win over Leilehua out of Hawaii. Rams’ QB Robbie Long scored on a short run, then followed with...
Molalla girl earns Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweetheart honors
A young Molalla girl was named a Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweetheart at an Aug. 17 pageant in Canby. Raegan Drakos, daughter of Megan and Andrew Drakos, was awarded a sash, buckle, and crown to go with the title. Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweethearts are young ladies who are 4-8 years of age at the time of the pageant who love rodeo, horses, the western way of life, and the State of Oregon. The Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweetheart Pageant is not judged. This one-day pageant provides a fun, relaxed atmosphere for little girls and their families. This gets the girls involved in rodeo queen pageants without the pressure of winning or losing at such a young age. Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweethearts make appearances in their communities and are invited to attend all Miss Rodeo Oregon coronations.
Woodland learning: OSU's Tree School Field Day returns
Oregon’s largest outdoor learning day for woodland caretakers and tree enthusiasts returns to Hopkins Demonstration Forest in Mulino on Saturday, Oct. 5. OSU Extension’s Tree School has been hosting forestry education programs for 34 years in Clackamas County, including the flagship Tree School Clackamas each spring at Clackamas Community College. To foster year-round learning opportunities for the woodland owning community, Tree School Field Day was started in 2022. ...
BioLife Plasma Donations Save Lives
Medicines made from plasma can be life-changing for people living with rare and serious health conditions. Matt Sumsion, District Manager for BioLife Plasma Services, joined us to share how people in the Portland-area now have a unique opportunity to make a difference in the community by donating their plasma. Hundreds,...
Eastern Oregon Faces Thunderstorms and Breezy Winds on Labor Day
Pendleton, OR – A low-pressure system is forecasted to move across Oregon and southeast Washington, bringing stormy conditions over Labor Day weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pendleton has issued an alert for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms expected to develop on Sunday night and continue into Monday. Residents in eastern Oregon and south-central Washington should prepare for breezy winds as the system moves through the area.
Rollover crash on I-84 ejects three from car, leaves one severely injured in Umatilla County
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore.- On Friday, August 30, police responded to the scene of a rollover crash on I-84 eastbound near milepost 194 in Echo. Oregon State Police say all three passengers, a 17-year-old, a 19-year-old, and a 22-year-old, in addition to the 18-year-old driver of a silver Saturn SVU, were injured when the car veered from the roadway, went up an embankment, and rolled.
Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization set to take effect and make possession a crime again
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become a crime. The Democratic-controlled Legislature passed the recriminalization law in March, overhauling a measure approved by 58% of voters in 2020 that made possessing illicit drugs like heroin punishable by a ticket and a maximum $100 fine. The measure directed hundreds of millions of dollars in cannabis tax revenue toward addiction services, but the money was slow to get out the door at a time when the fentanyl crisis was causing a spike...
Lindsey Stirling is back in Bend for 'very visually impressive' show (full interview)
Lindsey Stirling is back in Bend performing at Hayden Homes Amphitheater Monday, September 2nd. Our Megan Sinclair got a chance to visit with her ahead of the show. Lindsey Stirling is back in Bend for 'very visually impressive' show. Lindsey Stirling is back in Bend for a Labor Day performance...
Gresham football finds two-score silver lining amidst tough 44-14 loss to Bend
No one would have blamed Gresham football for phoning in the final minutes of an ugly season opener. Nothing was going right against visiting Bend. The Lava Bears were running rampant — up 44-0, moving the ball at will, laying big hits on the Gopher to force quick three-and-outs — and had triggered a running clock after just a single scoring drive in the third quarter. But instead, with all...
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