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Wine Down Ranch Hosts First Farm-To-Table Dinner in Crook County Since 2019
In collaboration with Explore Prineville, Wine Down Ranch hosted an intimate farm-to-table dinner this past Sunday, July 14, 2024. With all 30 guests in attendance, supportive locals were accompanied by numerous visitors from outside Crook County and several out-of-state visitors, showcasing the growing interest in agritourism experiences. The evening’s menu...
Ironman 70.3 Oregon 2024: Road closures, traffic impacts in Salem
The Ironman 70.3 Oregon endurance competition is making a highly-anticipated return to Salem for its fourth iteration of the annual event on Sunday. Widely considered one of the fastest courses on the Ironman circuit, the Ironman features a 1.2-mile swim in the Willamette River, a 56-mile bike ride, and a 13.1-mile run. Last year, Lionel Sanders won the men's pro division in 3 hours, 33 minutes 37 seconds. Danielle Lewis won the pro women's division in 3:59:41.
Heat wave remains, fire concerns grow as we get hotter this weekend
The news doesn’t get better as we push on with the record breaking heat. The string of 90° days stands now at 15 and we are on pace for at least 22. Over the past two weeks our highs have been at 90 or above, five of those days we were over 100. We are on pace for the hottest July of all time with respect to afternoon high temperatures. We are also on pace to break the all-time daily average temperature by several degrees as well.
Wildfires continue to grow, breaking heat records
High pressure is building off the east, leading to several days of hot and dry weather in the Pacific Northwest. Today, temperatures across Central Oregon will reach the 90s. Temperatures have been above 90 for over two weeks in Bend. We’re getting close to beating a record set back in 1927.
4 Oregon Cities Rank Among the Most Dangerous Cities in America
A new study says that some cities in Oregon are some of the most dangerous in the whole country. Based on FBI crime data, the study found that Ontario, Portland, Roseburg, and Coos Bay were some of the state’s most dangerous places to live. Ontario: The Most Dangerous City...
Temporary closure slated for Rimrock Trailhead during parking lot maintenance
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Rimrock Trailhead and parking area will be closed to all traffic, including vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians August 1-2 for parking lot maintenance to repair potholes, the Deschutes National Forest said. Any breaches to the closed area could delay operations and extend the closure. Additionally, on...
Rocky shores of Pacific Northwest show low resilience to changes in climate, research shows
A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest. The study by Oregon State University scientists, involving four capes in Oregon and California, suggests these communities of species may have low resilience to climate change. Findings were published recently in Nature Ecology & Evolution. ...
Potential local buyers circling foreclosed Montgomery Park office building in NW Portland
The Menashe real estate family was in advanced talks as recently as this month to buy Montgomery Park, the landmark office complex whose neon sign beams across Northwest Portland, according to two sources who spoke to The Oregonian/OregonLive. The two sources, each of whom had direct knowledge of the Menashe...
‘Lots of help around’: DC Health partners with FairWell Festival, urges plenty of water, watch for heat-related illness
Staff have been busy this week setting up for tens of thousands of attendees to descend on the FairWell Festival. With temperatures forecast to once again reach the triple digits this weekend in Redmond, Saturday being the peak, the second annual FairWell Festival is preparing ways for festival-goers to beat the heat and stay safe and comfortable. The post ‘Lots of help around’: DC Health partners with FairWell Festival, urges plenty of water, watch for heat-related illness appeared first on KTVZ.
Docs clinch postseason berth with sweep of Redmond
With just a handful of games left on the regular season schedule, the Roseburg Dr. Stewart’s know it will be playing baseball when the American Legion postseason begins. The Docs clinched a berth in the postseason with a sweep of the Redmond Generals in an Area 4 doubleheader Wednesday at Bill Gray Legion Stadium at Champion Car Wash Field.
Gov. Kotek proposes three steps to increase state school fund by a half-billion dollars
Last year, Oregon public schools celebrated the historic investment of $10.2 billion to the State School Fund. It did not take long, however, for this victory to lose some of its shine. Following the Portland Educator Association strike in November, which resulted in 11 lost instructional days, and a spring of school budget cuts across Oregon, many are wondering how the state can guarantee more school funding in 2025. On...
Update: Be prepared for temperatures up to 110 degrees until Monday night
The National Weather Service issued an updated excessive heat warning at 9:55 a.m. on Sunday in effect until Monday at 10 p.m. for Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Grande Ronde Valley, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, John Day Basin, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon as well as Wallowa County.
Where’s western Wyoming’s smokey skies coming from?
Smokey skies are blanketing much of western Wyoming, and it’s unlikely to let up. Starting about a week ago, western Wyoming's skies have been smokey. Local meteorologist Alan Smith said it’s mostly from wildfires in Oregon and Idaho. The largest Oregon fire is the Cow Valley fire in the eastern part of the state at 133,408 acres and 20 percent contained. One of the larger Idaho fires is the Bench Lake Incident fire that’s northeast of Boise and has burned 1,850 acres and is three percent contained.
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