Pacific Storm to bring rain, wind and mountain snow to Central Oregon

Published 3:26 pm Thursday, October 23, 2025 A Pacific storm system will bring wet and blustery conditions to Central Oregon this weekend. Rain, strong winds and mountain snow expected across the region. Rob Brooks, a meteorologist with the...

Winter preparations start early for Oregon transportation agencies, still affected by hiring freeze

PBOT and ODOT have both started prepping their vehicles and crews for winter weather, saying they're trying to catch up with this year's hiring freeze. PORTLAND, Ore. — Winter may still be a couple of months away, but Portland Bureau of...

Widespread Rain and Mountain Snow Forecast for Busy Weekend Weather

Widespread Rain and Mountain Snow Forecast for Busy Weekend Weather ​COPYRIGHT 2025 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. We’re quiet for now across the region...

College football recap – week 9

MOSES LAKE – It was a strong weekend for Washington college football teams across different levels. All four teams earned convincing wins in week nine. Teams like Eastern Washington now hold a strong record in the Big Sky conference. Meanwhile,...

Runners take on Suttle Lake Trail

A gloomy, rainy October day on Saturday and a snowy finish on Sunday with the lake in glorious fall colors set the scene for runners circling the Suttle Lake Trail multiple times throughout the course of the inaugural Suttle Lake Trail Fest, put...

Trump Team Takes Aim at State Laws Shielding Consumers’ Credit Scores From Medical Debt

Noam N. Levey The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ credit reports. More than a dozen...

Terrifying Swarms of Sea Creatures Invade Beach Town

Nature can truly be horrifying at times. A Fox News report noted that thousands of sea cucumbers have washed ashore in Seaside, Oregon. The creatures, which are rarely seen on the surface of the sand, provided quite a surprise to onlookers....

Cattle producers bring concerns to Washington

Several groups of cattle producers could be seen walking the halls of Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in recent weeks. No, they weren’t lost. They were detailing some of the ways government prevents cattle producers from being...

South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast placed under a high wind warning Saturday

On Thursday at 11:13 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a high wind warning valid for Saturday between 4 a.m. and 5 p.m. for South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast. The weather service says, “Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with...

Argos Hit the Road to Face Mountaineers and Yotes

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- The University of Providence men's soccer program heads to La Grande, Ore. and Caldwell, Idaho to wrap up the Cascade Collegiate Conference regular season schedule. The first touch on Friday versus the Mountaineers is...

Trick or treat: Cyclones face No. 18 Baylor and No. 6 Arizona State

After a narrow loss to No. 23 Colorado, the Cyclone volleyball team outscored the Buffaloes overall but couldn’t close out sets. “I felt like we just struggled at times,” Iowa State Head Coach Christy Johnson-Lynch said. “We got stuck in a couple...

Trump takes aim at state laws shielding consumer credit scores from medical debt

By Noam N. Levey | KFF Health News The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ credit reports....

Steelers defense falling well short of preseason goals

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin went on a local radio station over the summer and said he believed the Pittsburgh Steelers defense could do “historic things” in 2025. It’s on a path to do just that, just not in the way the NFL’s longest-tenured head...

College football picks for Week 9: Oregon rolls, ASU struggles and UCLA tries to beat spread again

Welcome the Hotline’s weekly picks against the point spread, published Thursdays throughout the regular season with a focus on the top games nationally and the most intriguing matchups across the West. Last week, we were 4-7. Lines are courtesy of...

Building a piece-ful place

For the past 18 months, ever since the completion of the main phase of the Cultural Plaza redevelopment project, there’s been a point of curiosity at the west entrance of the Lincoln City Cultural Center. It was a perfect but empty-looking circle,...

Governor Tina Kotek Leading Oregon Delegation On Trade Mission To South Korea And Japan

Tina Kotek, center, was accompanied by her wife Aimee Wilson, right, as Kotek was sworn in as Oregon governor at the state Capitol building in Salem, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool) SALEM, Ore. – Governor...

Sisters Farmers Market wraps up season

Pretty pumpkins full of dried flowers, a raffle overflowing with local products, and a dog in an Edward Scissorhands costume all made appearances at Fir Street Park last Sunday. Wrapping up a five-month season, Sisters Farmers Market celebrated...

David McLay Kidd brings the bounce to new Loraloma course in Texas

Course architect David McLay Kidd designed the new Loraloma golf course in Spicewood, Texas. The course emphasizes a firm and fast ground game, reflecting golf's Scottish origins. Loraloma is situated on a 2,200-acre property with twelve holes...

Michael Baker to lead Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend

Published 2:11 pm Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Michael Baker, who began working with Boys and Girls Clubs in 1988, will be the next CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend. He will start Nov. 3. Baker has served as CEO of clubs in Anaheim and Santa...

Bend teacher named Oregon ag educator of the year

Published 10:54 am Thursday, October 23, 2025 Cameron Glogau teaches second- and third-graders in Bend, Ore., and he hopes to help them make the connection that much of their food isn’t produced very far away. “A lot of these kids didn’t know that...