VALE, Oregon, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Walla Walla District issued the following news release: Warm Springs Reservoir and Bully Creek Reservoir will start releasing water for flood risk management starting later this week. Due to a combination of above-average reservoir carryover from last year and above-average precipitation in the Malheur River Basin this winter, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that reservoir releases will be necessary this flood season to s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Prineville, Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management is opening a 30-day public scoping period today to seek input on the Horse Ridge Recreational Area Non-Motorized Project. The Horse Ridge Recreation Area is in Deschutes County approximately 13 miles southeast of Bend, Oregon. The primary draw to the Horse Ridge Recreation Area is mountain biking in the southern half of the HRR  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: A real estate developer and part-time resident of Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced to federal prison today for fraudulently obtaining Covid-relief program funds and laundering a portion of the proceeds while on federal supervised release for a previous fraud conviction. Michael James DeFrees, 62, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and five yea  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking information regarding the deaths of three endangered gray wolves east of Bly in southern Oregon. The deaths occurred in an area of known wolf activity, as defined by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), that stretches across Klamath and Lake counties. The Service is offering a $50,000 reward for any infor  more