Oregon
New Oregon DEQ report shows smoky summer trends continue; Bend had three weeks of unhealthy days last year – KTVZ
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The latest Smoke Trends report from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality underscores the continuation of the trend of more summertime smoke due to wildfires, with Bend and Central Oregon one of the worst-hit regions.
The report includes the addition of Air Quality Index, or AQI, data from the 2023 wildfire season, which show Central Oregon and Southern Oregon were most impacted by smoke.
- Bend in Deschutes County had 21 days with AQI values that were unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse, including one very unhealthy day and seven unhealthy days.
- Cave Junction in Josephine County had 23 days with AQI values that were unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse, including three hazardous, six very unhealthy and 10 unhealthy days.
More of the Bend findings;
o From 1989 to 2012, Bend only had seven days with AQI values that were USG or worse
from wildfire smoke, or 0.3 days per year.
o From 2013 to 2023, Bend jumped to 83 days with AQI values that were USG or worse,
8.3 days per year. That is a nearly 28-fold increase in days impacted per year between
the two ten-year periods.
o In all, 72 days with AQI values that are USG or worse occurred in Bend from 2017 to
2023.
Visit DEQ’s Wildfire Response web page to see the full report.
The data show increasing days at “unhealthy” or worse levels from wildfire smoke in Oregon starting around 2012, including the record-breaking events of September 2020. The 2023 wildfire season saw substantial smoke impacts from fires in Oregon, including east of Eugene/Springfield in Lane County, near the coast in Curry County, and near the Bull Run Reservoir in Clackamas County.
Smoke from fires in northern California, eastern Washington and Canada also had a significant impact on Oregon communities.
During wildfire season, DEQ partners with local, state and federal agencies to evaluate current and forecasted smoke conditions and issues air quality advisories to alert the public of extended periods of poor air quality. Find air quality advisories on the Oregon Smoke Blog and see the latest AQI information on the OregonAIR app. The app is available in the iPhone App Store and Android Google Play store.
Oregon
Oregon Lottery Powerball, Pick 4 results for May 18
The Oregon Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 18, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from May 18 drawing
04-13-34-61-65, Powerball: 12, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from May 18 drawing
1PM: 5-2-3-7
4PM: 9-9-5-4
7PM: 1-1-6-6
10PM: 6-1-5-2
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Win for Life numbers from May 18 drawing
26-50-61-74
Check Win for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Megabucks numbers from May 18 drawing
07-08-11-31-32-41
Check Megabucks payouts and previous drawings here.
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When are the Oregon Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 7:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 7:59 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 4: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
- Win for Life: 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Megabucks: 7:29 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Oregon editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Marion County sheriff releases sex offender information under Oregon public safety law
KEIZER, Ore. — Marion County officials are alerting the public about a registered sex offender living in Keizer, saying the notification is intended to support public awareness and safety.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said it is releasing the information pursuant to ORS 163A.215, which authorizes Community Corrections to inform the public when the release of such information will enhance public safety and protection.
The sheriff’s office said Julian Ivan Herrera has been convicted of a sex offense requiring registration with the Oregon State Police and, based on his criminal history, has been classified at a level indicating a potential to re-offend.
Herrera’s listed residence is 699 Lost Ln N in Keizer. He is described as a 41-year-old Black man who is 5-foot-4 and weighs 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. His SID number is 18104153, and his date of birth is Nov. 1,1984.
According to the sheriff’s office, Herrera is on supervised probation for the crimes of harassment and sex abuse in the third degree. His prior convictions include contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor, attempted assault IV, and public indecency.
The sheriff’s office said Herrera was granted supervision on March 23, 2026, and his supervision is set to expire March 22,2031.
Victims of Herrera include a minor female known to him and an adult male known to him, according to the sheriff’s office.
Special conditions listed by the sheriff’s office include no contact with minors, not frequenting places where minors congregate, and no alcohol or other intoxicating substances.
Oregon
Career criminal creep with 166 arrests, 55 convictions since 1999 sentenced to life in prison
An Oregon creep with a record-setting rap sheet cataloguing a staggering 166 arrests dating back to his teens was finally sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
Joshua Cory Nealy, 41, was slapped with the hefty life sentence without possibility for parole for a January 2023 arrest where he flashed a female clothing store employee and a security officer, according to a news release from the Washington County District Attorney’s Office.
The misdemeanor charge, which would usually land first-time offenders behind bars for just one year, did him in after a whopping 55 prior convictions, including seven felony charges.
Nealy was already on parole when he strolled into the Washington Square Mall in Portland and started schmoozing with a skeptical clothing store clerk.
The repeat offender sifted aimlessly through the store and collected a random assortment of clothes. He asked the female clerk for assistance while he was nude in the store’s changing room — then “opened the door fully and exposed himself to her,” the release said.
Nealy invited the woman to have sex and attempted to cajole her into the dressing room. The victim quickly flagged down a security officer, who Nealy also flashed before fleeing the store with a stolen pair of sunglasses.
Officers with the Tigard Police Department — located one town over from the mall — nabbed the registered sex offender that same day.
Before Washington County Circuit Judge Theodore Sims remanded Nealy to life in prison on Friday, his attorneys tried to argue that the repeat offender had a “compromised mental state.”
The lawyers cited a police report from Nealy’s 2007 attempted rape conviction that described how he “was using ‘crank’,” the street term for meth, “had been awake for two days and expressed his belief that his mother was the Queen of Southern England,” as reported by Oregon Live.

They also noted the defense’s sentencing memo for his first public indecency conviction, where he was apparently talking gibberish during the ordeal.
Then, the lawyers alleged that Nealy was “under the influence” during the incident at the Portland mall.
Despite their efforts, Nealy was handed the life sentence in accordance with a state statute that requires the imposition for defendants who have two prior felony sex crime convictions.
Court records obtained by Oregon Live show that Nealy still has two outstanding cases for assault and attempted assault in Washington County.
Nealy, whose criminal record dates back to when he was just 14 years old, was previously charged with attempted rape, robbery, various assaults, failure to report as a sex offender and more.
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