Month: October 2016

Join Cascades East Transit and Commute Options for Transit Tuesday on October 11 . As part of the 5 th annual Drive Less Challenge, we’ll be celebrating the benefits of public transit in Central Oregon. Cascades East Transit (CET) is offering FREE bus rides all day on all bus routes in Central Oregon, including fixed-routes

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A trial is underway for a man suspected in the death of a 2-year-old girl. The Daily Astorian reports (http://bit.ly/2e0gNzO) 28-year-old Randy Lee Roden is expected to last two months and started with opening statements last Tuesday. Defense attorneys say the child’s 26-year-old mother was responsible for Evangelina Wing’s death and

COOS BAY, Oregon (AP) — Three earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4.1 to 4.8 occurred several hundred miles off the Oregon coast on Sunday, but none triggered tsunami warnings. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.8 quake was recorded last and occurred at about noon about 260 miles west-northwest of Coos Bay.

GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — Investigators in Gresham have ruled the death of a man who appears to have been assaulted a homicide. Police tell KATU-TV (http://bit.ly/2dUBPz4) that they responded to a call at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday by a neighbor reporting she found a man who needed help. Police say the man lost consciousness and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland say a 20-year-old woman who sideswiped a marked patrol car Sunday morning and then jumped in the backseat and claimed not to be the driver has been taken into custody. Police say Gailla Tomie Rdiall was booked into the Multnomah County Jail and faces charges of driving under

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An inmate at the Multnomah County Inverness Jail has been found dead in his cell. Multnomah County Corrections Deputies found the unresponsive inmate at about 7:45 a.m. Saturday during a routine security check. Onsite medical staff responded and emergency medical technicians pronounced the inmate deceased at the scene. Multnomah County Sheriff’s

Central Oregon Community College has been awarded a five-year $2.25 million U.S. Department of Education Title III grant to increase the number of students successfully transitioning from developmental to college-level math and writing, as well as increase the first-to-second term and first-to-second year retention rates of students. In support of increasing student success rates in

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Quarterback Darrel Garretson ran 16 yards for a touchdown in overtime and Oregon State ended a 12-game Pac-12 Conference losing streak, beating California 47-44 on Saturday night. Garretson’s game-winning run came after Oregon State (2-3, 1-1) blew a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead and trailed briefly in overtime. Ryan Nall ran for 221

Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce — who’s had his own controversy over recent comments on sexual assault — weighed in on Donald Trump’s newly revealed remarks about women Saturday, calling them “degrading” and “deeply disturbing.” Pierce issued this statement “following the release of a video which featured shocking comments on women” from the Republican

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man is suing the Bend owner of a bar where he was served alcohol before he got into a drunken fight that left him with permanent brain damage. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2dmV97u) the lawsuit from 31-year-old Lee Works was filed against Bond Street Grill owner PTC Inc. Bend lawyer Tim

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At least five more women have come forward to say they were sexually abused by a nursing assistant at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. KATU-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2dVmSl6 ) that Adeladilew Mekonen pleaded not guilty in Washington County last month to charges he raped two elderly patients at the hospital. He now

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jake Browning threw for 304 yards and a school-record six touchdowns and ran for two more scores as No. 5 Washington snapped a 12-game losing streak against Oregon with a 70-21 victory on Saturday night. Myles Gaskin ran for 197 yards and a touchdown for the undefeated Huskies, who have won

(updated to correct passenger’s name; OSP says ID was stolen) A Florida truck driver was killed and her passenger from Texas injured when a semi-truck went off U.S. highway 20E and overturned early Thursday about 70 miles east of Bend, Oregon State Police said Friday. They provided a new identity Saturday for the injured passenger,

Friday’s Oregon prep football scores, as compiled by The Associated Press: Adrian 66, Harper/Huntington 16 Amity 34, Taft 18 Astoria 27, Tillamook 6 Beaverton 46, Century 39 Blanchet Catholic 48, Warrenton 7 Canby 48, Lakeridge 0 Cascade 50, Newport 3 Cascade Christian 14, Santiam Christian 13 Centennial 46, Central Catholic 36 Central 27, Crescent Valley

Fire officials said Friday they have seen an overall cooling trend in Central Oregon, with reduced fire activity, in addition to some precipitation, so they have dropped the Industrial Fire Precaution Level to 1, its lowest level. The Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National

The Jefferson County School District sent a letter out to parents on Thursday, warning them of a ‘Scary clown threats’ made towards students and staff at the Jefferson County Middle School in Madras. It’s one of many threats being made online across the nation, but many turn out to be hoaxes. “They heard that there

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Linn County Circuit Court judge’s ruling clears the way for 15 Oregon counties and dozens of taxing districts to move ahead with a class-action lawsuit seeking $1.4 billion over logging harvests on state-managed lands. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports ( http://bit.ly/2eb6Cey ) that Judge Daniel Murphy’s decision certifying a class consisting of

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — State wildlife officials are investigating a suspected wolf attack in the Fort Klamath area. Michelle Dennehy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife tells the Herald and News (https://is.gd/hi4UpY ) that a cattle producer reported the killing of a calf on private pastureland. Wolves known to frequent the area

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The United States is ready to start talks with Canada to update the Columbia River Treaty. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell made that announcement Friday after talking with Secretary of State John Kerry. Cantwell has for years been urging the State Department to begin the negotiation process. The Washington Democrat says updating

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A shot fired at a Portland theater ended a show headlined by rapper The Game. Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson says officers responded to the Roseland Theater shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday. He said no victims were found, and officers worked with venue security to clear the building. Simpson says there’s