Month: October 2016

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Coos County’s district attorney is asking a judge to put a Coquille man accused of raping a young girl back in jail after he was ordered released pending trial. The World reports (http://bit.ly/2dVePSH ) that Frank Noakes is charged with several sex abuse charges and was released on his own

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Florence man is accused of sexually abusing his girlfriend’s teenage grandchildren after offering them $100 each to model for him in his apartment. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2f6gQxX ) that new documents in the case against Randy Kent Clay were unsealed this week in Lane County Circuit Court. Clay had signed

State Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, and Democratic challenger Gena Goodman-Campbell squared off on issues ranging from the pros and cons of Measure 97 to who’s financing their campaigns during a wide-ranging half-hour debate aired live Tuesday night on NewsChannel 21. Like two previous debates,, on the sheriff’s race and Measure 97, KTVZ solicited questions from

The Bend Energy Challenge team is partnering with the Green Impact Campaign to bring free energy assessments to small businesses as part of the national Kilowatt Smackdown competition. Twenty COCC and OSU-Cascades students have signed up to put their knowledge to use by performing these assessments. The Green Impact Campaign’s Kilowatt Smackdown is a nationwide

Deschutes County has launched a new volunteer program at its Deschutes Services Building in downtown Bend. Volunteers will staff the County’s new Information Desk, providing directions and assisting visitors. The Deschutes Services building, located at 1300 NW Wall Street in Bend, is home to the Board of County Commissioners, Assessor’s Office, County Clerk’s Office, Finance/Tax

MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, Ore. (AP) — Each year, thousands of Oregon parents hug their children goodbye and send them into the wilderness for up to a week to learn about their state’s natural wonders. Outdoor School was groundbreaking when it started more than a half-century ago. More than 1 million children have gone through

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 39 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak in home openers to a league-record 16 straight games with a 113-104 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. CJ McCollum added 25 points for the Blazers, who trailed 83-77 at the start of the fourth

GOLD BEACH, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say the search for a missing hunter in the southwest Oregon wilderness has been suspended. Curry County Sheriff John Ward said in a news release that the extensive ground search for 41-year-old Shawn Higgins of Coos Bay was suspended Tuesday. He says searchers have found no signs, clues or

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Portland police chief has been indicted on a misdemeanor charge for accidentally shooting a friend during an Eastern Oregon hunting trip. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/hQ3WkQ) Larry O’Dea has been indicted in Harney County on a charge of negligently wounding another. The indictment states he “unlawfully and by failing to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in the trial of those who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge sent jurors home for the day Tuesday after finding no indication that a member of the panel was biased. U.S. District Judge Anna Brown questioned a juror in her chambers Tuesday after receiving a note saying

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Portland Timbers goalkeeper Jake Gleeson and defender Liam Ridgewell face charges of driving under the influence after an accident in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Gleeson and Ridgewell were booked into Clackamas County Jail and posted bond. Both are to appear in Lake Oswego Municipal Court on Nov. 16. Police said Gleeson

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A former suburban Portland police sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison for his wife’s murder. Lynn Benton was convicted last week of hiring his longtime friend and her son to kill Debbie Higbee Benton at her Gladstone beauty salon in May 2011. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2erSYTH ) that

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene residents are showering police with both protest and praise after a controversial drug arrest. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2f4Y6yX ) that officers on Friday arrested a 29-year-old man while a crowd surrounded them, screaming obscenities as they struggled to take Walton into custody. Lt. Doug Mozan reviewed video footage and police

BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say both drivers died at the scene when a wrong-way motorist collided with another vehicle near Boardman. Capt. Bill Fugate says a pickup driven by 77-year-old Clifford Ammons of Reedsport was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 on Monday evening when it collided head-on with

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — A wrestling coach who pleaded guilty to sex crimes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Prosecutor Keith Stein said 21-year-old Joel Aranda befriended teenage boys and groomed them for abuse while working as volunteer coach at Sweet Home High School. He said Aranda attempted to abuse teenage boys after

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A suspect has died while awaiting trial in Klamath County for the alleged torture of a housemate. The Herald and News reports (http://bit.ly/2dFsEpK ) 50-year-old John Raley died at a hospital last month. The death certificate lists the reason as multi-organ failure caused by congestive heart failure. Raley was arrested

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An 87-year-old man drowned after he was thrown from a horse while crossing the Illinois River in southwest Oregon. Josephine County Search and Rescue coordinator Cory Krauss told the Grants Pass Daily Courier (https://is.gd/i3hbkb ) that Jack Sauer was crossing the river to go hunting Sunday when the horse got

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Portland police say a robbery suspect fired at officers while leading them on a chase down Interstate 5 and into Tigard and Tualatin. The suspect eventually stopped in Lake Oswego, where he was shot and wounded by police. No officers were injured. A woman and several children were inside the

Central Oregon continues to post some of the strongest job gains in Oregon, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday in releasing September jobless rates. Unemployment levels remained little changed across the region, with the exception of Deschutes County, which posted its first unemployment rate drop since February, according to Regional Economist Damon Runberg. Crook County:

The Defense Commissary Agency offers Guard and Reserve on-site sales as a way to bring the commissary benefit to authorized shoppers who do not live close to a brick and mortar store. The commissary benefit is a valued part of military pay offering service members savings on groceries and household items over commercial retail prices.