Month: October 2016
Eugene group wants public square named for Ken Kesey
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A group of Eugene residents wants the city’s public square named after author Ken Kesey, a native Oregonian. The…
Continue Reading 100+ Men Who Care gives $10,400 to Boys & Girls Club of Bend
At its recent third quarter meeting 100+ Men Who Care Central Oregon awarded $10,400 to the Boys & Girls Club of Bend. 100 Men Who Care member…
Continue Reading 3 killed, 3 injured in Hwy. 211 crash near Molalla
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say three people were killed in a crash just north of Molalla in Clackamas County. The agency says…
Continue Reading Fatal Portland office shooting may be linked to suicide
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police are investigating whether a homicide at an office building is connected to a suicide that happened about…
Continue Reading New ballot drop site to open in southwest Bend
The Deschutes County Clerk’s office announced Monday the addition of another new ballot drop site in Bend. The drop site is located at 1000 SW…
Continue Reading Grants Pass woman pleads guilty to 2 DUII crashes
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A Grants Pass woman has pleaded guilty in connection to two drunken driving crashes, one of which resulted in a…
Continue Reading Search suspended for missing woman in Gorge
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have suspended the search for a 21-year-old woman believed to be missing in the Columbia River Gorge. The…
Continue Reading Bend Parks plans more Whitewater Park changes this winter
The Bend Park and Recreation District plans some modifications to improve the users’ experience at the Bend Whitewater Park on the Deschutes…
Continue Reading Bad move: OSP traffic stop turns up big pot haul
A Georgia man’s moving truck ran a stop sign near Klamath Falls Sunday morning, leading to a traffic stop and search that turned up nearly 300…
Continue Reading Oregon aims to preserve original constitution – warts and all
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s original constitution, stored deep in the bowels of the state archives building in a climate-controlled room,…
Continue Reading Teen sentenced in Happy Valley church parking-lot shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon teen who shot another teen in a church parking lot has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. The…
Continue Reading Fire starts in garage, tears through SE Bend home
A southeast Bend homeowner awoke to an explosion in the garage late Sunday afternoon, found a motorcycle parked in the garage on fire and escaped…
Continue Reading Portland Timbers out of playoffs after 4-1 loss to Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Giles Barnes scored twice and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Portland Timbers 4-1 on Sunday to eliminate…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in fatal Clackamas County stabbing
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) — The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect in a fatal stabbing near Milwaukie has been taken into…
Continue Reading Deputies: Man with samurai sword attacked landlord
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Garden Home man was arrested after authorities say he attacked his landlord with a samurai sword. KOIN-TV reports…
Continue Reading 20 pounds of cocaine found in speeding BMW
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man is facing charges after police found 20 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $320,000 inside a BMW. Officers pulled…
Continue Reading Low IQ could mean new sentence for death row inmate
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A death row inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend could get a new sentencing trial, based on…
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