Month: November 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police say a protest that erupted after Donald Trump’s election victory did not lead to any arrests. Protesters took over a section of Interstate 5 late Tuesday and early Wednesday, affecting traffic in both directions for about an hour. Sgt. Pete Simpson says officers have not received any significant reports

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) –A Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy is facing an internal investigation after allegedly broadcasting pro-Donald Trump sentiments from a department vehicle while driving past voters. The Oregonian/OregonLive quotes a witness as saying 25 to 30 people were standing in line in downtown Portland to leave off their ballots on Tuesday when

The NewsChannel 21 team will be updating you all Election Night on national, state and local election results, on the air and online at KTVZ.COM. We’ve added the a group of election headlines atop our home page for the latest news at a glance, and will have a link atop our home page to the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters who waited until the last day to cast their ballots have been rewarded with an unseasonably warm and sunny day. Voters have been steadily flowing into Portland Pioneer Courthouse Square to cast their ballots. Being Portland, those interviewed tended to be Democrat and said the presidential race was their

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Enrollment at Oregon State University is 2.9 percent higher than last year, although Corvallis has only seen a fraction of that growth. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2eiFMBH ) that OSU’s total fall enrollment is 31,303. School officials announced Monday that OSU has 852 students more than the start of the 2015

More than 400 people gathered at Bend’s Tower Theatre Monday night, but this was no concert or performance. It was about being prepared for a major disaster. The big threat under discussion: An earthquake off the Oregon coast. Scientists say the area is overdue for an earthquake and that it would have a major impact

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Major corporations in Oregon and from out of state, smaller local businesses and individual voters intently awaited the outcome of a state ballot measure that, if passed, would tax companies’ sales of more than $25 million. Tens of millions of dollars were thrown into the battle over Measure 97 by both

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats are keeping a close eye on the secretary of state’s race in the Tuesday election. It might be the GOP’s chance for winning its first statewide race in more than a decade. Polls have indicated it could be a close race Tuesday between Republican Dennis Richardson and Democrat

The 17th Annual Veterans Day parade will roll again through downtown Bend this Veterans Day, Friday November 11. This year’s theme honors “The Military Order of the Purple Heart” representing about 40 local combat veterans that have been decorated with a Purple Heart medal. Veterans receiving the award are wounded by an instrument of war

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. attorney for the district of Oregon says a Medford man has pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening to kill President Barack Obama, threatening to shoot FBI agents and possession of an unregistered explosive device. The statement from the U.S. Department of Justice says John Martin Roos, 62, pleaded

About 60 percent of voters have turned in their ballots to the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office, but some people are getting letters in the mail, notifying them of their ballot being challenged due to signatures that differ from ones on file. Long lines of people are ready to vote and thousands of ballots are being

A driver crashed into and toppled a power pole on Powers Road in southwest Bend early Sunday, then left the scene, knocking out power to about 1,200 area residents, authorities said. Bend Police Sgt. Mike Landolt said the driver and car involved in the 1:19 a.m. crash was located, but no arrests had been made

Four La Pine teens were injured, one seriously, in a rollover crash Sunday evening on a Forest Service road southeast of Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies. Fortunately, although none of the teens were wearing seat belts – and all were thrown from the 1995 Geo Tracker — the injuries were not life-threatening, according to sheriff’s

One of Central Oregon’s most horrific crimes from 1977 remains unsolved to this day. Then-19-year-old Terri Jentz and her college roommate, Shayna Weiss, made a cross-country bike trip and stopped at Cline Falls State Park near Redmond for the night. What they didn’t know is that their lives would change forever. The girls had dinner

Students applying for admission to Western Oregon University will no longer be required to submit an ACT or SAT test score, the school announced Monday. This change goes into effect for fall 2017 applicants with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher and who have successfully passed the required college prep high school

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The acquittal of seven people who took over a federal wildlife refuge in a 41-day armed standoff with authorities raises questions about what prosecutors will do with seven more defendants in the same case who are going to court in February. The verdict earlier this month has emboldened and entrenched the

SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped charges including burglary and sabotage against two filmmakers who recorded a protest at an oil pipeline in Washington state last month. The filmmakers, Lindsey Grayzel of Portland, Oregon, and Carl Davis of Orcas Island, Washington, say they were working on a documentary about climate activist Ken Ward on Oct.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man arrested after filming a Portland police precinct from a sports utility vehicle filled with weapons has been sentenced to three years on probation after pleading no contest to unlawful possession of a firearm. Multnomah County court records show 39-year-old Eric Crowl signed the plea Friday. Police arrested Crowl in

The U.S. Forest Service will waive fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington on November 11 th in honor of Veterans Day. “We honor our veterans each November 11 th and every other day of the year,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. “We hope that this time will serve as a

More than half of Oregonians eligible to vote in the Tuesday general election have already cast their ballot, according to the latest ballot return data released Monday by the Oregon secretary of state. In total, 1.29 million voters have submitted their ballots, accounting for 50.3 percent of total eligible voters. “I am pleased to see