Month: November 2016

AURORA, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a truck slammed by an Amtrak train in Aurora had been forced to stop on the tracks because of heavy traffic. Lt. Chris Baldridge of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office says the truck was hauling paper pulp, and 65,000 pounds spilled Monday morning at an intersection in Aurora, 25

GEARHART, Ore. (AP) — The owner of a barn in Gearhart will no longer be able to hold commercial events at her property until it meets city code and occupancy requirements. The Daily Astorian reports (https://is.gd/7miCZ5 ) that a Clatsop County judge on Wednesday upheld the city’s request to prohibit the Neacoxie Barn from hosting

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man found shot to death in Josephine County as a 25-year-old originally from North Carolina. The sheriff’s office said Jason George has been living in Cave Junction for the past couple of years. His body was found Friday in O’Brien, an unincorporated community near the California

Cascade Natural Gas crews have completed replacing old gas lines and metered services in Gasoline Alley in downtown Bend, but expect re-paving crews all week in the downtown area. First up will be the area around Troy Field at Kansas Avenue and Bond Street, then Gasoline Alley as the week progresses. There will be some

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Eugene man in connection with the death of his girlfriend. Officers had responded Saturday to a report of “suspicious circumstances” to find 19-year-old Jessica Elizabeth Frank dead inside a Eugene home. Her 23-year-old boyfriend was arrested on an unrelated warrant. Police say further investigation led to Erick

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Damian Lillard had his lowest-scoring game of the season. CJ McCollum made up the difference by matching the best game of his career. McCollum scored 37 points, 16 in the fourth quarter, to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-94 on Sunday. “I just went into the game

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ashland police are investigating a fatal stabbing. Officers were called to a Strawberry Lane home at about 1 a.m. Sunday from a caller who said someone had been stabbed. Police found a man in the driveway suffering from multiple stab wounds. Efforts to save 20-year-old Avi Feldman were unsuccessful and he

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than 100 times each year, Portland police label someone a “criminal gang affiliate.” The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://is.gd/9ifAE2 ) that police can add a flag in their database without a conviction or an arrest. They say the practice creates a secret suspects list. The Oregonian received a modified version of the

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Conservationists and others have renewed a push to remove four giant dams from the Snake River in southeast Washington to save wild salmon runs. They’re speaking up after a federal judge in Portland, Oregon, earlier this year rejected the government’s latest plan for protecting threatened and endangered salmon in the Columbia

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police say six people were arrested in connection with a protest that blocked traffic on Interstate 5 in southeast Portland. Saturday night’s protest was in conjunction with a nationwide protest called, “The Million Mask March.” The group of protesters temporarily blocked northbound traffic on the freeway causing long delays. Police

A hunter from Bend was impaled by the antler of an elk as he was dragging it back to camp behind an ATV in Crook County’s Maury Mountains on Saturday, prompting a rescue effort challenged by the steep, rugged and remote terrain, authorities said. Eventually, Gary Heeter, 69, was flown by Life Flight helicopter to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $400,000 to a deaf man who was a former Oregon inmate after finding that state corrections officials violated his civil rights by failing to make proper accommodations for his disability. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2foOmhT) the jury reached the verdict Thursday in favor of David VanValkenburg. VanValkenburg

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronald Jones tied a school single-game record with four rushing touchdowns and Southern California demolished Oregon 45-20 on Saturday. Sam Darnold had 309 yards passing and two touchdowns with one interception to help propel USC (6-3, 5-2 Pac-12) to its first five-game winning streak since 2013. After rushing for a career-high

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — With a young quarterback making his second career start, Stanford coach David Shaw was fully comfortable having his team run the ball on its final 29 plays from scrimmage. With a backfield tandem of 2015 Heisman Trophy finalist Christian McCaffrey and promising sophomore Bryce Love, Shaw’s decision was really a no-brainer.

A dispute between Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins and Republican Party about the nature of robocalls to “inactive” voters widened Saturday as Atkins fired back — and the state Democratic Party joined in, demanding the GOP release the list of targeted voters and for state and federal officials to investigate.. Here’s Atkins’ Saturday statement,

SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Silverton, anchored by a downtown that boasts 125-year-old brick buildings, is split by the 45th Parallel. And it’s split politically. The Oregon town of 9,500 halfway between the equator and the North Pole is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. Still, there are common concerns, like worries about the fitness of

For many, experiencing a total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and Madras residents will be catching a glimpse of the show — and so will more than 40,000 people expected to flock to Jefferson County. a prime viewing spot along the “path of totality” that arcs across Oregon.. The eclipse will occur next August

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — While the six-week armed takeover of a federal wildlife facility this year may have been conducted by a fringe group, the underlying push for states and counties to control land now possessed by the federal government already exists among local elected officials in Oregon and elsewhere. Attention during the standoff focused

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police are investigating three shootings that happened overnight in the city’s northeast section. The police say Saturday there are no injuries from the shootings and it’s unclear if they are related to each other. The first shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on Friday. People who called 911 reported that individuals

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A University of Oregon law professor who donned blackface as part of a costume at her Halloween party has apologized. The Register-Guard reports Saturday (http://bit.ly/2ep3AyS) that Nancy Shurtz says she wore the costume in hopes of stimulating a discussion about race relations. Shurtz says she dressed up as Dr. Damon Tweedy,