Month: December 2016

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Medford teenager has been sentenced to seven years in prison for helping attack and kidnap two men because of drug debts. The Mail Tribune reports (https://is.gd/IHn2yG ) that 17-year-old Damian Elijah Brown on Tuesday pleaded guilty to felony kidnapping and assault charges in two separate but similar cases. Brown was

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – One of two Portland-based glass manufacturers that sparked toxic air concerns earlier this year has been sold to a California company and will have production of its materials moved to Mexico. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2ig4rrD ) that Uroboros Glass founder Eric Lovell had announced plans in September to sell the facility.

Speed is being investigated as a cause of a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation late Monday afternoon that killed three people and injured four others, one seriously, Oregon State Police said Tuesday. The crash, which occurred near milepost 86 around 4 p.m., and subsequent investigation forced closure of

RICHLAND, Ore. (AP) – Officials say dozens of elk are dead after the herd fell through the ice at a reservoir in Eastern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a Facebook post that 41 elk died Tuesday on the Powder River arm of Brownlee Reservoir. The Baker City Herald reports (https://goo.gl/3YzOzF

Keeping tattoo facilities clean and their artists, staff and clients free of infection is the focus of a new video from Oregon’s Board of Electrologists and Body Art Practitioners. The video details some of the state’s safety and sanitation rules for tattoo artists and facilities. Oregon significantly revised its rules for tattoo artists in 2012

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission announced Tuesday the “Top 10” list of distilled spirits sold in Oregon from December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016. The first list ranks the products by volume in liters, with H R D Vodka, sold by Oregon-based Hood River Distillers, in the #1 seat. The second list ranks the

As of Jan. 1, sky lanterns — also known as aerial luminaries, Chinese lanterns, mini hot air balloons, UFO balloons or wish lanterns – will be illegal to release into Oregon airspace, due to the fire danger they pose, the state Fire Marshal’s Office advised Tuesday. A sky lantern is a paper sack suspended over

A week after Bend transient Ryan Hunt was struck by a car and killed, his loved ones have planned a candlelight vigil for Wednesday night. It will begin in the Bend Inn and Suites parking lot on Third Street at 7:30 p.m. and will move down toward the Highway 97 overpass, where Hunt was struck.

The Prineville Police Department will be participating in statewide high-visibility impaired-driver enforcement during this New Year’s Eve/New Year’s holiday, and also has arranged for free cab rides home. “Our goal is to increase the number of officers on the street aggressively seeking out impaired drivers,” said an announcement Tuesday from Officer Jordan Zamora. “High-visibility enforcement

The Cold Weather Shelter is entirely powered by amazing volunteers! And in an announcement released Tuesday, they said, “We NEED your HELP!” Here’s the rest of that announcement: We can’t keep this shelter open without volunteers! Please sign up for a monitoring shift (training will be provided) or to deliver a meal for our shelter

BANDON, Ore. (AP) – An earthquake was recorded Tuesday morning off Oregon’s central coast. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit Tuesday at 7:51 a.m. It struck about 269 miles west of Corvallis. The USGS said it occurred at a depth of just over six miles.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon State Police trooper wounded in a Christmas night gun battle in suburban Portland underwent a second surgery Tuesday and remains in critical condition, officials said. Capt. Bill Fugate told a news conference that 32-year-old Trooper Nic Cederberg was undergoing the second of what is expected to be many surgeries

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and the aftermath of the 41-day armed occupation has been voted Oregon’s top story of 2016 by editors and news directors around the state. Each year, The Associated Press sends a ballot to Oregon news outlets for votes on the year’s top stories.

A seafood restaurant that has been a northeast Bend fixture for three decades closed abruptly just before Christmas Eve, much to the shock and surprise of both patrons and the employees who learned it was their last day. “After 30 years of serving the wonderful people of Central Oregon, we have lost our lease,” read

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Transportation closed Interstate 84 westbound between Ontario and Pendleton because of blowing, drifting snow from a major winter storm. Eastbound lanes were closed between Pendleton and Baker City. Additional highways were closed throughout northeast Oregon Tuesday afternoon. La Grande Public Works Director Norm Paullus said the

An 81-year-old Prineville man reported missing with his pickup truck Monday was found Tuesday morning, having been involved in a non-injury crash near Klamath Falls, police said. Oregon State Police responded at 6:13 a.m. to the reported crash at milepost 215 on Highway 97, said Prineville Police Chief Dale Cummins. They arrived and identified the

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Eugene School District is looking to implement a Mandarin Chinese language immersion program next school year. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2ho5l4h) that the program would first be offered to students in kindergarten and first grade at Crest Elementary School. District officials say the program would expand to the next highest grade

SEATTLE (AP) – Spotty or no cellular service has been the norm at the nation’s fifth-oldest national park, south of Seattle, but that could change soon. Mount Rainier National Park is considering proposals by two carriers to provide cellular service in the park, setting off a debate about whether people enjoying the park should have

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Kyle Lowry scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors won their franchise-best seventh consecutive road game Monday night with a 95-91 victory over the skidding Portland Trail Blazers. Lowry, coming off a season-high 36 points last Friday at Utah, had 20 in the second half as the Raptors (22-8) handed Portland

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – An Iowa-based nonprofit has targeted one of Oregon’s oldest bridges for preservation. The Register-Guard reports the 134-year-old Hayden Bridge in Springfield has been little used over the past quarter-century. But the North Skunk River Greenbelt Association sees value, and hopes to raise nearly $100,000 to re-deck the wrought and cast iron