Month: December 2016

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Ashland man convicted of rape has been granted a new trial after a word was left out of jury instructions due to a clerical error. The Mail Tribune reports (https://is.gd/2tMvOE ) that 30-year-old Talon Duane Ramoz was convicted in July of first-degree rape and first-degree sexual penetration. In his indictment,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A small earthquake has been reported east of Salem. The U.S. Geological Survey website says the earthquake happened at 3 a.m., about nine miles from Sublimity — a small town west of Silver Falls State Park. There have been no reports of damage, but Brenda Fuquay Chappell tells the Statesman Journal

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — The Pendleton City Council has approved rules that pave the way for marijuana businesses to eventually open in town. Residents last month voted to lift the city’s ban on medical and recreational sales. The East Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/2ha4Me7 ) two issues drew a lot of attention before Tuesday’s vote: city licensing

A woman filling a small container with gas to fill a power generator ignited a flash fire that destroyed a trailer on Redmond’s east side late Tuesday afternoon, but she and a small child were able to escape before the gas still inside ignited an explosion and fireball, officials said. Redmond Fire & Rescue units

The Oregon Health Authority is reminding all medical marijuana dispensaries in the state that sales of limited marijuana retail products to people 21 and older will end Dec. 31. The so-called early retail sales period began Oct. 1, 2015, after the passage of Oregon Senate Bill 460. Starting Jan. 1, 2017, OHA-registered dispensaries will be

Jefferson County fire investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed an unoccupied home in Metolius late Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews were dispatched around 4:50 p.m. to the structure frie at 425 Hood Avenue in Metolius, said district Public Information Officer Tom Jaca. The information

A 34-year-old Madras man and a 10-year-old boy were killed and four other people were injured, two seriously, in a three-vehicle crash Monday evening on Highway 97 south of Madras, Oregon State Police said Tuesday. OSP troopers and medics responded around 6:30 p.m. to the reported crash near milepost 102, about seven miles south of

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Barlow 60, Corvallis 59 Beaverton 58, Glencoe 34 Centennial 78, La Salle 60 Central Catholic 65, South Medford 58 Century 37, Liberty 32 Cottage Grove 65, Madras 56 Forest Grove 65, St. Helens 44 Grant 69, Wilson 61 Henley 78, Douglas 48 Irrigon 45, McLoughlin 34 Jefferson PDX 101, Benson 61 Jesuit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins returned from a brief ejection and finished with a season-high 55 points, capping a wild day for the hot-tempered big man and sending the Sacramento Kings past the Portland Trail Blazers 126-121 on Tuesday night. Hours after he was fined by the Kings for his profanity-laced tirade against a

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Bell scored a career-high 23 points and No. 20 Oregon beat Fresno State 75-63 on Tuesday night for its ninth straight victory. Dylan Ennis added 13 points for the Ducks (11-2), who finished nonconference play on a 33-game home winning streak. Paul Watson scored 15 points and Karachi Edo had

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sydney Wiese set the Pac-12 record for career 3-pointers and had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 25 Oregon State beat Quinnipiac 75-60 in the semifinals of the Play4Kay Shootout on Tuesday night. Wiese passed Candice Wiggins (Stanford, 2005-08) on a catch-and-shoot from a step behind the arc on

United Way of Deschutes County will receive $39,756 from Meyer Memorial Trust for each of the next three years on behalf of Thrive Central Oregon, to provide wrap-around services to individuals and families seeking or utilizing affordable housing support, in partnership with Housing Works. It is widely understood that Central Oregon is in the midst

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel defended Tuesday his decision not to pursue criminal charges in a medication error that led to the death of a St. Charles Bend patient two years ago, disputing claims by the victim’s son of conflicts of interest and close ties with hospital officials. Hummel responded at length to NewsChannel

A La Pine man pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted kidnapping charges Tuesday afternoon as he waits to be arraigned on new charges that include numerous counts of mail theft. Dennis Wayne Anderson Jr., 32, is accused of stealing hundreds of pieces of mail and Christmas packages on Lava Drive in La Pine. A total

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say an 8-year-old girl suffered minor injuries when a man shot at her mother’s car on Interstate 84 in Portland. Portland police say officers responded to a report of a shooting Tuesday afternoon. Officers learned the victim was a girl who had a superficial gunshot wound to her foot. Police

The Oregon Department of Justice has cleared Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office of election law violations alleged by Sheriff Shane Nelson’s recent election challenger, Deputy Eric Kozowski, the sheriff’s office’s legal counsel said Tuesday. Legal Counsel Darryl Nakahira said that “on November 22, the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Enforcement Division contacted the sheriff’s office to

The holiday travel season officially starts on Friday. The dates for the travel season span from then until January 2nd, and AAA has projected that span to be busier this year than it ever has been. The projections have more than 103 million Americans traveling for the holidays, a 1.5 percent increase from last year.

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say no one was hurt after a semitrailer hit an Amtrak train that was carrying more than 280 passengers. KATU-TV reports (https://goo.gl/LznKXx) the crash happened Tuesday afternoon on Oregon Route 99 East near South End Road in Oregon City. Canby Fire officials say the semitrailer was hauling wood chips.

KIDS Center, a child abuse intervention center, reached a milestone this month as 10,000 adults in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties have taken Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children®. This training is vital to ensuring our community is prepared to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child abuse. When 5 percent of any population is

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New U.S. Census figures show Utah is the fastest-growing state in the country, leading a cluster of Western states with populations on the upswing despite sluggish national growth. The figures released Tuesday show the state with the country’s highest birth rate grew just over 2 percent from July 2015 to