Month: January 2017

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Payton Pritchard had 17 points and No. 13 Oregon scored the game’s first 21 points in an 85-43 victory over Oregon State on Saturday night. Dylan Ennis added 16 points to help the Ducks (16-2, 5-0 Pac-12) win their 14th consecutive game and 36th in a row at home. Dillon Brooks

Maintenance crews continued to work around the clock Saturday to clear snow from Bend-La Pine Schools’ rooftops in the wake of Thursday’s collapse of the Kenwood School gym. Here’s the update on snow removal and safety issues, released in the.late afternoon. At this time, snow removal on five school rooftops is now complete, eight are

La Pine firefighters worked in the cold and 2-3 feet of snow and ice, both on the ground and the roof, to stop a fire that heavily damaged a family’s home Friday morning, officials said. La Pine Rural Fire Protection District crews responded around 9:15 a.m. to the reported fire in the 52000 block of

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man shot in a confrontation with a Salem police officer was in stable condition Saturday at a Portland-area hospital. The shooting occurred as Cpl. Jake Pratt responded to a report of a wanted person outside an Applebee’s Restaurant at about 7:30 Friday night. Police say the officer encountered

Maintenance crews continue to work around the clock to clear snow from more than 2 million square feet of roofs across Bend-La Pine Schools, the district said Friday. More than 100 staff members and local contractors were at school sites Friday, clearing roofs of schools and facilities. Structural engineers and staff also continue to inspect

SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) – Police say a standoff at a Seaside home where gunshots were fired has ended peacefully after nearly three days. The man inside the home called an emergency dispatcher shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday to say he was scared and wanted to leave the home. The dispatcher told him to put on

A Crooked River Ranch resident using a heat gun to thaw his frozen water line went inside to check the faucet — and came out to find a fire beneath the mobile home Friday afternoon, officials said. The elderly occupant escaped unharmed, but the fire did about $20,000 damage to the structure and contents, said

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Churchill 65, Thurston 36 Corvallis 58, Dallas 52 Cottage Grove 59, Elmira 41 Crater 69, North Eugene 38 Crescent Valley 61, Central 47 Henley 66, Klamath 61 La Grande 64, Ontario 43 Lebanon 77, Woodburn 62 Marist 64, Eagle Point 45 Marshfield 45, Brookings-Harbor 42, OT Mazama 58, Hidden Valley 45 McKay

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu scored 17 points, including a layup in the final minute to give Oregon its first lead of the game, and the Ducks rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat Southern California 59-53 on Friday night. Ionescu’s jumper from just inside the arc rimmed out, but she grabbed the

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jordin Canada had 18 points and 10 rebounds and No. 17 UCLA beat No. 10 Oregon State 66-56 on Friday night to snap the Beavers’ 12-game winning streak. Down five after three quarters, UCLA (12-4, 3-2 Pac-12) outscored the Beavers (15-2, 4-1) 25-10 in the final period. Gabby Hanson led Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 30 points and the Orlando Magic snapped a four-game losing streak, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 115-109 on Friday night. Vucevic went 13 of 18 from the floor and grabbed 10 rebounds. Elfrid Payton scored 19 points and hit a key 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining that

SEATTLE (AP) – Amateur scientists chosen by the Seattle FBI to search for clues in the mystery of the skyjacker known as D.B. Cooper may have found new evidence. KING-TV reports (https://goo.gl/hp3fNR ) a team has been analyzing particles taken from a clip-on tie left by Cooper after he hijacked a passenger jet in 1971

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., will be in Central Oregon on Monday, with meetings scheduled in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Monday at 9 a.m., Walden will be in Deschutes County to tour the Bend facility of pharmaceutical manufacturer Patheon. Walden will meet with officials at the facility and discuss federal issues affecting their industry. Walden

The Homeless Leadership Coalition will be kicking off the biennial Point-In-Time Count in Central Oregon on Wednesday, January 25. This event is a count of people who are homeless or in transitional housing in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. The count is a part of a state and national effort to identify the number of

With so much snow accumulating in Central Oregon due to the recent storms, and a forecast of rain and warmer temperatures, regional officials, including ODOT, warned everyone Friday to be prepared for potential flooding in coming days. “Everyone in Central Oregon should be preparing for the next weather event,” said ODOT Regional Manager Bob Bryant.

Crook County issued an announcement Friday of “important weather-related information” about next week’s expected warm-up and rainfall and how to prepare for potential flooding or other issues. Here it is, in full: The Crook County Sheriff, Crook County Public Health Department, City of Prineville and Crook County Court strongly urge all community members to look

The Sisters School District said Friday it has done a new inspection of schools and they are safe to resume classes next Tuesday, as well as evening and weekend activities. “This morning we met with a structural engineering firm working on our bond project and again inspected and reviewed structural plans of all of our

Some Deschutes County residents have reported receiving unsolicited mailings from vendors offering to provide them with a copy of their deed or other record of title for a processing fee of upwards of $85, according to the clerk’s office The Deschutes County Clerk’s office wants residents to know that real property records, including copies of

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon officials have banned state employees from carrying weapons in the workplace unless they’re needed for their jobs. This has caused some Republican lawmakers much consternation. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services said that it imposed the ban, effective Jan. 6, in hopes of “providing a safe and secure environment for

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Harney County judge says he’s dismissing a negligent wounding charge against former Portland Police Chief Larry O’Dea. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://is.gd/wtAn95 ) that Judge William Cramer accepted a civil compromise in the case Friday. O’Dea had been chief for little more than a year when he shot and wounded a