Month: January 2017

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications from members of our community who are interested in becoming a Search and Rescue volunteer. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (DCSO SAR) is one of the busiest search and rescue units in the state of Oregon. In 2016, DCSO SAR completed over 400 missions and

Over 20 mentoring organizations, city councils and civic organizations across Central Oregon are partnering through Better Together to kick off National Mentoring Month with a regional campaign to recruit caring adults to volunteer as youth mentors. Organizations partnering for the campaign include ASPIRE, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, Campfire, Heart of Oregon Corps,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal agriculture officials could decide this week to give up their oversight of a spreading grass that was engineered to resist an herbicide. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2iRjoQK) Scotts Miracle-Gro is no longer planning to commercialize the grass and wants federal agriculture officials to deregulate it. Scotts partnered with Monsanto to engineer

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say a 45-year-old man tripped and sat on the tracks of the MAX Light Rail for several minutes before he was hit by a MAX train Saturday night. Police said Jason Robert Beveridge was hit about 10 p.m. Saturday, sustaining traumatic injuries. He was listed in critical condition at

Changes could be on the horizon for the roughly 7,000 people who pass through the doors of Bend’s Planned Parenthood facility every year. Republican leaders announced their intention to cut funding to the organization during a weekly briefing Thursday, the latest chapter in a long-running debate over the organization’s abortion services. Annually, about 2.5 million

With a thunderous boom one neighbor likened to an earthquake, a large portion of the shut Woodgrain Millwork plant in Prineville collapsed Sunday morning, four days after another part of the roof collapsed under the weight of heavy snow. And a Tumalo youth ranch’s arena also collapsed from wet, heavy snow — but fortunately, no

A downed power line fell onto a roof at Redmond’s Bright Wood Corp., sparking a fire in an electrical box Sunday morning, officials said. A sprinkler system contained the blaze until power was shut off, but damage and expected repair costs still totaled an estimated $400,000. Redmond fire crews were called out around 10:20 a.m.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cap an 8-0 Oregon run in the final 12 seconds and the Ducks beat No. 20 California 69-66 on Sunday. Ionescu’s 3-pointer was her first of the game after the freshman missed her first five. She was playing in her second game after missing

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Sydney Wiese scored 26 points and No. 16 Oregon State beat No. 10 Stanford 72-69 in double overtime Sunday night in a battle of the Pac-12 Conference’s two remaining unbeaten teams, giving the Beavers their first victory at Maples Pavilion. Oregon State (15-1, 4-0) was 0-29 previously on the road against

In the past 36 hours, Oregon State Police said at midday Sunday troopers had responded to over 750 traffic incidents statewide. These include 91 road hazards, 266 disabled vehicles, and 394 reported crashes. Most were weather related. Fortunately no lives were lost but we are still urging motorists safe travels during this storm. “If traveling

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal prosecutors want a judge to order a California man to remove all information from his website about confidential informants involved in the takeover of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon last winter. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/QGoxif ) that authorities say the information posted by 70-year-old Gary Hunt was turned over

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Banks 69, Collingwood, British Columbia 32 Sisters 67, Mountain View 58 West Salem 56, McNary 47 SkyWest Crossover ChallengeHenley 48, Siuslaw 42 Marshfield 47, Klamath 40 Mazama 65, South Umpqua 59 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONSNewport vs. Seaside, ccd. Junction City vs. Estacada, ccd. Sutherlin vs. Coquille, ccd. Columbia (White Salmon) , Wash. vs.

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Chris Boucher scored a career-high 29 points off the bench to help lead No. 15 Oregon past Washington State 85-66 on Saturday for its 13th straight victory. Dylan Ennis added 17 points for Oregon (15-2, 4-0 Pacific 12), which won despite leading scorer Dillon Brooks being ejected early in the game.

SEATTLE (AP) – Freshman standout Markelle Fultz had 20 points and Matisse Thybulle added 17 as Washington rolled past Oregon State 87-61 on Saturday afternoon in a matchup of teams in search of their first Pac-12 conference victory. Washington (8-7, 1-2) led 43-28 at the half, then opened the second half with a 13-2 run.

Late last month, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced a Materials Management Projects grant award of $50,000 to NeighborImpact’s Food Bank, specifically the food recovery program. The food recovery program recovers produce, dairy products, bread and meat from 18 grocery partners, transporting the food in refrigerated trucks to NeighborImpact’s warehouse for distribution to 42

They may not be the high-profile crimes that grab headlines, but the Bend Police Department has reported progress in two areas over the past year: bike thefts and false alarms. “During 2016, we facilitated two programs in an effort to increase livability and continue to make our staff more available for community interactions,” Lt. Clint

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Alanna Smith scored 14 of her career-high 24 points in the fourth quarter, and No. 10 Stanford beat Oregon 81-60 on Friday night for its 21st victory in the past 22 meetings between the schools. Stanford hasn’t lost at home to the Ducks in nearly 30 years, but Oregon made the

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Astoria 49, Corbett 29 Beaverton 47, Westview 44 Bend 71, Ridgeview 46 Brookings-Harbor 57, Sutherlin 52, OT Central 45, Silverton 36 Central Catholic 72, Reynolds 53 Clackamas 82, Gresham 48 Corvallis 58, Crescent Valley 55 David Douglas 82, Barlow 76 Estacada 70, Tillamook 68, OT Forest Grove 70, West Albany 43 Gladstone

EUREKA, Calif. (AP) – An 11-day strike by thousands of West Coast crab fishermen has ended after a successful negotiation of prices with seafood processors. The agreement reached late Friday will restart the sputtering season for much-sought-after Dungeness crabs in Northern California, Oregon and Washington. The Humboldt Fishermen’s Marketing Association told KRCR-TV in Eureka, California

Two people had to be rescued after they got tangled and were left hanging from chairlifts earlier this week. A man’s backpack somehow got caught in a chairlift at a Colorado ski resort, and the man was left hanging off the lift unconscious. Mickey Wilson, a friend of the man, was in the next chair