Month: January 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 33 points, including 13 straight for Portland late in the fourth quarter, and the Trail Blazers held off the Memphis Grizzlies 112-109 on Friday night. Allen Crabbe had 23 points off the bench for the Blazers, who have won three straight for the first time since early December.

A southwest Redmond chicken coop went up in flames Friday afternoon, but firefighters kept it from reaching a house a few feet away, and no chickens perished in the fire, officials said. Redmond Fire and Rescue crews were called out around 1:20 p.m. to a property in the 2600 block of Southwest Volcano Avenue, said

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sydney Wiese scored 12 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:36 to play, Katie McWilliams had a steal in the final seconds and No. 11 Oregon State beat Oregon 43-40 on Friday night to win its 12th straight over the Ducks and fourth in a row overall. Wiese made four of Oregon

BOYS PREP BAKSETBALL Ashland 47, Marist 45 Banks 65, Astoria 51 Beaverton 81, Sunset 51 Brookings-Harbor 55, South Umpqua 44 Centennial 55, Reynolds 51 Central Catholic 71, Barlow 53 Churchill 87, Eagle Point 72 Cleveland 67, Madison 65 Corbett 61, Madras 58, OT Corvallis 69, Silverton 54 Cottage Grove 57, Junction City 52 Crescent Valley

Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici told the White House Friday that its action freezing federal employee hiring for 90 days raises significant questions about having enough seasonal workers to fight forest fires in Oregon and nationwide. “Without staff in place to prepare for the

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air stagnation advisory for much of the state Friday. The advisory is based on the latest information from the National Weather Service and is in effect through Monday. The advisory includes north-central and south-central Oregon. Forecasters expect an inversion over these areas, conditions which include light winds

Construction on the 27th Street sewer project will start a new phase Feb. 12, right in front of St. Charles Bend’s main entrance. Both the city and the hospital are working to keep the impact of the project to a minimum. “The city has done an amazing job partnering with the hospital, understanding the importance

The City of Bend said it will be closing Franklin Avenue between Harriman and Hill streets from approximately 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday , Jan. 31 and again from 7 p.m. on Wednesday , Feb. 1 to 6 a.m. on Thursday , Feb. 2 to repair a leaking water line. Detours will be

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Friday he has charged a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy with one count of harassment for allegedly grabbing another driver’s arm after a minor Christmas Eve crash in the parking lot of Bend’s Fred Meyer. Deputy Bradley Wright, 40, who was off-duty at the time, also has been placed

Oregon sheriffs issued a statement Friday explaining the background to their stance on not reporting all undocumented immigrants to federal authorities, due to state law, and how that likely means no immediate change in their agencies’ procedures. Here’s the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association’s posted “legal analysis,” in full: Many Oregon residents are asking their local

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster exists in Oregon from a severe winter storm and flooding in December. The White House says Trump ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts. The White House said Wednesday the federal funding is available on a cost-sharing basis for

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jurors in the second Malheur National Wildlife Refuge trial will only consider felony charges against the defendants. U.S. District Judge Anna Brown ruled Thursday that misdemeanor charges will be heard in a separate trial before a judge. Brown said in her written opinion that the 12 jurors and six alternates will

After six years of drought, parts of Oregon are experiencing a harsh winter, with impressive snowpack, ODFW noted Friday Although fish and wildlife populations will certainly see long-term benefits from the winter moisture, Oregonians are undoubtedly worried about increased winter mortality of deer, elk and other wildlife. ODFW officials said they do expect to see

Donning their wildest costumes and swimming attire, hundreds of brave souls are preparing to take the plunge into the frigid Deschutes River, Saturday, Feb. 11 th at 10 a.m. at Bend’s Riverbend Park for the 2017 Oregon Law Enforcement Polar Plunge presented by Fred Meyer. Benefiting Special Olympics Oregon (SOOR), participants will raise more than

A new way of looking at how pollutants ride through the atmosphere — confirmed by measurements taken atop Mt. Bachelor — has quadrupled the estimate of global lung cancer risk from a pollutant caused by combustion, to a level that is now double the allowable limit recommended by the World Health Organization, researchers say. The

Donald Trump has had a busy first week as president. He’s addressed many of the things he campaigned on, including Obamacare, environmental issues – and the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Those issues resonated loudly with a large portion of Americans, and his approach to them was a large factor in the successful

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Clackamas 74, David Douglas 68 Cleveland 55, Lincoln 53 Hermiston 69, Hood River 61 Jefferson PDX 86, Franklin 67 Madison 57, Grant 55 Roosevelt 49, Wilson 44 Summit 44, Bend 29 West Linn 94, Newberg 52 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Bend 51, Summit 44 Canby 78, St. Mary’s Academy 65 Clackamas 77, David

Don’t let this winter fool you. Oregon State University researchers say Oregon’s climate continues to warm; there are impacts on the state’s physical, biological and human-managed systems; and more studies are pointing to greenhouse gas emissions as the reason for these climate trends and events. That is the conclusion of the third Oregon Climate Assessment

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Dillon Brooks returned from missing a game with a foot injury to score 17 points and lead No. 10 Oregon over Utah, 73-67 on Thursday night. The Ducks (19-2, 8-0 Pac-12) led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but Devon Daniel’s dunk off Lorenzo Bonam’s steal

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – George King scored a season-high 24 points, including a key 3-pointer down the stretch, and Colorado snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating Oregon State 85-78 on Thursday night. Bryce Peters added 15 points for Colorado (11-10, 1-7 Pac-12) , which won the battle of winless conference teams. Drew Eubanks had