Month: February 2017

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the drive-by shooting death of a man in Milton-Freewater. The East Oregonian reports (https://goo.gl/PtN2Sp ) George Rodriguez Cantu of Walla Walla, Washington, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree manslaughter as part of a plea agreement. He initially faced a murder charge and various

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Justice is ending its involvement in the influence-peddling investigation of former Gov. John Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/Wz5vHF ) that the department’s criminal justice section head Michael Slauson told federal prosecutors last week that the state was officially out “and will not be pursuing

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) – Two police officers in Oregon who shot and killed an armed man standing on the roof of a home Tuesday have been identified. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/xPoqFM ) Officers Jason Buelt and Dan Cotton fired their weapons killing 51-year-old Douglas Michael Smith at the Beaverton home. Beaverton Police Department spokesman Officer

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge says a former Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter won’t have to testify at the ongoing conspiracy trial of four men who occupied a national wildlife refuge. Asserting journalist’s privilege, OPB and reporter John Sepulvado fought a government subpoena to testify about whether his January 2016 story about occupation leader

If you live in Central Oregon, it’s hard not to appreciate the scenery of the area. But sometimes, keeping it that way requires a little effort because of other people’s carelessness. Off the side of Alfalfa Road between Bend and Prineville, you can see what might appear to be an abandoned shed, or maybe an

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Bend 80, Redmond 51 Churchill 100, Eagle Point 49 Crescent Valley 56, Lebanon 41 Hermiston 60, Hood River 56 La Salle 47, Hillsboro 45 Marist 52, Ashland 41 North Eugene 82, Springfield 46 Parkrose 83, Milwaukie 43 Sandy 77, Putnam 60 Silverton 61, Corvallis 60 South Albany 64, Dallas 59 Summit 69,

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Marie Gulich made a go-ahead layup with 14.4 seconds left and No. 10 Oregon State clinched a share of the Pac-12 regular-season title with a 50-47 victory over No. 8 Stanford on Friday night. Sydney Weise led the Beavers (26-3, 15-2 Pac-12) with 22 points, including five 3-pointers, while Kolbie Orum

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – Ivan Rabb scored 16 points with nine rebounds in what might have been his final home game, and California beat Oregon State 76-46 on Friday night. Charlie Moore added 11 points, five assists and six rebounds while Sam Singer scored 14 on 7-of-7 shooting as the Golden Bears (19-9, 10-6 Pac-12)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Kristine Anigwe scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Asha Thomas made five 3-pointers and scored 15 points to lead California past Oregon 55-49 on Friday night. Sierra Campisano’s layup tied the game at 49 with 3:36 left, but the Ducks wouldn’t score again and missed their last seven shots.

A passing driver spotted a fire that tore through a large detached garage-shop southwest of Redmond Friday afternoon, causing an estimated $100,000 in losses, but firefighters kept it from damaging a nearby home, car and travel trailer. Redmond Fire and Rescue responded to the reported fire just after 1:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of

(Updated with Buehler interview) Oregon’s attorney general and a Republican state lawmaker from Bend on Friday joined an Oregon Democratic senator in defending Oregon’s voter-approved recreational marijuana program and criticizing the White House for indicating federal law enforcement may crack down on states that allow it. Buehler spoke to NewsChannel 21 via Skype on Friday

A new nonprofit is working to save the more than century-old Rager Ranger Station from being decommissioned. “We do have a plan to decommission 25 of the 35 buildings out there. So that is the plan we are moving forward with over the coming years,” U.S. Forest Service Public Affairs Officer Patrick Lair said Friday.

Nearly 97 percent of seniors age 70 and older are using the internet at least once a week to check email, manage money and keep in touch via social media. All this time online is putting them at risk for scams and hacks, including tax fraud. To help seniors understand potential hazards and how to

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A large swath of Northeast Oregon wilderness that was recently purchased by a private organization will be kept open to the public. The East Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/2mtNrwz ) that the 470-acre property in the Eagle Cap wilderness was purchased by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in January and conveyed back to

KK Readers, a foundation in memory of Kaylee Sawyer, will honor Ms. Sawyer’s birthday next Thursday at an event that will benefit the children of NeighborImpact’s Head Start Program. Sawyer shared her birthday with Dr. Seuss and, like Dr. Seuss, she was passionate about children and wanted to be a teacher. “Kaylee was at Bright

Beginning this Saturday, access to Barclay Drive at U.S. Highway 20 in Sisters will be closed for about 4-5 weeks while the contractor, Knife River, performs excavation, places base rock, installs curbs & sidewalks, paves, etc. in order to complete the Barclay side of a new roundabout. The majority of work will occur Monday through

Airbnb, which bills itself as “the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company,” announced Thursday that its host community in Bend earned a combined $7 million in supplemental income while welcoming nearly 52,000 travelers in 2016. The company said Bend has become the second-most popular city for home sharing in Oregon, behind Portland. The 52,000 inbound guest

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office participated with law enforcement agencies across the state in a statewide safety belt and child car seat traffic enforcement “blitz’ that ran from February 2-18. In addition to looking for proper safety belt use and child car seat use, deputies were also on the alert for persons exceeding the speed

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers are considering proposals that’d give baristas, bartenders, seasonal workers and others in the state’s service industry more control of their weekly schedules and guarantees of being paid despite scheduling issues. Under the proposals, certain employers would be required to honor employees’ preferred work hours and post work schedules two

There were two town hall meetings in Bend Thursday night, but they were both missing a key component that most meetings have: the person they all wanted to hear from and ask questions of. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.,actually was in his home district, holding a town hall in Ontario on Wednesday, but the second Bend