Month: March 2017

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a rollover crash Tuesday night on Highway 26 in Prineville that sent a 19-year-old Prineville resident to the hospital, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Prineville police officers responded shortly after 8 p.m. to the reported injury crash near milepost 21, said Deputy Javier Sanchez. They

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A police detective in Eugene has agreed to quit to avoid potential criminal prosecution amid accusations of extramarital affairs. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2mqFLPP) documents released Tuesday show Lane County prosecutors agreed not to pursue charges against Eugene Det. Ted Williams as long he resigned and agreed to never work again in

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Police have identified an officer who shot a man Saturday after the man tried to hit him with a car. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Monday (https://goo.gl/stH3vF) that Officer Ken Suvada shot a wanted man who tried to hit him with a vehicle as authorities were trying to arrest him. Police say the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man who was found with the body of his dog inside a Portland apartment Monday died of homicide. Portland police say the Oregon State Medical Examiner determined that 59-year-old Eleazar “Tony” Herrera Villegas died of homicidal violence. A Jack Russell terrier dog named Max found dead in the

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., voiced starkly different reactions to President Trump’s first joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. First, Walden’s statement: “I think the president’s speech was refreshingly optimistic and a message about unity. And a message about taking care of America’s needs first — getting

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., and the Oregon Farm Bureau cheered news Tuesday that President Trump had signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency to review the controversial Obama administration “Waters of the United States” rule. Here’s what Walden had to say: “Today, the President took the first step to ditch this awful rule.

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Beaverton 92, Barlow 56 Central Catholic 62, Tualatin 53 Clackamas 67, Century 42 David Douglas 71, South Eugene 64 Grant 84, McMinnville 57 Jefferson PDX 77, Willamette 39 Jesuit 81, Lakeridge 75 Lincoln 56, Lake Oswego 54, OT McNary 77, Wilson 65 North Medford 59, Oregon City 46 Southridge 66, Forest Grove

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) – Marcus Morris scored a career-high 37 points, including Detroit’s first seven in overtime, and the Pistons rallied from a 13-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-113 on Tuesday night. Ish Smith had 12 points, seven assists and seven steals for the Pistons. The backup point guard was

The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office has asked a grand jury to indict a Redmond man who allegedly was under the influence of alcohol when he crashed on the Powell Butte Highway near Highway 20 east of Bend last August. Police said Shawn Seagraves Hall was speeding south on Powell Butte Highway when he ran