Month: March 2017

VALE, Ore. (AP) – A former Malheur County sheriff’s deputy has settled his federal discrimination lawsuit against the county for $475,000. The Argus Observer reports (http://bit.ly/2n5yYGZ) in a story on Sunday that attorneys for Brad Williams and the county completed the agreement on Thursday. The attorney representing the county says the agreement does now admit

SEATTLE (AP) – The Democratic governors of Washington state and Oregon say they will fight attempts by President Donald Trump to weaken environmental protection laws in the two states. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown at a joint news conference Saturday in Seattle said they support more renewable energy, caps on emissions

SEATTLE (AP) – Millions of gallons of raw sewage and untreated runoff have poured into Puget Sound since Washington state’s largest sewage treatment plant experienced equipment failures that forced it to stop fully treating Seattle’s waste. The county-run facility has been hobbling along at about half-capacity since the Feb. 9 electrical failure resulted in catastrophic

Two Central Oregon state lawmakers plan a series of town hall gatherings around Deschutes County next Friday to gather public input on issues facing the state. Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, and Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, said Saturday they will begin with a 10-11 a.m. public meeting at the Sunriver Library at 56855 Venture Lane in

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help Saturday in finding the owner of a cow found wandering south of Redmond a few days ago. The sheriff’s office got a call around 11 a.m. Thursday regarding a cow at large near the area of Southwest McVey Avenue and South Canal Boulevard. said sheriff’s

A Yoncalla woman was killed and three people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Highway 20E at the Brothers Rest Area, Oregon State Police said Saturday. Troopers and medics responded around 1:45 p.m. to the reported crash near milepost 43 in eastern Deschutes County, said OSP Sgt. Kyle Hove. A preliminary

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu led five Oregon players in double figures with 21 points and the 10th-seeded Ducks continued their improbable run through the NCAA Tournament with a 77-63 upset win over third-seeded Maryland on Saturday. Fellow freshman Ruthy Hebard added 16 points for the Ducks (23-13) , who beat second-seeded Duke in

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) – Ivey Slaughter started swiping to help Florida State discover its best defense from all angles, and the third-seeded Seminoles erased a daunting deficit and ran right into the Stockton Regional final with a 66-53 win over second-seeded Oregon State on Saturday. Slick-handed Slaughter had a career-high nine steals, a school record

After Friday’s move to withdraw the House Republican’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, one of the leaders of that effort, Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, said he will press ahead with health care reform efforts, while Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called on the GOP to shift its focus to improvements that will benefit, not

(Update: Assault suspect identified, jailed; police search home) Police searched for and attempted to arrest a suspect in a reported assault on a woman in southwest Redmond that involved at least one gunshot Friday afternoon. The incident led to a lockout at nearby Obsidian Middle School, followed by the evacuation of all students to a

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Friday it will solicit proposals from concessionaires interested in conducting recreational bungee jumping from a decommissioned highway bridge over the Crooked River at Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint north of Terrebonne. Responses to the solicitation will be accepted starting sometime the week of March 27 through late

A fire broke out in the garage of a two-story northwest Redmond home Friday morning, but five family members home at the time were able to escape unhurt, officials said. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were called at 9:15 a.m. to the home in the 700 block of Northwest 28 th Loop. The initial report

A Deschutes County Circuit Court jury on Friday convicted a former Sunriver Fire Department employee on nearly two-dozen charges, finding Jason Arnold guilty of illegally hacking into into Fire Chief Art Hatch’s confidential email account and accessing documents related to labor relation matters. The jury convicted Jason Arnold, a former firefighter-paramedic and former president of

ODOT reminded Oregon drivers Friday they need to remove studded tires by next Friday, March 31 . “We encourage drivers to not wait until the March 31 deadline to remove their studded tires, especially if they aren’t driving in the mountain passes between now and then,” said State Maintenance and Operations Engineer Luci Moore. Studded

DALLAS, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon woman pleaded guilty to animal neglect after authorities say she didn’t provide sufficient care for her goats, horses and llamas. The Statesman Journal reports (https://is.gd/8yPZpN ) prosecutors dropped felony charges against Donna Dovey in exchange for her pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges Thursday at Polk County Circuit Court.

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded Friday’s Trump administration approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, but Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., was sharply critical of the move. First, Walden’s statement:: “We’ve turned a new page under this administration. Gone are the days of the federal government needlessly holding back

The veteran department store Sears has been making headlines this week about its uncertain future, but the outlets in Central Oregon are faring better than — and quite separate from — their national counterparts. That’s because they’re locally owned and operated “Sears Hometown Stores” and are not affiliated with the Sears corporation in any way

A month-long investigation of methamphetamine distribution in Central Oregon led to a traffic stop and raid on a northeast Bend home on Wednesday, the seizure of five ounces of meth and the arrests of three people, drug agents said Thursday. Shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team members and a Bend police

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers never trailed in a 110-95 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday night. Lillard had 15 in the first quarter as Portland opened a 14-point lead. The Blazers led by as much as 23 and moved within a game of

Judge Neil Gorsuch’s work to enable torture and secret law, and his inability to explain it in testimony this week, is disqualifying for someone who would serve on the Supreme Court, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Thursday. “Judge Gorsuch is a practitioner of secret law. He wrote to the author of Justice Department torture memos