Month: May 2017

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Mia Camuso hit a two-run single in a four-run seventh inning and the Oregon Ducks rallied to beat Kentucky 6-5 on Saturday for a trip to the Women’s College World Series. The third-seeded Ducks (52-6) advanced to Oklahoma City for the fourth time in six seasons. Abby Cheek’s solo home run

A burn pile thought to have been put out ignited bark dust and vegetation in northwest Redmond Saturday evening, sparking a smoky fire that sent up 30-foot flames, threatening homes and burning several bushes, trees and a fence, fire officials said. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched shortly before 6 p.m. to a reported

Bend’s drinking water collected from the Bridge Creek watershed area is currently safe and unaffected by the Cougar Butte Fire burning in the Tumalo Creek drainage area about 11 miles west of Bend, city officials said Saturday. The fire has grown to an estimated 140 acres and is moving west, away from the city watershed

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll on your views about legislation to allow self-service gas in rural (or all) Oregon counties. The results were fairly close among the three options: Do you support the move to let rural counties pump their own gas? Yes – 40% (363 votes) No – 24% (219 votes)

A 51-year-old Bend man was killed Friday night in a rollover crash of his pickup truck on state Highway 27 in Crook County, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers responded around 9 p.m. to the reported single-vehicle crash near milepost 26 and once on scene determined it was a fatality, said OSP Sgt. Jeff Proulx. A

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities identified a swimmer who drowned east of Salem this week as a 25-year-old man from Hong Kong who had been studying in the United States for the past seven years. Kung Shing Yau went underwater Monday and never resurfaced at Three Pools, a popular swimming spot. Kayakers found his body

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Senate President Peter Courtney says there isn’t enough support to successfully approve multi-billion dollar tax reforms on business, transportation and health care. Those are the top three agenda items that could determine lawmakers’ ability to close a $1.4 billion deficit and pass a balanced budget by July 10, the deadline to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say two people died and another was hurt in a stabbing on a Portland light-rail train after a man yelled racial slurs at two young Muslim women. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/PKo777 ) officers arrested a man Friday afternoon who ran from the MAX train. Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson says

A plot of land in Crook County is getting some attention from state and county leaders on what should be developed on the property. The 160-acre parcel, located on George Millican Road, is at the center of a debate, as Upstream Clean Energy, based in Sydney, Australia, wants to lease the property for three years.

After a year of using a small, donated southwest Redmond home for fire and police training, the opportunity came Friday to finish the job and burn the rest of the home, sending up a smoke column that prompted predictable concern from passing motorists. Fifteen fire department members were on scene for the practice burn, ignited

School isn’t even out yet, but it is time to plan now for a busy youth fall soccer season. The deadline to register for the 2017 Bend Unified Recreational Soccer League (BURSL) fall season is Monday, June 5 . Jointly run by the Bend Park and Recreation District and the Bend FC Timbers, the program

As Memorial Day weekend arrives and with new summer flight additions on the way, Redmond Municipal Airport announced Friday it has added 71 new paid parking spaces to expand parking availability. RDM officials also encourage travelers to consider using alternative transportation options in lieu of using the paid parking lot. Those options include, but are

BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) – A sheriff says a woman suffered fractured arms and legs when she fell from a cliff at Chetco Point on the southwest Oregon coast. Curry County Sheriff John Ward said Friday that Marina Vanhoy of Smith River, California, was exploring the area with friends on Thursday when she plunged 30 feet

Leaders from local schools, law enforcement, health services and more joined together Mond ay to invite parents and students to learn more about youth suicide prevention during upcoming “Hope & Help: The Reasons You Need to Know About Youth Suicide” educational events, set to take place throughout the region during the next month. Speakers at

A former assistant varsity basketball coach for La Pine High School who has been working in a similar capacity at Lakeview High School has been arrested on allegations of trying to lure a minor and possessing child pornography in Deschutes County, authorities said Thursday. Dylan T. Sullivan, 28, was arrested by Oregon State Police last

One dangerous facet of cyberbullying is dealt with in a new state law, after the Oregon Legislature unanimously voted to modernize identity protection laws for persons who are victims of crime. On Thursday , Gov. Kate Brown signed HB 3077 into law. The bill modernizes current victims privacy law to include digital information. Persons who

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A Hillsboro solar manufacturer has announced it may lay off most, if not all of its staff by July and close its Hillsboro plant. State employment officials released a SolarWorld letter on Thursday which states that it is looking to lay off at least 500 regular employees. The May 19 letter

(Update adding bail amount) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland man indicted on dozens of sex-crime charges has pleaded not guilty. Thomas Oliver entered the pleas at his arraignment Friday and received a court-appointed attorney. Bail was set at $5.4 million. Portland police have not released many details about the case. Sgt. Pete Simpson says

(Update: Burn success, park partly reopens) Shevlin Park west of Bend partially reopened Friday, the day after a successful prescribed burn, the Bend Metro Park and Recreation District said. The burn was a partnership between the park district, the Deschutes National Forest and the Bend Fire Department. Officials said the park reopened Friday north of

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson is pleased to announce the elected officers for the newly formed Superintendent’s Student Advisory Team, which will serve to offer insights about issues affecting local schools and students. Darian Wilson, a freshman at La Pine High School, will serve as the president; Zemirah Kamanya, an eighth-grader at High Desert