Month: July 2017

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Bystanders rescued a 4-year-old boy who was swept down a river at the North Fork County Park recreation area. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was standing with his father near the edge of the Little North Fork of the Santiam River on Sunday. He went into the water when

Firefighters from the Oregon Department of Forestry and several cooperating agencies on Monday morning fully contained a wildfire burning in logging slash and standing trees along Highway 47 near Clatskanie. About 50 personnel were on site mopping up the fire, which burned just over 29 acres before being contained. Hoses were laid to help firefighters

A Bend businessman who describes himself as a non-politician and a “Democrat with strong Independent leanings” announced Sunday evening he will seek the Democratic nomination to unseat Second District Republican Rep. Greg Walden. Here’s the news release from Ross Wordhouse, in full: House Representative candidate Ross Wordhouse has launched his campaign for the 2018 elections

A 72-year-old Eugene man injured in a fall from his horse on the Pacific Crest Trail Sunday morning was rescued by two counties’ search and rescue organizations and flown by Life Flight helicopter to St. Charles Bend, where he was in fair condition Sunday evening, officials said. Linn County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue was

The Bend Spay and Neuter Project works to control Central Oregon’s feral cat population in a safe and humane way. By the time the cats are four to five months old, they are set on being wild. Once a colony of community cats is reported, volunteers spring into action. Bend Spay and Neuter Project Volunteer

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) – Police say a northeast Oregon boy is dead after falling off a parade float on his seventh birthday. Dylan Thomas was riding on the float Saturday as part of the Miner’s Jubilee Parade in Baker City, a celebration of northeastern Oregon’s mining history. Investigators said he was struck by the rear wheels

MILL CREEK, Wash. (AP) – A police chase in Mill Creek ended with a fatal car crash, and authorities say the pursuing officer may have run over the driver he was chasing after the driver was apparently ejected from his vehicle. The chase began about 11 p.m. Saturday night, when the officer saw a vehicle speeding

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Police in Vancouver, Washington, say a man has been arrested following a double homicide. The Columbian newspaper reports (https://goo.gl/AKKZ6y ) that 35-year-old Dustin L. Zapel was identified as a person of interest following the stabbing reported at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. He was reported in custody by 9:30 a.m. after police released his

(Update: Adding Democratic Party of Oregon reaction) The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted Friday to issue a “letter of education” to state Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, but declined to impose any fines or penalties for his failure to list his payments as a St. Charles Health System board member in his annual financial disclosure statement

POMEROY, Wash. (AP) – Officials say a 500-acre wildfire in eastern Washington state that started Saturday morning near the Snake River is threatening crops and cell towers east of Pomeroy. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources says the fire is burning downstream from the Nisqually John Landing on the south side of the river in

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – State officials have given a southwest Oregon river a special designation that could end an effort to build a nickel mine nearby. The Statesman Journal reports (http://stjr.nl/2t26zW5) that Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission voted 5-0 Thursday to designate the North Fork Smith River as an Outstanding Resource Waters. The designation is part of the

(Update: Adding potential fines for charges, why dangerous dog not charged) A 41-year-old Redmond man went to authorities amid public and media scrutiny and was cited for his dog’s fatal attack on another dog last month at Cline Falls State Park, officials said. Seth Collins contacted the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Friday to identify

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A company with a Boeing 747 bomber that can drop more than 19,000 gallons of suppressant on wildfires says federal officials are keeping it grounded, putting homes and ground-based firefighters at risk. Officials with Global SuperTanker Services filed a protest with the U.S. Forest Service late last month, contesting a contract limiting

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon receiver Darren Carrington has been dismissed from the team, nearly two weeks after he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. “I have visited with Darren Carrington and informed him that he is no longer a member of our program,” coach Willie Taggart said in a statement

A week of pre-trial motions hearings in the Edwin Lara case wrapped up Friday with more law enforcement testimony about the circumstances surrounding the investigation into his alleged killing of Kaylee Sawyer. Redmond Police Detective Sgt. Eric Beckwith continued his testimony, answering questions about the interview he and other Oregon police officers conducted with Lara

(Updated with video, more comments from lab CEO, data analyst) Growing marijuana is nothing new, but the sale and testing of products is a whole new arena and a strictly regulated business endeavor. Oregon legalized the sale of recreational marijuana in 2015. Since then, the cannabis business has been growing rapidly. One component not often

A 61-year-old Florence man was killed Friday in the crash of his motorcycle on U.S. Highway 20 in Harney County, Oregon State Police reported. OSP troopers and other first-responders were called to the crash shortly before noon near milepost 163, about 30 miles east of Burns, said OSP Sgt. Jeff Proulx. A preliminary investigation found

Cultus Lake visitors are wasting no time getting back in the water. “We were hoping to be first on the lake, but looks like we’re going to be second,” Tom Towell said Friday. Both the boat launch and day-use area reopened at noon, and Towell, his mom and childhood friend were among the first to

SEATTLE (AP) – A federal jury in Seattle has awarded nearly $15 million to the family of an unarmed black man shot and killed by police in front of his young son near Tacoma, finding police had no reason to use deadly force. The Seattle Times reported Friday (https://goo.gl/fHFgKc ) the award includes $3 million in

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether someone close to you has struggled with prescription painkiller addiction: Has someone close to you struggled with addiction to prescription painkillers? Yes – 31% (118 votes) No – 69% (257 votes) Total Votes: 375 So, while most say they have not been personally touched by