Month: September 2017

(Update: Driver arrested in fatal crash) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have arrested a driver who they say struck and killed a blind pedestrian in North Portland. Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau says 34-year-old Ryan Gawick has been booked into the Multnomah County Jail on a charge of criminally negligent homicide. The collision happened

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police are investigating the death of a 38-year-old inmate at the state prison in Pendleton. The Corrections Department says David Kirby was found unresponsive in his housing unit Sunday night. He was pronounced dead almost an hour later. Authorities have not released any other details. The Albany man pleaded no contest

As weary Houstonians mop up after the freakishly powerful Hurricane Harvey, which dumped an estimated 27 trillion gallons of rain over Texas and Louisiana, they face a dismaying possibility: contamination from toxic chemicals lurking in the receding floodwaters. Some Houston residents are taking part in an Oregon State University-led study to find out exactly what

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that overturned a 2014 voter-approved initiative banning genetically engineered crops in Josephine County. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports (http://bit.ly/2xrpC1D ) the appeals court last week affirmed a decision by Circuit Court Judge Pat Wolke, who previously ruled that a 2013

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Lane County and its largest employee union remain far apart on a new labor contract. The Register-Guard reports (https://is.gd/jkfzCL ) that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees voted last week to authorize a strike, calling foul on the county’s proposed wage formula and its demand that employees start paying

Watch for paving crews and street closures on near downtown Bend this week, as Cascade Natural Gas crews continue the Bend Westside Replacement Project. Paving crews will work on NW Delaware Avenue, working west from Adams Place. At the same time, another crew will be working near the intersection of NW Bond and Georgia Avenue.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has formally announced she will run for re-election. Brown, who made the announcement Monday via a press statement and a YouTube video, ran for the same office in last November’s election. That’s because on Feb. 18, 2015, she shifted over from being Oregon’s secretary of state to governor

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Diego Valeri scored twice to extend his MLS-record scoring streak to nine straight games and the Portland Timbers beat Orlando City 3-0 on Sunday. Valeri moved in front of NYCFC’s David Villa for most goals this season with 20. The Argentine midfielder scored on a penalty kick in the 15th minute to extend

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – A call to action from a former Corvallis city councilor has prompted officials to crack down on people using Central Park illegally. Beginning Wednesday, the Corvallis Police Department will be focusing extra attention on patrolling in the park and officers assigned to other duties will be required to use unobligated time to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Polk County sheriff’s deputies say two people have died in a head-on crash. KOIN-TV (http://bit.ly/2xsonN1 ) reports that a northbound Acura and southbound Volvo ran into each other just north of Monmouth on Saturday. Officials say both drivers were already dead by the time deputies and emergency responders arrived at the crash

An Oregon State Police senior trooper who confronted and eventually killed a knife-wielding man who had taken a hostage at Bend’s High Desert Museum last year has received the agency’s highest award for heroism in the line of duty. OSP Major Andy Heider presented Senior Trooper Rich Brannin with the Holly V. Holcomb Award at

Bend is on yet another “best of” list, showing up 15th on a list of “The 20 Best Mountain Towns in America”: posted late last week by msn.com. The slideshow — possibly ranked, though no methodlogy is given — is credited to home improvement TV host Bob Vila, best known for his role in “This

(Update: Escaped psychiatric patient found) A psychiatric patient who escaped from custody Friday at a Highway 97 rest area in Wasco County was located Sunday in the area of the Kah-Nee-Ta resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon State Police said. Warm Springs police advised OSP that Rodrick Edminston, 22, was found shortly after

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Freshman Brandon Ruiz kicked a 41-yard field goal with 2:33 to play and Arizona State held on to upset No. 24 Oregon 37-35 on Saturday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. The win ended the Sun Devils’ 10-game losing streak to the Ducks. Manny Wilkins completed 24 of 39 passes for

Eastbound Interstate 84 between Hood River and Troutdale reopened at 1 p.m. Saturday, nearly three weeks after the highway was closed by the Eagle Creek Fire burning in the Columbia River Gorge, ODOT officials said. The road was closed in both directions on Sept. 4 under increasing threat from the fire. The westbound lanes re-opened

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say shots were fired and a man was wounded when a sheriff’s deputy in Eastern Oregon stopped to help a disabled vehicle on Interstate 84. Oregon State Police say the incident happened shortly before 2 a.m. Friday near the Boardman exit. The agency says the Morrow County deputy who stopped to

Oregon high school football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Amity 32, Clatskanie 27 Arlington/Condon 57, South Wasco County 0 Astoria 28, Valley Catholic 7 Banks 27, Tillamook 13 Barlow 57, Reynolds 20 Beaverton 43, Aloha 0 Bend 34, Hood River 16 Benson 18, Fort Vancouver, Wash. 0 Blanchet Catholic 54, Jefferson 26 Bonanza 49, Crow 22 Burns 32, Grant Union 28 Butte Falls 62, North

The Oregon Department of Transportation announced Friday it is holding a meeting at La Pine City Hall Monday night to inform the public about the status of the stalled Highway 97 Wickiup Junction railroad overcrossing, hit by a pair of major setbacks in the past year. The project was suspended in May after a settlement

Cooler temperatures and recent snow and rain have slowed fire activity on the Spruce Lake and Blanket Creek fires in Crater Lake National Park. As a result, the park lifted the Level 1 evacuation notice for Mazama Village on Friday afternoon. The Pacific Crest Trail from the North Entrance Road to the north boundary of

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced Friday he has placed a hold on the nomination of Isabel Patelunas to serve as assistant treasury secretary over the department’s refusal to provide lawmakers with Russia-related documents. “I have placed a hold on the nominee because of the Treasury Department’s refusal to provide the Senate Finance Committee with