Month: October 2017

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Steven Montez threw a 13-yard touchdown to Bryce Bobo with 1:34 left and Colorado hung on for a 36-33 victory Saturday over Oregon State, which was playing its first game since the sudden departure of head coach Gary Andersen. Montez threw for 168 yards and a pair of touchdowns and also caught

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Sutherlin woman is suing the University of Oregon after she was hit by what she called a “flying metal plate” during a 2015 Ducks game. The Register-Guard reports that Debra Anderson says she suffered back and hip damage when the object struck her as she stood below skyboxes on the stadium’s

(Update: OSP names crash victim, lists possible factors) Oregon State Police on Saturday identified a 58-year-old Bend man killed when his pickup truck left Highway 97 in Redmond, struck a guardrail and overturned Friday evening. Kim Douglas Houston died at the scene of the crash, as did a dog who had been with him, said

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a woman set fire to her condominium outside Portland, causing another occupant to jump out of a second-floor window to escape the flames. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 35-year-old woman, Brooke Shaver, who they say intentionally started a fire at the Tanasbrook

TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) – A man was killed when he was pinned between two tractor-trailers at a FedEx facility in Troutdale. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened at about 6:45 a.m. Saturday at the facility east of Portland. KATU-TV reports that a spokesman for the sheriff’s office said deputies are investigating what happened and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Early snowfall on Oregon’s Mount Hood has prompted a preseason opening for a nearby ski lift, but the snow won’t last for long. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports more than 2 feet of snow fell on the northern Oregon mountain from Wednesday through Friday, leading to the opening of a lift at the Timberline

(Update: Five Oregon task forces sent to S. Calif. fires) California fire officials sent an additional request for five strike teams from Oregon to assist with fires burning near Chino in Southerrn California, the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office said Saturday.. In response, the OSFM Agency Operations Center activated strike team crews from Linn/Benton counties,

Members of the Bend-La Pine Schools’ Class of 2017 are now spread out across the globe, from Oregon State University to Stanford University and from New York to France. The graduating Class of 2017, which earned more than $11 million in scholarships, is attending a wide range of colleges, universities, trade schools and military institutions.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon is accepting applications from farmers, ranchers and family forestland owners interested in receiving financial assistance to conserve natural resources on their land. Through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), NRCS helps agricultural producers offset the cost to perform conservation activities on private lands. The next application

Sisters Folk Festival welcomes Steven Remington as their new development director. Remington has 20 years of professional experience in fundraising, organizational development and festival and event management with public-benefit arts organizations throughout Oregon and the Northwest. Remington most recently served as the executive director for the Ashland Independent Film Festival. Prior to that he was

SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 4-year-old boy died after he was hit by a vehicle southwest of Portland in Sherwood. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the child was hit at about 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Creekview Crossing apartments. Fire and rescue spokeswoman Cassandra Ulven says she says the boy was unconscious and unresponsive when emergency crews

It’s that time of year again, when everyone’s starting to bundle up and prepare for winter in Central Oregon — and that includes fun sports in the snow. Late Friday afternoon, people brought their unwanted ski gear to the Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation Skyliners Ski Swap at the Pavilion in southwest Bend. While some

Friday’s Oregon prep basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Adrian 68, Harper 0 Amity 60, Weston-McEwen 14 Bonanza 18, Riddle 0 Burns 50, Riverside 6 Camas Valley 44, Days Creek 18 Cascade Christian 63, Lakeview 6 Century 34, Aloha 14 Chiloquin 58, Gilchrist 38 Churchill 56, Springfield 7 Clatskanie 54, Portland Christian/Columbia Christian 0 Coquille/Pacific 34, Glide 26 Cottage Grove 48, Junction City 6 Crane 64,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jake Layman scored 24 points and Archie Goodwin added 23 for the Portland Trail Blazers in a 129-81 exhibition victory over Maccabi Haifa on Friday night. Portland rested starters Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, but center Jusuf Nurkic played 12 minutes and had 13 points and eight rebounds. Josh Smith, who played 12

Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday the appointment of Jefferson County prosecutor Wade Whiting as the new Crook County district attorney, succeeding Daina Vitolins, who she recently appointed to be a circuit court judge. The appointment of Whiting, who has been a senior deputy DA in neighboring Jefferson County, is effective immediately, according to the announcement.

Here are the very colse results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you think tobacco retailers should be licensed: Do you think tobacco retailers should be licensed? Yes – 49% (239 votes) No – 51% (251 votes) Total Votes: 490

(Updating story: Happened at roundabout; DUII-alcohol) A La Pine man was taken to the hospital and cited for DUII and reckless driving Friday morning after crashing his SUV into a waterfall feature at the entrance to Sunriver Resort, police said. Sunriver police and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched shortly after 7 a.m. to the

In the wake of the Trump administration’s move Thursday to immediately stop cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurance companies, Oregon officials said Friday it won’t change this year’s health plans and they are working to ensure future stability. Here’s the statement issued by the Department of Consumer and Business Services: On Oct. 12, the Trump

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s attorney general says it is joining California’s lawsuit along with more than a dozen other states against President Donald Trump’s halting of payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law. The attorney general, Ellen Rosenblum, said Friday the White House has made a rash, ill-conceived decision that will have a

NYSSA, Ore. (AP) – Yields are down, but prices are up for this year’s onion crop in the Treasure Valley of Idaho and Oregon. A harsh winter, wet spring and hot summer combined to make this a difficult year for farmers. Growers and shippers who spoke with the Capital Press say yields will be off by