Month: October 2017

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Keizer man has pleaded guilty in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found behind the wheel of a crashed SUV.  The Statesman Journal reports 27-year-old Darnell Harris will be sentenced Tuesday. Salem police found the victim – 32-year-old Andrew Ramon of Gervais – in a Chevrolet Trailblazer that

A more than $463 million tax surplus was confirmed by the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis earlier this month, triggering a tax surplus credit, or “kicker,” for the 2016 tax year. The surplus will be returned to taxpayers through a credit on their 2017 state personal income tax returns filed in 2018. There won’t be

(Update: Merkley’s comments by Twitter after president’s talk, and on health care move) Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s announcement on decertifying the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal: “Make no mistake: With his

Coming up in November is Bend’s 18th Annual Veterans Day Parade! This has become a cherished event honoring U.S. Armed Forces veterans and military service members. The Veterans Day Parade Committee of the Bend Chamber is seeking veterans, schools, bands , and businesses to participate in the Saturday, November 11th parade, which will be at

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted an updated Cougar Management Plan on Friday at its meeting in Prineville. The plan was last revised in 2006. The updated plan incorporates new scientific literature and Oregon-specific research about cougars, including a genetics and habitat analysis, but there are no major management changes, officials said. The management

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The survivor of an attack on a Portland light-rail train where two people were stabbed to death has returned to college and says he’s ready to “at least pretend to lead some semblance of a normal life.” The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that 21-year-old Micah Fletcher on Thursday held his first news conference since

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A student with dyslexia has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Southern Oregon University, asserting he failed two classes because the school denied him reasonable test-taking accommodations. The Mail Tribune reports 22-year-old Mikhail Savona seeks damages not to exceed $1 million. The complaint was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Savona’s attorney, Chris

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Lane County District Attorney Patty Perlow says Eugene police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a man who pointed an AK-47 assault rifle at them. The Register-Guard reports Perlow announced the decision Thursday, saying Sgt. Matt Lowen and Officer Travis Palki acted lawfully in the Sept. 26 shooting death of

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon program designed to help workers whose employers don’t offer retirement plans to save money is under fire as a national lobbying group filed a lawsuit against it. The Register-Guard reports that the industry committee on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act filed the suit on Thursday in federal court, seeking

CANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a helicopter crew hoisted two women off a rock after they became stranded by the rising tide north of Cannon Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard says the women called the Seaside Police Department for assistance at 5:50 p.m. Thursday from the Hug Point State Recreational Site. The Coast Guard says

Oregon’s entire House delegation applauded Thursday the inclusion of emergency funding for wildland fire suppression in the supplemental appropriations bill just passed by the House. Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), along with Reps. Greg Walden (OR-02), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05) have repeatedly urged House leaders to include funding for the

(Update: Planning commission recommends denial of code amendment) Shepherdsfield Church in Sisters hosts weddings during the warmer months of the year. It also hosts Bible studies year-round. But those events could be in jeopardy. The church sits on the range of the Metolius Mule Deer. Churches are one of the institutions specifically not allowed on

Thursday’s Oregon high school football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Banks 41, Astoria 0 Barlow 21, Centennial 6 Cascade 28, Philomath 14 Central Catholic 42, Oregon City 35 Clackamas 57, David Douglas 6 Corvallis 40, Dallas 26 Crescent Valley 32, Forest Grove 6 Dayton 14, Willamina 8 Dufur 58, Arlington/Condon 14 Estacada 34, Molalla 6 Gervais 20, Jefferson 14 Gladstone 49, Crook County 8 Glencoe 53,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Court records show that the Oregon man who was arrested after an explosion went off inside his SUV was being tracked by the FBI for at least two weeks beforehand on suspicion that he was violating the terms of his 18-month probation. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that an arrest warrant was issued for

A hit-and-run crash at one northeast Bend gas station-convenience store Thursday morning led police to a second gas station, where the suspect vehicle was found. It soon left, and three teens got out and ran from the moving SUV. That led to a wide-ranging search and the arrest of three Portland-area teens, as well as

(Update: Police say person with gun found dead in building after three hours) An intoxicated person with a gun walked into a southeast Bend business Thursday morning, prompting a police SWAT team call-out and the closure of streets in the area for about three hours, until the person was found dead in the building, officers

CANBY, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a tornado touched down south of Portland Thursday afternoon, overturning small airplanes, downing power lines and damaging several glass greenhouses. National Weather Service meteorologists say the tornado touched down at the Aurora State Airport near Canby at about 3:45 p.m. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the storm prompted a tornado warning for west

It’s no secret: Parking on and around Galveston Avenue on Bend’s Westside can be a mess. Now the findings of a new study, focused on the problematic corridor, are being released. “It’s really nice to understand what’s actually happening,” Karen Swirsky, a senior planner for the city’s growth management department, said Thursday. “If we don’t

(Update: Details on incident; suspect’s name) Troopers used pepper spray to arrest a Roseburg man on several warrants Thursday after a four-hour parking-lot standoff in the Green District of Roseburg that closed a highway in the area and brought Oregon State Police SWAT team members from Central Oregon and other locations, OSP reported. Around 8:45

Fall is here and some sprinkler systems are still programmed to turn on as people try to make their vegetation last as long as possible. With the onset of freezing nighttime temperatures, what was overspray in summer and early fall, becomes a hazard when irrigation water turns to ice. The Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian