Month: October 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and the shorthanded Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-85 on Monday night. The Blazers were foiled at home by a cold second quarter with just six total points and Toronto went on to lead by as many as 26. The win extended the Raptors’ winning

The national removal of a recommendation for using the nasal influenza vaccine on children had little effect on influenza immunization rates, a new Oregon Health Authority study released Monday shows. The study, published recently in the medical journal Pediatrics and co-authored by researchers at OHA’s Oregon Immunization Program, found that influenza immunization rates for Oregon

After months without a men’s homeless shelter, Crook County is filling the void. A ribbon-cutting for the new Regeneration House in Prineville was held on Monday. Redemption House Ministries, the organization that runs the shelter, previously used county-owned property next to the Sheriff’s Office, but it had to move earlier this year to make room

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was testing elk Sunday and Monday as hunters brought them by a testing station near Prineville, part of an effort to make sure deadly chronic wasting disease doesn’t get a foothold in the state. This disease, which is a lot like mad cow disease, is not yet present

At least nine slash burns on private land in the north Cascade foothills reignited over the weekend as windy conditions picked up, according to Oregon Department of Forestry officials in the North Cascade District. Seven of the fires are located in Clackamas County and one each in Marion and Linn counties. Smoke from the fires

Join the local American Red Cross to celebrate Veterans Day and 100 years of Red Cross services in the Cascades Region (Oregon and Southwest Washington) by donating new toiletry items or helping assemble toiletries into comfort kits for homeless veterans and veterans’ hospitals. DONATE TOILETRY ITEMS 10/31 — 11/6:Now through November 6, donate new toiletry

Start planning for an active, healthy year in 2018. Health Insurance Open Enrollment starts November 1 and ends December 15. Staff at Crook County Health Department can help individuals and families check eligibility and apply for the Oregon Health Plan. Staff can also answer questions on the 2018 Health Insurance Marketplace and refer to an

A cooking oil fire ignited on the stove of a downtown Bend restaurant’s kitchen Monday morning, creating what a fire official called “a ball of fire that roared out from under the range hood” — but also setting off a fire sprinkler head that put out the blaze and prevented far worse damage. Bend Fire

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene driver who collided with a vehicle while fleeing a sheriff’s deputy, killing the other driver, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other crimes. The Register-Guard reports 20-year-old Brandi Lee Gonzales wiped tears from her eyes at Monday’s plea hearing. She’s expected to receive 10 years in prison when sentenced Thursday. Eugene

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A spokeswoman for an Oregon congressman says U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigators will be coming to the state to look into management, personnel issues and medical practices at Roseburg and Eugene veterans clinics. The investigation follows a report by The Register-Guard less than two weeks ago on claims by Dr. Scott

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (AP) – A 13-year-old girl has died after being found on the side of a road in southern Oregon. Sgt. Julie Denney of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says a passer-by found the injured girl Monday on a road between the towns of Rogue River and Wimer. She was pronounced dead at a

Dentists and dental hygienists from the statewide organization “Tooth Taxi” recently visited Terrebonne Community School to provide a host of free dental services for 78 of Terrebonne’s 419 students. The Dental Foundation of Oregon, in partnership with OEA Choice Trust, provides direct care and oral health education to underserved children in their Tooth Taxi free

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jury selection is set to begin in Las Vegas for the long-awaited trial of Nevada rancher and states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy, two sons and one other co-defendant on charges stemming from an armed standoff with federal agents in April 2014. The trial starting Monday for the 71-year-old Bundy, sons Ryan and

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Canadian firm plans to open a granola bar factory in Oregon. The Register-Guard reports Northern Gold Foods plans to employ about 75 people in the 300,000-square-foot factory that will be built just south of Junction City. The privately owned company buys oats and other ingredients from Eugene-based Grain Millers, which owns the

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help in finding an inmate who escaped from a Tillamook prison camp more than 30 years ago. Corrections spokeswoman Betty Bernt says Leslie Charles Dawson, if still alive, is now 77 years old. He escaped in October 1986 while serving a lengthy

(Update: Fixing error on size of area) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – The unclaimed ashes of about 150 people will be laid to rest in a ceremony next month in Klamath Falls. The Herald and News reports that Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is providing a final resting place for unclaimed cremated remains. Cemetery officials set out last

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on indictments filed Monday against three Trump campaign officials: “Today’s indictments against Mr. Manafort, Mr. Gates and Mr. Papadopoulos are stark reminders of how the special counsel’s investigation is critical to the rule of law and our national security. The allegations against Mr. Papadopolous come after previously

(Update: Burns canceled due to wet weather) Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest have canceled this week’s planned prescribed burns in the McKay Creek area and near Spears Meadow along Highway 26, due to wet weather, officials said Monday. Instead, firefighters will look for opportunities to burn piles collected earlier, officials said. Forest spokesman

(Update: Daughter also has died) KEIZER, Ore. (AP) – A man and his 6-year-old daughter who were pulled from a house fire in Keizer have died of their injuries. KOIN-TV, citing hospital officials, reports that Miguel Ruvalcaba died late Saturday at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland. KGW reports that his daughter, Brixa, died Sunday evening

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a pregnant woman is recovering at a hospital after being run over by her own car Sunday in Beaverton. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the woman had been driving a 2001 Mazda Tribute when it became disabled. The Oregonian reports that the driver and another woman began pushing the