Month: October 2017

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Monday it is increasing its monitoring of deer and elk herds for Chronic Wasting Disease, a fatal neurological disease that has never been detected in Oregon’s cervids but is spreading in North America. The disease is caused by a protein prion that damages the brain of infected

GRANDE RONDE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in western Oregon say a 17-year-old boy suspected in an armed carjacking died when Polk County sheriff’s deputies attempted to take him into custody early Saturday morning. Oregon State Police said in a news release that “shots were fired” but didn’t elaborate. No officers were injured in what police

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown has asked a state agency to cancel plans for a water swap that would have allowed Nestle to access the valuable spring water it wants. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the water transfer is a key part of Nestle’s plans to build a $50 million water bottling plant in Cascade

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities are investigating whether a man accused of raping a University of Oregon student allegedly offered her $10,000 to drop the case. A search warrant affidavit filed in Lane County Circuit Court last week sought to collect the man’s social media messages. The Register-Guard reports that the affidavit states the 18-year-old woman accepted

(Update: DCSO says rider was wearing helmet, ‘full leathers’) A Gresham man was injured Saturday when his motorcycle crashed into the back of an SUV stopped on Highway 20 east of Sisters and caught fire, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Cloverdale Rural Fire District medics responded around 5:20 p.m. to the reported crash

A Redmond-area resident escaped injury after putting gasoline in a shop woodstove Thursday night, sparking a small explosion and fire, officials said. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were called around 10:40 p.m. to the reported fire in a 30-by-25-foot detached shop in the 5000 block of Northeast 33rd Street, east of Terrebonne, said Fire Marshal

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 25 points, C.J. McCollum had 23 and the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the persistent Phoenix Suns 114-107 on Saturday night. Lillard hit a 10-foot runner with 29 seconds left to give the Blazers (4-2) a four-point lead in a game where they never led by double digits. Jusuf Nurkic had

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Receiver Charles Nelson got tripped up on a reverse but regained his footing to make a 22-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Breeland and Oregon went on to beat Utah 41-20 on Saturday and snap a three-game losing streak. Nelson was congratulated on the sideline by injured Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert following the

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – An arson charge has been filed against a southern Oregon man accused of igniting wildfires. Authorities say 60-year-old David Ross Callaway started three separate blazes near Galice in August. Karl Witz of the Oregon Department of Forestry tells the Grants Pass Daily Courier that two of the fires were small, but one

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 23-year-old man who shot and killed two other men at a Portland bar has agreed to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole to avoid a possible death sentence. News outlets report that Robert Jermaine Richardson Jr. agreed to the deal on Friday in Multnomah

Several prominent Oregon Republicans were at a meeting at the Riverhouse in Bend Thursday night, and there were plenty of hot-button issues to talk about. Among them is the opioid crisis, which President Donald Trump on Thursday declared a national public health emergency. Most of the senators, representatives and candidates in the room said they

United Way of Deschutes County is undergoing a significant change. The 65-year-old organization wants to have a more direct impact on children in challenging environments. The root of the organization’s efforts will remain to provide basic needs to the most vulnerable populations and investing in preventing and development. There are about 1,800 United Way organizations

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Health officials say an Oregon State University student on the Corvallis campus has been diagnosed with meningococcal disease. News outlets reported the student fell ill Wednesday. Benton County Environmental Health Director Bill Emminger says the student’s health had improved Friday, but he didn’t have specifics on the student’s condition. The health department is running

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Paul Navarro has been fired after contacting a former female inmate. But in a statement posted to NewsChannel 21’s Facebook page, Navarro acknowledged violating policies with that contact, but disputed the allegations of sexual involvement with the woman. The woman alleged an affair began in 2003, then stopped when she

Hours after Prineville police posted on their Facebook page, asking residents to keep an eye out for a 21-year-old burglary suspect who got into homes by asking to use the bathroom, the woman went to the police department and turned herself in late Friday afternoon, officers said. Alysa Bennight was wanted on charges of failure

Here are Friday’s Oregon prep football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Adrian 56, Cove 8 Amity 42, Dayton 34 Barlow 53, David Douglas 22 Beaverton 28, Sunset 27 Blanchet Catholic 38, Gervais 17 Burns 30, Irrigon 6 Camas Valley 34, Triad School 16 Cascade Christian 62, Illinois Valley 0 Central 36, Corvallis 18 Central Catholic 52, Gresham 7 Churchill 63, Crater 21 Clackamas 70, Centennial 13 Clatskanie

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) – A judge says Washington state’s Department of Natural Resources acted arbitrarily when it blocked a sublease sought by developers of a massive proposed coal-export terminal in southwest Washington. Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Stephen Warning’s ruling Friday overturned a decision made by outgoing Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark early this year. Goldmark

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland-area man pleaded not guilty to charges that he assaulted a federal officer by detonating an explosive as the officer approached his vehicle to make an arrest. Jason Schaefer Portland lost several fingers in the Oct. 11 explosion. Police say he was sitting in his SUV when he took a match

(Update: More details) KELSO, Wash. (AP) – Officials say two people are dead after an Amtrak train struck a car in southwest Washington. BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas says it happened at a private railroad crossing about 7½ miles north of Kelso at about 9:30 a.m. Friday. The train was heading from Portland to Seattle. The Cowlitz County

Last year, more people in Oregon died from opioid overdoses than from car crashes. These statistics hit home for many people. Halie Jones grew up in Prineville and was at Crook County High School Just a few years ago. “Yeah, opiates got introduced, and from then on out, it was never the same,” Jones said