Month: December 2017

A 7-year-old Veneta boy was killed Saturday afternoon when the SUV in which he was riding with his family was struck by a pickup truck that crossed into their lane on state Highway 58 in Lane County, Oregon State Police said Sunday. OSP troopers from the Springfield Area Command responded around 3:40 p.m. Saturday to

(Update: OSP identifies drivers killed in crash) Oregon State Police on Sunday identified two semi-truck drivers killed in the fiery head-on crash of their rigs Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 20 in Eastern Oregon. Troopers responded shortly after 9 a.m. to the crash at milepost 216 west of Harper, in Malheur County, Lt. Steve Mitchell

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Justin Bibbins scored 18 points with four 3-pointers and six assists as Utah held on late to beat Oregon State 66-64 on Sunday. David Collette added 12 points for the Utes (10-3, 2-0 Pac-12), who took a game-saving final possession after an Oregon State turnover with 1.4 seconds on the clock.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu set an NCAA record with her eighth career triple-double to lead No. 10 Oregon to a 94-83 victory over Washington on Sunday. Ionescu had 24 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Ducks (13-2, 2-0 Pac-12) to their fifth consecutive win. She broke the mark in her

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Kat Tudor hit seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, both career highs, Marie Gulich and Mikayla Pivec had double-doubles and No. 17 Oregon State pulled away for its eighth straight win, 71-53 over Washington State on Sunday. Gulich had 22 points and a season-high 14 rebounds and Pivec 10 and 10

SEATTLE (AP) – Phil Dawson kicked four field goals, the last from 42 yards with 2:21 left, Blair Walsh missed a 48-yard attempt with 32 seconds left and the Arizona Cardinals beat the Seattle Seahawks 26-24 on Sunday to close the season. Seattle’s playoff hopes were dashed when Atlanta beat Carolina to earn the final

Happy New Year’s Central Oregon! Sunshine and cooler temperatures across the region today. The clouds that we saw today are going to build in even more tomorrow but things look to stay dry until Tuesday evening. Most areas saw highs today in the mid to upper 30’s. Foggy conditions to the north in the madras

Here are Saturday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALLCountry Christian 53, Joseph 39 Echo 57, South Wasco County 36 Eddyville 57, Adrian 52 Ione 55, Griswold 43 Knappa 87, Naselle, Wash. 57 North Bend 56, Elmira 49 Oregon Episcopal 56, St. Mary’s 36 Regis 69, Perrydale 59 Triad

Good evening Central Oregon, we saw a sunny day in Central Oregon. Highs today in the mid to upper 40’s for most of the region, while some spots saw things warm up over 50 today. A few clouds are popping up here and there, but no moisture is likely east of the Cascades. And that

(Update: More details from police) Police are investigating a fight involving numerous people in a downtown Madras parking lot early Saturday that sent a man with an apparent knife wound to the hospital. Madras Police Detective Sergeant Steve Webb said officers responded around 2 a.m. to the reported assault in a parking lot on Southwest

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A 35-year-old man who detonated an explosive device near a Medford shopping area has been sentenced to five years in prison. The Mail Tribune reports that Justin William Keaton received the sentence Friday in Jackson County Court. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device that

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) – A $10,000 reward is being offered for information following the theft of about 70 guns from a Bellevue gun shop in western Washington state. KING-TV reports in a story on Friday that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and National Shooting Sports Foundation are each offering $5,000. Police say

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – U.S. Forest Service officials say a rock slide containing about 800 dump trucks of boulders and rocks will keep a road to a popular wintertime hot springs closed indefinitely. Shane Kamrath of the Willamette National Forest tells The Register-Guard in a story on Saturday that that the area is still unstable

In 2017, the American Red Cross in Oregon and Southwest Washington saw double-digit increases in disaster relief responses, families helped following a disaster and deployments of responders to disaster relief operations, when compared to 2016. From January 1, 2017, to date, the local Red Cross has responded to 764 disasters (a 13 percent increase over

(Update: Initial court appearance, released on reduced bail) A Bend painting company’s former bookkeeper was arrested Thursday night, accused of stealing nearly $200,000 from the company over the past four years, police said Friday. Bend police responded on Dec. 8 to a report of a theft from Bend Painting, located on Boyd Acres Road, Lt.

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Churchill 58, Corvallis 55 Grand View Christian 59, St. Stephens Academy 29 Illinois Valley 72, Bonanza 41 Joseph 58, Country Christian 39 Marist 60, Parkrose 45 McMinnville 74, David Douglas 55 McNary 67, Sheldon 35 Reedsport 66, Falls City

The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Friday it is receiving applications from regulated electric and natural gas utilities to provide savings to their customers due to the recently passed tax reform legislation. The filings ask the commission to authorize deferrals to track the changes in tax obligations so that future savings may be reflected in

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 22 of his 24 points in the second half and Oregon State cruised to a 76-57 win over Colorado on Friday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. Tres Tinkle had 23 points, six assists and three steals and Ethan Thompson added 14 points, seven rebounds,

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Justin Bibbins scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Utah to a 66-56 victory over Oregon on Friday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. Sedrick Barefield added 16 points for the Utes (9-3), who snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Ducks. It was

Happy Saturday morning, everyone! Saturday begins with plenty of sunshine to go around. Daytime highs will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Winds will be light out of the south around 10 to 15 miles per hour. The passing cold front will leave us with colder air for the weekend. Overnight lows for