Month: December 2017

ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have asked for the public’s help in finding whoever is responsible for the illegal killing of an elk in the Owyhee Canal outside of Ontario. Oregon State Police Sgt. Kaipo Raiser says an officer from its Fish and Wildlife Division found the skinned carcass Dec. 8. The animal’s front shoulders

Good Monday Morning, Everyone… Moisture pushing into the Pacific NW will give areas to our north a chance of showers today. The resto of us will see mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the upper 40’s and southerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Those breezes will be even lighter

What if states had the resources to prevent animals from ending up on the endangered species list? A bill introduced in Congress aims to do just that. Known as the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, it would fund states’ wildlife management efforts before species are in dire need of help. The co-sponsors – Republican Rep. Jeff

Hello Central Oregon! Today was more on the cloudy side. We’ll stay mostly cloudy tonight. Temperatures will not be as cold, because of this. We’ll see temperatures range in the upper 20’s to mid 30’s for overnight lows. Tomorrow we’ll stay dry and cloudy. Daytime highs continuing to stay above average in the upper 40’s

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu tied an NCAA record with her seventh career triple-double, and No. 9 Oregon beat Mississippi 90-46 on Sunday. Ionescu, a sophomore guard, had 21 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for her third triple-double this season. She broke the Pac-12 career mark of six by Stanford’s Nicole Powell, a

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The city of Portland has reached a proposed $10 million settlement with water and sewer ratepayers who questioned spending ratepayer money on non-water-related programs. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the Portland Water Bureau and an attorney for ratepayers on Friday announced the proposed settlement. The Portland City Council will consider approving the

(Update: Family corrects man from Redmond; 11,600 gallons of unleaded gas spilled; DEQ overseeing cleanup; some reaches river; road closed ‘indefinitely’) A Redmond man was killed in the fiery rollover crash of his fuel truck on icy Highway 22E near Idanha late Friday night, Oregon State Police said Saturday. The intense heat damaged the roadway

SEATTLE (AP) – Washington state officials have canceled the lease of a salmon farm where more than 160,000 adult Atlantic salmon escaped into the Puget Sound last summer. The Seattle Times reports in a story on Sunday that Public Lands State Commissioner Hilary Franz says the decision is final with no room for negotiation. Franz

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) – Two Bremerton police officers have been hospitalized with gunshot wounds, and a 53-year-old Bremerton man is dead after an exchange of gunfire just west of Seattle. Authorities say the Bremerton police officers at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday approached the man in an SUV at a city park. He was believed to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland veteran who served in Iraq has been released after being detained by federal immigration authorities and held at a detention center in Tacoma, Washington. KOIN-TV reports that 41-year-old Chong Hwan Kim was released Thursday after the Circuit Court of Multnomah County dismissed a first-degree arson conviction. Northwest Immigrant Rights

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State is regaining the confidence they lacked last season. The Beavers (8-3) won their sixth straight on Saturday night in the Dam City Classic, a 63-60 victory over Saint Louis. Tres Tinkle led the way with 16 points and eight rebounds. Oregon State held Saint Louis back in the final

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Aleah Goodman had 17 points for No. 17 Oregon State in a 74-49 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday in the Dam City Classic at Portland’s Moda Center. It was the fifth straight win for the Beavers (7-2), who got 14 points from Kat Tudor. Oregon State’s last loss came

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Kenny Wooten scored eight of his 13 points as part of a big run in the second half and Oregon pulled away to beat Fresno State 68-61 on Saturday night, ending the Bulldogs’ seven-game winning streak. Elijah Brown had 20 points and five rebounds, Troy Brown added 13 points and seven

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – CJ McCollum had 25 points, Damian Lillard flirted with a triple-double and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Charlotte Hornets 93-91 on Saturday night for their third straight road victory. Lillard had 18 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. Nic Batum had a season-high 23 points for the Hornets. They have

Here are Saturday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Bandon 75, Rogue River 61 Barlow 79, Sandy 51 Brookings-Harbor 57, Eureka, Calif. 56 Burns 61, Baker 55 Canby 48, Hillsboro 39 Catlin Gabel 64, Portland Christian 53 Clatskanie 49, Oregon Episcopal 45 Columbia Christian 80, Life Christian 34

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Cedrick Wilson caught 10 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown, Kekaula Kaniho returned an interception 53 yards for a score and No. 25 Boise State beat Oregon 38-28 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday. Brett Rypien threw for 362 yards and two touchdown passes – with two interceptions –

Hello everyone! We’re seeing an upper level ridge pushing into the region. It’s pulling some clouds into the region, but we’ll be staying dry for the weekend. Tonight temperatures will get cold in the mid teens to mid 20’s. Winds will stay calm, but clouds will stay patchy overnight. We’ll be mostly cloudy throughout Sunday.

A fire early Saturday morning destroyed a Culver-area detached garage and damaged an unoccupied manufactured home, but no one was injured and firefighters shuttling water to the scene kept it from reaching an adjacent house, officials said. Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews were called around 4 a.m. to the fire in the 2100

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – An off-duty police officer from Tigard was critically injured when authorities say an intoxicated driver slammed into his car. The Tigard Police Department says 39-year-old Officer Matthew Barbee was driving home from his patrol shift in the early morning hours Thursday. Barbee had car trouble and pulled over to wait for

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking comment on proposed rules that allow the agency to increase or decrease camping rates by up to $5 per site. Under HB 2318 passed during the 2017 legislative session, the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission is directed to develop rules to set a reasonable range of rates