Month: December 2017

Happy Christmas Eve Eve! We’re staying cloudy for the night ahead and temperatures will be cold in the low 20’s. We will see a 20 percent chance of snow showers starting around 4 a.m. The chance will strengthen to 50 percent to of snow showers and a wintry mix. By the afternoon this chance of

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Gang enforcement officers are investigating a shooting in Portland. Officers responded to a report of gunfire and one person shot at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday. Officials learned a 27-year-old man had been shot and taken to the hospital by a private vehicle. The man had sustained life-threatening injuries. Witness said there

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – Scandinavians may finally get their monument in Astoria. The Daily Astorian reports that the Astoria City Council gave permission last week to the Astoria Scandinavian Heritage Association to design a monument at People’s Park downtown. The monument has been in the works for years, but concerns about maintenance costs slowed the

Jefferson County Farm Bureau was honored with the 2017 County Farm Bureau Action Award on December 7 during the 85th Oregon Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Pendleton. The award is given to a County Farm Bureau that has developed a successful, innovative project or program in the political or public education arena within the last

The Oregon Farm Bureau said the tax reform package passed by Congress and signed Friday by President Trump includes many provisions that will help Oregon’s farm and ranch families. “This bill lowers taxes for the vast majority of our agricultural families,” said Oregon Farm Bureau President Barry Bushue. Bushue pointed out that the bill simplifies

Happy Saturday morning, everyone! Saturday sees a chance for snow showers early in the morning, which means we would be off to a slick start. Daytime highs will be cooler in the upper 20s and lower 30s — about 10 degrees cooler than we were for Friday! Another wave of snow showers is expected overnight

For the first time in years, the two days before Christmas fall on a weekend. Usually, people are working in the days before Christmas, but this time around, they’ll be free to do some last-minute shopping. Shops in downtown Bend are looking toward what they see as a huge weekend — one shop even said

More than 60 firefighting personnel from Oregon Department of Forestry districts and Coos and Douglas Forest Protective Associations will be returning to Oregon this holiday weekend from Southern California, where they have been helping battle the Thomas Fire. That fire is now reported as 60 percent contained, ODF officials said Friday. The firefighters will be

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Bend 66, The Dalles 61 Bickleton, Wash. 41, Griswold 31 Coquille 61, Gold Beach 32 Eddyville 50, Jewell 31 Gladstone 62, Cascade 49 Glendale 72, Rogue River 51 Grants Pass 68, Sherwood 62 Henley 90, Lakeview 51 Hermiston 72,

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu is only a sophomore, but she leads the Ducks like a senior. Ionescu had 19 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 10 Oregon to an 85-44 victory over Hawaii on Friday in the Duel in the Desert. Ionescu – who finished the tournament with 44 points,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Nikola Jokic scored 27 points and the Denver Nuggets won for the first time in Portland since 2013, beating the Trail Blazers 102-85 on Friday night. Jokic hit 12 of 21 shots and grabbed eight rebounds as the Nuggets ended a nine-game losing streak to the Blazers in Portland. Wilson Chandler

Travelers on Oregon Highway 22E east of Idanha are being asked to drive carefully and watch for crews near the site of the recent fuel tanker crash. While the repaired road reopened on Thursday, cleanup work and environmental monitoring will continue, ODOT officials said Friday. “Workers appreciate travelers slowing down and being aware for everyone’s

A 23-year-old Bend man was arrested in a “high-risk,” guns-drawn traffic stop Thursday afternoon, accused of breaking into his mother’s home a short time earlier, police said. Deschutes County 911 dispatchers got an emergency call shortly after 1 p.m. from a resident in the 63000 block of Northeast Lancaster Street, police Lt. Clint Burleigh said.

For the past few weeks, Hoodoo Ski Area and its fans have been patiently waiting for the snow to fall and the resort to open. And Friday was the long-awaited day. Leif Williams, marketing director for the ski area, said Friday they had originally hoped to open at the end of November. “We were geared

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office released two security photos and asked the public for tips Friday in hopes of identifying the suspect in an attempted theft from a U.S. Bank ATM earlier this month. The agency received video surveillance on Thursday that shows an apparent adult male at the ATM at 123 West Hood Avenue

A fire destroyed a detached garage-shop in southeast Bend Friday afternoon, but firefighters kept it from reaching a nearby home, officials said. The Bend Fire Department responded around 1:30 p.m. to the reported fire in the 61000 block of News Lane, near its intersection with Brosterhous Road, Fire Inspector Steve Stenkamp said. The first units

Happy Friday evening, everyone! A Winter Weather Advisory has been put in place for areas north of Highway 20 west of the Cascades as well as Wasco County and stretching out to northeastern Oregon. Snow is expected in these areas over the next 24 hours. Roadways will be icy, so take your time! Tonight we

Mail scattered along miles of roads east of Bend and in northeast Bend and a credit card theft from a car led to the arrest of a Florida man and Bend woman late Thursday, accused of more than 25 cases of mail theft and several thefts from vehicles, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Friday. Deputies

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll asking whether you think messages for or against religion should be allowed on public property: Should messages for or against religion be allowed on public property?Yes – 41% (279 votes)No – 59% (399 votes)Total Votes: 678

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The NCAA alleges the University of Oregon committed infractions in four athletic programs, including the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Men’s Coach Dana Altman and women’s Coach Kelly Graves are accused of exceeding the NCAA limit of four coaches by allowing other staff members to participate in team activities during practice.