Month: January 2018

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Payton Pritchard scored 18 points and hit two free throws with 13.8 seconds left, helping Oregon hold off No. 11 Arizona State 76-72 on Thursday night. Oregon (12-5, 2-2 Pac-12) used a late spurt to go up eight points and hit four free throws in the final 32 seconds to earn

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Allonzo Trier scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half and No. 17 Arizona pulled away from a sluggish, close game in the final 7 1/2 minutes to beat Oregon State 62-53 on Thursday night. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Rawle Alkins scored 11 points,

A dangerous and potentially deadly activity mainly among teens is going viral, and it’s happening right here in Central Oregon as well. First it was cinnamon, and now, videos posted on social media show people biting into laundry pods. From when Tide Pods first hit the market until now, the look of the detergent packs

The city of Sisters, known as a “Tree City USA,” is cracking down on people cutting down city-owned Ponderosa pines. Some homeowners are in trouble when it comes to trimming or cutting down trees. Sisters resident Jack Lincke didn’t want to go on camera, but he told NewsChannel 21 Thursday he reached out to city

The Los Angeles-based Milken Institute has released their 2017 yearly findings in the Best Performing Small Cities study, affirming for the second year in a row the Bend-Redmond area as No. 1 in the country. Of the nine key indicators the Milken Institute uses to compile their listings, six of these improved over the Bend-Redmond

A La Pine man suffered smoke inhalation and his cat died after a kitchen fire broke out in his home Thursday morning, officials said. La Pine Rural Fire District crews responded around 8:20 a.m. to the reported house fire in the 53000 block of Fourth Street, Captain Gary Young reported. The man who lives in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Two children have died from the flu in Oregon, both younger than 10. Oregon Health Authority spokesman Jonathan Modie said Thursday one child died in December and the other in early January. One was younger than 5. He declined to say where the children lived. The Centers for Disease Control and

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking how much you would pay for a gallon of bottled water with alleged health benefits? Not more than $10 – 3% (18 votes)Not more than $25 – 0% (0 votes)More than $25 – 1% (4 votes)Wouldn’t buy it – 97% (632 votes) Total Votes: 654

Good evening Central Oregon. A stormy afternoon here on the high desert, as we saw rain falling and breezy conditions this afternoon and evening. There is a wind advisory in place, that will expire at 10 pm tonight as this storm moves out of the region. The rain and wind will stick with us tonight

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The intense national focus on sexual harassment and misconduct came to Oregon’s capital this week, when lawmakers were given a training session on harassment, and how to report it. For the first time, the training was offered to executive branch employees, lobbyists and others who work in the Capitol, Senate President

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A report by an advocacy group says a liquefied natural gas pipeline and export facility proposed for southern Oregon would be the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the state. The Mail Tribune reports the anti-fossil fuels group Oil Change International claims the entire operation from extracting the gas to

MALIN, Ore. (AP) – Most volunteer firefighters in the small Klamath County town of Malin have quit in a dispute with the Malin Rural Fire Protection District. The Herald and News reports eight volunteers resigned, leaving only three firefighters in the community southeast of Klamath Falls – just north of the California border. Volunteers who

(Update/correction: Not lawsuit but land-use appeal) Officials and concerned residents argued Wednesday about the expansion of a marijuana farm in Alfalfa. The Deschutes County commissioners’ public hearing lasted over four hours, with several passionate arguments from officials, neighbors of the pot farm and community activists. One of the neighbors appealed the county’s approval of the

A Crook County judge sentenced a 38-year-old Prineville man to more than 54 years in prison Thursday after a jury found him guilty on 15 counts of sexual abuse involving three children, District Attorney Wade Whiting said. The sentence Judge Annette Hillman imposed on Robert Vincent Clark includes no eligibility for any form of early

OnPoint Community Credit Union, the largest credit union in Oregon, returns as the title sponsor of the 19th Annual Oregon WinterFest. The festival takes place at the Old Mill District in Bend February 16-18 and spotlights the best of Central Oregon and the world-class winter activities the area has to offer. “It doesn’t get much

BUTTE FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say another calf was found dead on the same ranch in southwestern Oregon where the Rogue Pack of wolves was linked to killing a calf last week. The Mail Tribune reports U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel were installing flags, bright lights and other nonlethal wolf deterrents on the

Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC), the largest independent multispecialty physician group in Central Oregon, announced Thursday that it is now known as Summit Medical Group Oregon – Bend Memorial Clinic. The noteworthy change comes after the closing of a transaction establishing BMC’s new partnership with Summit Health Management, one of the nation’s leading physician owned ambulatory

In order to increase recreational access to public land, the Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for visitors to public lands on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 15. “On Monday, to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the BLM invites families to spend the day together enjoying America’s

The Boys & Girls Club of Bend is excited to announce the addition of four new board members: Jana Michel, Tressa Shuttleworth, Andrinna Leask and Jeremy Lewallen. The four new directors join an organization that has, for 24 years, been dedicated to serving the youth and families of Bend. Michel works as a CPA for

Happy Thursday morning, everyone! A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 P.M. FOR WIND GUSTS TOPPING 50 MILES PER HOUR. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GUST OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. Temperatures will be mild with this system. Heavy rain and snow showers are expected for the Cascades. An Avalanche Warning is