Month: January 2018

FREDERICKSON, Wash. (AP) – Authorities in Washington state have identified a sheriff’s deputy shot and killed while responding to a home invasion as a Navy veteran and father of three young boys. Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Ed Troyer identified the deputy as 34-year-old Daniel McCartney, of Yelm. The department says McCartney was responding to

A 16-year-old Prineville girl was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when she lost control of her car and it collided with an oncoming pickup truck on Northwest Lone Pine Road, east of Terrebonne and about 20 miles northwest of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said Monday. Deputies and Redmond Fire and Rescue personnel were dispatched around

Happy Monday morning, everyone! Today we start with a slight chance for a few light showers closer to the Cascades. If you do encounter one of these showers, you might see some slick roadways. Temperatures this morning are in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Many locations will wame into the low to mid 40s.

Bend gets much of the attention when it comes to rising home prices, having hit a record median sale price of $418,000 in 20017. But over the past three years, Redmond’s home sale prices actually have risen more than Bend’s, up 52 percent, compared to 39 percent for its larger neighbor to the south, according

A new coalition is launching an effort to bring high-speed Internet to places that need it most – rural communities in Oregon and across the country. Connect Americans Now is made up of rural advocacy groups, Internet service providers and technology companies such as Microsoft. It wants the Federal Communications Commission to reserve part of

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State University was recently awarded a grant to reduce food waste on campus. The Gazette-Times reports in a Saturday story that the university was awarded $27,000 from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Materials Management program. The money will be used to install a Portland-based computer system in the dining

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Law enforcement officials say they have arrested a man after a drunken driver crashed into and killed another person. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that police say 59-year-old Kenneth Lloyd Pepperling allegedly plowed into 56-year-old Christopher Allen Kelleher on Friday in Wilsonville. Police say Kelleher had parked on the emergency shoulder of State

LAS VEGAS (AP) – A U.S. judge who declared a mistrial last month could end the much-watched criminal prosecution of a Nevada rancher accused of leading an armed uprising against federal authorities. Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro’s decision Monday in Las Vegas is sure to echo among states’ rights advocates in Western states, where

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ruthy Hebard scored 19 points, Sabrina Ionescu had 18 and Maite Cazorla 17 in No. 9 Oregon’s 70-61 victory over No. 14 UCLA on Sunday night. The Ducks (15-2, 4-0) won for the seventh consecutive game and remained perfect in conference play. Oregon senior Lexi Bando hit a 3-pointer from the

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kristen Simon scored 21 points as USC rallied to beat No. 16 Oregon State 65-61 for its first Pac-12 Conference win Sunday at the Galen Center. Sadie Edwards added 17 points. USC (11-4, 1-3) snapped a three-game losing streak after rallying from a 17-point deficit in the third quarter. Simon made

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – CJ McCollum hit a floater with 5.9 seconds left to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 111-110 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night with both teams short-handed. McCollum finished with 25 points and Maurice Harkless added 19 off the bench for the Blazers, who were without starter Damian

Good evening, Central Oregon! We saw temperatures near the low 50’s with cloudy skies. We’ll remain dry throughout the day with skies clearing up throughout the evening. Overnight lows will be in the upper 20’s to lower 30’s. Overnight there’s a slight chance we could see a scattered shower pass through the region bringing snow

(Update: Adding criminal history) A Redmond parking-lot search of a pickup driven by a Bend woman with a suspended license Friday night turned up methamphetamine, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. She fled the scene and a police pursuit was discontinued due to slick roads, but she was found and arrested while sleeping in her pickup

Hello Central Oregon! Sunday we’re looking at mostly cloudy, dry conditions. Temperatures won’t be as warm as they were today. We’ll still be around average in the low 40’s. Sunday night we see a chance of rain that will stick with us Monday. We’ll be dry once again Tuesday with temperatures in the low to

(Update: Correcting car’s driver) A Bend man was seriously injured in a drunk-driving crash Friday evening when he tried to pass a car in a no-passing zone on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway and lost control on the icy road, hit the car, left the road and struck a tree, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies

Employees at Towne Pump and Pantry in Prineville said Friday they’re being interrogated for a shooting they had nothing to do with. But it’s not the cops giving them the third degree — it’s some of their customers. “It was just uncomfortable, trying to answer every fifth person within the span of an hour and

Hello Central Oregon! We’ve seen a sunny Saturday with temperatures in the upper 40’s. During the evening we’ll see clouds build back into the region. We’ll also see temperatures drop back into the low 20’s to low 30’s. Sunday we’re looking at mostly cloudy, dry conditions. Temperatures won’t be as warm as they were today.

Several Oregon officials, including the mayors of Redmond and Bend, have responded to word that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will rescind current federal marijuana policy. One of them was Gov. Kate Brown, who pointed out that over 19,000 jobs have been created since recreational marijuana was made legal in Oregon. Redmond Mayor George Endicott

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Aloha 45, Glencoe 43 Amity 67, Sheridan 56 Arlington 41, Horizon Christian Hood River 36, OT Baker 71, Homedale, Idaho 70, 2OT Banks 66, Yamhill-Carlton 42 Barlow 69, David Douglas 57 Bend 65, Ridgeview 42 Blanchet Catholic 69, Jefferson

Happy Saturday morning, everyone! Saturday sees partly cloudy skies with much more sunshine than we have seen in recent days. Many areas will climb into the 40s, which is right around average. Expect some showers tapering off across the Cascades throughout the day. Winds will be out of the southwest around 10 miles per hour.