Month: January 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – CJ McCollum had 20 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-89 on Friday night. Damian Lillard added 14 points before sitting for the fourth quarter and the Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak to the Hawks at the Moda Center. Seven of Portland’s players were in double

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Maite Cazorla hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:32 left and had 18 points to lead No. 9 Oregon over Southern California 70-66 on Friday night. The Ducks (14-2, 3-0 Pac-12) also got 16 points from Sabrina Ionescu, who was 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Cazorla added six assists. The

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Tres Tinkle had 19 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as Oregon State took control of the game in the second half to beat archrival Oregon 76-64 on Friday night. Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 16 points and had six assists and Drew Eubanks added 15 points and eight rebounds for the

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Monique Billings scored 19 points and the No. 14 UCLA women beat No. 16 Oregon State 84-49, ending the Beavers’ eight-game winning streak on Friday night. Billings was 8 of 12 from the field with six boards and three steals for the Bruins (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12), who have won four of

Oregon State University said Friday it will hold five consecutive days of meningococcal B disease mass vaccination clinics starting Tuesday on its Corvallis campus. The clinics will help students meet the new university requirement that all OSU Corvallis students 25 and under must be vaccinated against meningococcal B by Feb. 15. This new requirement results

The Deschutes Cultural Coalition of the Oregon Cultural Trust presented its 6th annual Ben Westlund Memorial Award to Les Joslin from Bend on December 13th at the Liberty Theater during The Arts and Culture Alliance’s Holiday Party. The award was established in 2012 to honor the memory of former Oregon legislator and state treasurer Ben

(Update: Sunriver Service District board to take up Mills matter on Monday) One day after Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said he’s charged Sunriver police Chief Marc Mills with misdemeanor harassment, alleging that he shoved a police sergeant just over a month ago, the Sunriver Service District scheduled a meeting on Monday to discuss

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Southern Oregon man has been charged with manslaughter after police say he confessed to shooting his friend. A medical examiner ruled in November that 23-year-old Josman Cereceres died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while visiting John “Walker” Adams in Roseburg. But the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says an attorney for

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Scattered showers remain throughout the region tonight as we begin the weekend. Temperatures are falling, so roads could become slippery tonight. Overnight lows will bottom out in the 20s and 30s, which is fairly mild for this time of year. Clouds will gradually break up and we will end the evening

Imagine a Central Oregon where everyone thrives, even in the face of adversity. United Way of Deschutes County is focused on just that by leading TRACES (Trauma, Resilience, and Adverse Childhood Experiences) – a community-wide initiative to dramatically improve health and well-being in Central Oregon by building resilience and by addressing childhood trauma and toxic

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking how you plan to vote on Measure 101, the health care funding proposal: How will you vote on Measure 101? Yes – 23% (205 votes) No – 64% (576 votes) Undecided – 11% (97 votes) Not voting – 3% (25 votes) Total Votes: 903

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An ethics watchdog panel has given approval to a preliminary report that found Oregon former first lady Cylvia Hayes of Bend violated state ethics laws. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the Oregon Government Ethics Commission approved an investigator’s report during a Friday meeting. The report found Hayes earned more than $200,000 during Gov.

(Update: Walden issues statement on settlement) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Records show Oregon Congressman Greg Walden paid $7,000 in a secret settlement with a staff member to resolve the man’s complaints that Walden unfairly cut his hours because of health-related problems. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Thursday that Walden of Hood River settled with Cody Standiford in

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Friday it has created an approval process for hemp and hemp products to enter the OLCC licensed marijuana program. The administrative process was crafted after the commission recently adopted rules regulating hemp in the OLCC system. The rules took effect December 28. The OLCC has created a separate section

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals opened the door for Portland to reinstate its ban on the expansion of bulk fossil fuel terminals. The city passed the ban in 2016 after deciding not to make zoning changes to accommodate a $500 million terminal proposed by a Canadian energy company. The state Land

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) – A police standoff in Keizer ended with a SWAT team finding the body of a man who is believed to have killed himself. Keizer police says officers responded late Thursday to an apartment where a wanted man considered dangerous was inside. The standoff lasted more than three hours, with police trying

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is suing the agrochemical giant Monsanto over PCB pollution the state says has contaminated its waterways and wildlife. The lawsuit filed Thursday by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum seeks $100 million to mitigate pollution that state officials say has accumulated over decades. Monsanto says in an e-mailed statement that the

Governor Kate Brown announced Friday the appointment of Ginger McCall as Oregon’s first public records advocate. The creation of the position was proposed to the Legislature by Governor Brown to provide dispute resolution for public records requestors and state agencies and to lead the Public Records Advisory Council in evaluating practices, procedures, exemptions, and fees

Gov. Kate Brown, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici on Friday called on Congress to stop holding hostage the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and to pass the bipartisan bill that would fund the program. “Children’s health care is too important to play political games with,” Governor Brown said. “CHIP makes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A tiny fish found only in waters in remote southern Oregon has been recommended to be removed from the federal endangered species List. The Capital Press reports the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed for the Foskett speckled dace to be delisted after more than a decade of work