Month: February 2018

A southeast Bend couple said they are changing the way they secure their home after a terrifying experience this week. Around 1 a.m. Thursday, Ken and Margaret Erickson were awakened by Margaret’s father, who said he’d heard a loud noise. The Ericksons live at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Stonegate subdivision, located between

Several coaches are helping hundreds of kids literally race down the mountain to get to the very top. Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation Freeride Ski and Snowboard Director Coggin Hill has coached for 15 years. He knows the fast-paced sport is more of a marathon than a sprint, but it also has to remain fun.

Hello Central Oregon! Sunday will be breezy with winds at 15 to 20 miles per hour. On top of that the chance of snow will stick around all day and become stronger Sunday evening and night. Temperatures will be cold in the mid to upper 30’s and overnight lows will be dropping back to the

Hello Central Oregon! It’s been a very windy and chilly day across the high desert. Temperatures will be dropping around freezing with a slight chance of snow storms. This chance will become stronger tomorrow morning. Winds will continue to stay strong even though our wind advisory will be lifted at 10pm. Tonight the winds will

A fire broke out Saturday morning on the deck of a Madras duplex and threatened to move into the home, fanned by high winds, but was stopped by neighbors and fire crews, officials said — and was sparked by improperly extinguished cigarettes. Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews arrived around 10:40 a.m. at the

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A 36-year-old Salem man has been indicted in the shooting death of a 17-year-old high school student in Salem. The Statesman Journal reports that a Marion County grand jury on Thursday indicted Pedro Segura of Salem with a charge of murder and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Authorities

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A survey has found a majority of sidewalk ramps along Oregon highways do not comply with guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Friday that the audit by the Oregon Department of Transportation was part of settlement with Disability Rights Oregon. According to the preliminary results of the

The early September Eagle Creek Fire burned nearly 49,000 acres and forced evacuations, caused an extended shutdown of Interstate 84 and sent ash raining down on Portland. It also is believed to have started a smaller, separate fire. It took crews about three months to fully contain it. The newspaper reported the teen listened to

Three Eugene-area men who authorities allege started a nearly 5,900-acre Lake County wildfire last summer by shooting at exploding targets have been arrested on felony charges. Lake County District Attorney Sharon Forster said Friday a grand jury has indicted Elijah Dyer, Gary Bigelow and David Evans. Each faces single felony charges of manufacturing a destructive

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 20-year-old woman is accused of manslaughter in the deaths of two people killed when their car caught fire after a head-on collision Thursday near Canby, authorities said. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Vasilissa Kuzmin was the only occupant in a Lexus that crashed into another car Thursday night in Canby,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A lawyer for the family of a woman who died at the Multnomah County Detention Center has raised questions about how the jail handles inmates going through drug withdrawal and highlighted what he claims are omissions from the official investigation. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports attorney John Devlin said in a statement that

Wildfires are increasingly fought in the skies as well as on the ground. Nowhere was that more apparent than at this year’s National States Fire and Aviation Conference hosted by the Oregon Department of Forestry at Sunriver Feb. 6-8. The meeting’s purpose was to bring aviation managers from across the nation to discuss important fire

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the immediate closure of all recreational crabbing on the southern Oregon coast from Cape Blanco to the California border due to elevated levels of domoic acid. The closure includes Dungeness and red rock crab harvested in bays and estuaries, and

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – An Idaho utility is challenging a decision by federal regulators rejecting its request to negate an Oregon law requiring fish passage as part of relicensing for a hydroelectric project on the Snake River. Idaho Power on Friday petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review

Happy Saturday morning, everyone! Saturday feels the effects of the warm front with highs reaching the upper 40s and low to mid 50s. Winds will be very gusty around 50 miles per hour through the morning and into the evening. The wind chill factor will make it feel like it’s 5 to 10 degrees colder,

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Ashland 57, North Eugene 56 Barlow 95, Clackamas 94, 2OT Bend 55, Summit 45 C.S. Lewis 54, Livingstone 36 Central 50, Dallas 35 Cleveland 70, Madison 59 Condon/Wheeler 57, Horizon Christian Hood River 55 Cottage Grove 63, Elmira 57

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Marie Gulich had 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks to lead No. 15 Oregon State to a 67-64 overtime win over No. 7 UCLA on Friday night. Katie McWilliams had 16 points and five rebounds, and Kat Tudor added 14 point and seven rebounds for the Beavers (20-6, 11-4). Jordin

She describes it as a “beautifully terrible day.” Bend ski racer Laurenne Ross was set to compete for a Super G title at the 2017 U.S. Alpine Ski Championships in Sugarloaf, Maine. And for the first half of the course, she was flying. Then it all went wrong. “It was about the sixth gate when

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Ruthy Hebard scored 27 points and set an NCAA record with 30 consecutive field goals to help No. 9 Oregon hold off Southern California 80-74 in double-overtime Friday night. Hebard was 12 of 12 from the field for her fifth perfect shooting game of the season, helping the Ducks (24-4, 13-2

A fire destroyed a Madras mobile home early Friday, but the resident was away at work and there were no injuries, officials said. Crews were called shortly after midnight to the reported fire in a single-wide mobile home at Tops Trailer Park at 23 Northwest Depot Road, Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 Captain Kasey