Month: February 2018

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A southern Oregon boy accused of killing his sister, foster mother and foster sister last fall has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder. Court records show 16-year-old Kevin Adams entered the plea Thursday, and a Douglas County judge scheduled a February 2019 trial date. Adams was arrested Nov. 7

HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) – One juvenile passenger was ejected and two others were partially ejected when a van carrying 10 northern Idaho church youth group passengers crashed in eastern Oregon. Police say the 2000 Ford Econoline rolled at about 1 p.m. Thursday near Hermiston when the 28-year-old driver attempted to exit Interstate 82 while approaching

(Update: Correcting brewery who owns trailer) Two men, from La Pine and Bend, face theft and drug charges after a raid turned up tools and utility trailers stolen recently from several area construction sites, as well as a trailer from Silver Moon Brewing, police said Thursday. During the first week of January, Bend police learned

The city of Madras is distributing a community-wide survey over the next few days, by mail as well as online, city officials said Thursday. Here’s the city’s news release announcing the survey: Understanding the needs and desires of a community is critical to helping staff and its local governing body focus their efforts on things

Happy Friday morning, everyone! We’re in for a pleasant, calm weekend. Winds will be breezy at times, but we’re not expecting much in terms of precipitation. Daytime highs will top out in the mid to upper 50s and lower 60s. Average daytime highs are in the mid 40s. Partly cloudy skies will start the day

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife urges Oregonians to help support Oregon’s imperiled wildlife by donating to the Nongame Wildlife Fund when completing your 2017 Oregon state tax return or filing your “screen settlement” claim. Join the thousands of Oregonians who have helped protect the fish and wildlife of greatest conservation concern and funded

The Super Bowl is one of the most watched sporting events of the year. Millions tune in to cheer for their favorite team (or their favorite commercials) and socialize with good food and drink. A crucial element to Super Bowl viewing success is knowing what you’ll be doing before, during and after the big game.

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer joined a bicameral, bipartisan group of 16 Pacific Northwest lawmakers in a letter Thursday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calling for the Oregon and Washington coasts to be removed from Interior’s offshore drilling plan. The lawmakers wrote,

Several Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Harney County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI. Shawna Cox, Ryan Payne, Victoria Sharp and Ryan Bundy are the plaintiffs, who filed an 18-page lawsuit at the U.S. District Court in Portland last Friday. The lawsuit goes into details on what

The clock is ticking down toward Super Bowl Sunday, and Central Oregon businesses are preparing for it. Businesses say this year will be different than last — more specifically, there won’t be tons of snow on the ground. That means people will be able to go outside and grill, like on a proper football Sunday.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – The Oregon Ducks were happy to get a conference win on the road, but dissatisfied with their own play after a victory over a struggling California team. MiKyle McIntosh had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Oregon beat California, 66-53, on Thursday night, sending the Bears to their ninth straight defeat

It’s still winter, but spring is in the air. And for some, the warmer weather this High Desert winter is bringing an uncomfortable side effect with it: allergies. Mild winters can lead to an early allergy season, because they cause trees to pollinate earlier. Juniper is the first plant to pollinate in Central Oregon. “I

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man suspected in the murder of an Aloha woman who was found dead in a vehicle last week has pleaded not guilty. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that 35-year-old Jeremiah Ward Johnston pleaded not guilty to murder and abuse of a corpse Thursday in Washington County. The body of 28-year-old Sara Zghoul

Lots of people were out and about in Bend Thursday, enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. But are they tourists visiting Central Oregon or local residents? For most restaurants, it really doesn’t matter where the customers come from. All that matters is that customers are able to make it out of their driveways and into the

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that two of its three patrol K-9s are now cross-trained in drug detection. Deputy Jeremiah Johnson with K-9 Ezel and Deputy Ben Bartness with K-9 Masa recently spent four weeks participating in intensive in-service training to achieve this accomplishment, Sgt. William Bailey said. K-9s Ezel and Msa are

MARFA, Texas (AP) – Searchers have recovered the body of an Oregon hiker who was missing more than a week at Big Bend National Park in West Texas. The Presidio County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 65-year-old Tim Reed of Portland was located Wednesday upriver from the mouth of Closed Canyon. A sheriff’s department

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think personal cellphones be banned from the classroom and workplace: Should personal cellphones be banned from the classroom and workplace? Yes – 69% (416 votes)No – 31% (185 votes)Total Votes: 601

A failure in a bathroom’s fluorescent light fixture at a downtown Bend consignment shop brought out fire crews to the smoky office building Thursday morning, officials said. Crews responded shortly after 10 a.m. to the reported structure fire in a building at 910 NW Harriman Street, at the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Harriman, Battalion

Good evening Central Oregon! Another mild day here on the high desert with cloudy skies. This trend is going to continue through the evening hours tonight, then we could see a chance for some isolated showers increase in the overnight hours. Areas to the west have a better chance to see more rain overnight before

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon State University student faces felony charges after police say he stuck racist bumper stickers on cars that belonged to members of a group called Showing Up for Racial Justice. Andrew Oswalt was indicted this week on two counts of felony intimidation and two counts of misdemeanor criminal mischief. Chief