Month: April 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland officials are warning motorists to avoid a scam artist who residents say has been standing in the middle of the road and tricking drivers into giving him money. KPTV-TV reports residents say the man waves at drivers frantically, then asks them to stop and tells them that it’s an emergency.

A camper burned in a fire along Southeast 27th Street in Bend Sunday night, but the resident awakened to smoke and got out unhurt, a fire official said. A Bend Fire & Rescue “quick response” basic life support crew was in the area and called the fire in around 8 p.m., providing the initial size-up,

Cascade Natural Gas has two areas under repair on Bend’s Westside. NW 14 th Street, between Galveston and Newport Avenues, will detour southbound traffic for the next several weeks, as that lane is closed. Paving continues this near the intersection of NW Ithaca Ave & NW 14 th St. Crews will be working south in

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Chris Mueller, Sacha Kljestan and Dom Dwyer scored in a late flurry to give Orlando City a stunning 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers on Sunday. Mueller started the comeback in the 80th minute with his first MLS goal, Kljestan tied it in the 82nd, and Dwyer added the winner in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Witnesses to a fatal police shooting at a southeast Portland homeless shelter said the police were justified in taking lethal action. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that witnesses said the man had gone into the shelter Saturday night and was slashing and stabbing himself with a knife before lunging at officers. Morgan Thomas

Hello, Central Oregon! Sunday morning was a little on the rain side. The storm has since broken up. Temperatures were around average in the mid to upper 50’s. Winds have remained strong throughout the day. They’ll begin to become calm overnight. Tonight our lows will be chilly in the upper 20’s. Monday we have a

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points to help the San Antonio Spurs beat Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers 116-105 on Saturday night. The Spurs (46-34) snapped a two-game losing streak. They are tied with Oklahoma City and New Orleans for fifth in the Western Conference, a half-game back of idle

Hello, Central Oregon! Sunday the chances of showers are slim. The storm will remain along the Cascades. The storm won’t break up until Sunday night. Temperatures will remain slightly below average for daytime highs in the low to mid 50’s. Winds will continue to be strong. Overnight lows will be chilly in the upper 20’s.

Hello, Central Oregon! Daytime highs reached the low to mid 50’s throughout Central Oregon. We’ve had isolated rain showers throughout the region. This will continue on and off throughout the night. Winds will remain fairly strong at about 20 to 30 miles per hour. The Wind Advisory will be lifted around 11 tonight, but this

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday she’ll sign a controversial tax measure but also will call a special legislative session by this summer to extend certain small businesses’ tax breaks. Brown made the announcement, saying she will sign a controversial measure passed by her fellow Democrats in the Legislature that is

(Update: Info on bail, arraignment date set) A 55-year-old Goldendale, Washington man has been arrested on first-degree manslaughter, DUII and other charges in a Dec. 6 crash on Highway 97 near Sunriver that killed a Bend man, Oregon State Police said Friday. Shannon Ray Rogers was taken into custody in Goldendale on Thursday, March 29,

Hello, Central Oregon! Saturday morning we’ll wake up to partly cloudy skies, but rain showers will return to the region as a cold front passes through. The greatest chance for showers will be in the morning. We’ll remain cloudy throughout the rest of the day. The big story tomorrow is the winds. Winds will be

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved tuition and student fees for the 2018-19 academic year. narrowly approving a tuition hike of $8 per credit hour for Oregon resident undergraduate students. That represents a 3.97 percent increase for full-time undergraduates attending OSU’s Corvallis campus and 4.1 percent for full-time students at OSU-Cascades

A new facility is expected to not only enhance a Central Oregon community, but also make life a little easier for many who are just passing through. On Friday, members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs celebrated the grand opening of the Plateau Travel Plaza in Madras. The facility is owned and operated by

A large audience packed the Tower Theatre in Bend Thursday night for the Bend Chamber’s Women of the Year Awards. This is the fourth year of the event. NewsChannel 21’s Emily Kirk was one of the hosts of the event. One of the other hosts and a spearhead behind the ceremony said it’s a rare

Hello, Central Oregon! It’s been a pleasant day! Daytime highs in the mid 60’s and mostly cloudy skies. This evening rain showers will become fairly heavy and could turn into thunderstorms along the Cascades. Overnight our temperatures will remain warm with low’s in the upper 40’s to lower 50’s. Saturday morning we’ll wake up to

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel is firing back at the state in a dispute over his request for the address of every licensed medical marijuana grow in the county. Hummel sent a letter Thursday to the Oregon Health Authority, also signed by Sheriff Shane Nelson after the agency denied the county’s request for a

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you favor placing National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border: Do you favor placing National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border?Yes – 82% (1774 votes)No – 18% (392 votes)Total Votes: 2,166

Community members are invited to meet the four finalists for the Buckingham Elementary School principal position Monday, April 9 at 5 p.m. in the school’s library. Visitors will get a chance to meet the candidates, ask questions and offer feedback. The four finalists: Sarah Kimmell is currently principal at Sam Boardman Elementary School in Morrow

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Beaverton police say a man shot and killed his 80-year-old father. Officer Bryan Dalton says the killing happened Friday morning, and 47-year-old Gregory Hall has been arrested on a murder charge. Dalton says the son reported the shooting. The victim, Dennis Hall, was taken to a hospital, where he died from