Month: May 2018

This Memorial Day, Central Oregonians took a moment to honor those who gave their lives serving our country. Several events were held across the High Desert. “Some of our country’s men and women have given the ultimate price to keep us free,” Floyd Leach, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Madras Post 12421, said

Happy Memorial Day, everyone! Tonight expect sunny skies with mild temperatures. We’ll be in the mid to upper 60s around sunset, then quickly cooling into the mid 50s by midnight. Skies will stay mostly clear through sunset tonight. Overnight we will see a few clouds develop. Lows will bottom out in the upper 30s and

SAGINAW, Ore. (AP) – A massive fire destroyed the Whitsell wood products manufacturing plant in Saginaw, north of Cottage Grove. The Register-Guard reports the fire, which was reported at 7:36 p.m. Sunday, engulfed the mill within 30 minutes. Lane Fire Authority Chief Terry Ney says flames could be seen from a half-mile away. Billowing plumes

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A Kansas data hosting company says it plans to build a massive 100-megawatt data center on more than 90 acres in Hillsboro. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that QTS Data Centers is the latest in a series of large data companies to build in Hillsboro. Companies are drawn by lucrative tax breaks worth

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Vendors could soon sell hard liquor at events in two major city parks under a proposal coming before the Salem City Council on Tuesday. The Statesman Journal reports the proposal would allow hard liquor sales at Salem’s Riverfront Park and Bush’s Pasture Park. As summer approaches, city staff recommends approval of

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) – A 6-year-old Newport boy was stabbed several times by his mother before he managed to get away and run to a neighbor’s house, police said. Newport Police Chief Jason Malloy told KPTV-TV that neighbors called the police around 6 p.m. Saturday. Police went to the apartment and arrested Nemoria Lynn Villagomez,

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…Enough high pressure will stay intact over the Pacific NW to bring us a beautiful Memorial Day here on the High Desert. With plenty of sunshine we will see our daytime highs reach the upper 70’s to low 80’s. Gentle morning breezes will pick up out of the NW to 5-15 mph

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – A Chiloquin man who acknowledged he had been driving drunk when he caused the death of a Klamath Falls woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Herald and News reports that 22-year-old Austin Christopher Haynes, who was sentenced Friday, pleaded guilty to multiple charges May 11 in

A paraglider pilot from Nevada was taken to the hospital after he called 911 to report being injured in an emergency landing Sunday afternoon on Pine Mountain, about 25 miles east of Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deschutes County 911 dispatchers got a call shortly before 4:30 p.m. from Michael Lee, 34, of Reno,

Cascade Natural Gas crews continue the Bend Pipeline Replacement Project on Tuesday. The southbound lane of Northwest 14th Street between Newport and Galveston avenues will close again and will remain closed until the end of Cascade Natural Gas’s portion of the project on Friday, June 8t For weekly updates, visit cngc.com.

Hello everyone! Tonight temperatures will be warmer in the upper 40’s. Winds will calm down overnight. The warm temperatures stick around for all your Memorial Day plans, our weather is in great shape! Temperatures will be in the 80’s with nothing but blue skies and sunshine. The winds pick up again during the afternoon and

A 53-year-old Prineville man was seriously injured Saturday night in the crash of an ATV about 12 miles southeast of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. The sheriff’s office and Crook County Fire and Rescue were dispatched around 8:30 p.m. to a reported ATV crash on Southeast Prairie Schooner Road, Sgt. Chris Estes said in

A Portland man seriously injured in a fall on Mount Hood was rescued Saturday in a ground and air effort made more challenging by winds gusting to nearly 60 mph, officials said. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office got a report shortly after 10 a.m. that the 35-year-old man, whose name has not been released, had

A Portland woman who crashed her bike Saturday afternoon on a trail west of Bend was rescued and taken to St. Charles Bend for treatment, officials said. Deschutes County 911 dispatchers received a report around 3:35 p.m. of an injred cyclist on the Tiddlywinks Trail, part of the Phil’s Trail riding system, said Deputy Aaron

A call reporting a Prineville woman was being held against her will at a southeast Prineville duplex early Saturday led to the arrest of 34-year-old Prineville man after a call-out of Central Oregon’s SWAT Team and evacuation of nearby residents, police said. Police received a call shortly before 1 a.m. from someone reporting a 39-year-old

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An investigation by the Portland Police Bureau says Portland police officers and a Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy fired 14 bullets, three shotgun blasts and nine less-lethal rounds at a man inside a Portland homeless shelter. KATU-TV reports the investigation material released Friday says John Elifritz had nine gunshot wounds. Elifritz died

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – A missing Springfield man was found dead in the McKenzie River near Leaburg. The Eugene Register-Guard reports that an Oregon State Police trooper spotted a maroon Ford Ranger submerged in the river about 11 a.m. Friday, according to a statement from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and a Search and

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – The Klamath Tribes are suing federal regulators, claiming they failed to keep a southern Oregon lake full enough to ensure the survival of sucker fish. The tribes filed the lawsuit in federal court Wednesday calling on the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) – Samuel Armenteros scored twice and the Portland Timbers extended their franchise-record winning streak to six with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Armenteros flicked Sebastian Blanco’s pass around defender Danny Wilson and then beat him to it for a chip finish that opened the scoring for

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – DJ Sanders hit a grand slam in a seven-run second inning and the Oregon Ducks are headed to the women’s College World Series after an 11-1 run-rule victory over Kentucky Saturday night in the deciding game of the Eugene Super Regional. Shannon Rhodes hit a solo home run and Jenna Lilley