Month: June 2018

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Adley Rutschman hit a two-out, two-RBI single in the ninth inning to lead No. 3 national seed Oregon State to a 6-3 win in the second game of the NCAA Tournament super regional Saturday. The win sends the Beavers (49-10-1) to Omaha for the College World Series for the second straight

Hello everyone! The cold weather sticks around today. Daytime highs will be in the low 60’s. Winds stay strong at 10 to 15 miles per hour. There’s a slight chance of rain showers. For the most part, Central Oregon remains mostly cloudy. Monday things begin to change for us. Skies begin to break up and

Hello everyone! What a change in our weather over the past 24 hours! We had daytime highs in the low to mid 50’s today, which is about 20 degrees below average and a 30 degree drop in temps over the past 24 hours. The cold front has passed through and brought with it some early

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man was injured in a police shooting in the Marion County town of Aumsville. The Statesman Journal reports Oregon State Police are investigating after an Aumsville police officer fired multiple shots during a traffic stop early Friday morning. Oregon State Police Capt. Tim Fox says the Aumsville officer

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Eugene School District sent a letter to five high school staff members advising them not to engage in political expressions at work after they took a knee during the national anthem at a student assembly. The Register-Guard newspaper reports that the school district sent “the letter of directive” after the

A 13-year-old Silver Lake boy was fatally shot in the chest Thursday afternoon by his best friend in what authorities said appears to be a tragic accident. Lake County 911 dispatchers got a call around 4:30 p.m. Thursday seeking medical aid at a home on Bowens Lane, Lake County District Attorney Sharon Forster said in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Viral videos of bloody fistfights and skirmishes between right-wing activists and self-described anti-fascists have drawn national attention to Portland. It’s a city of storied political activism that has struggled to keep the peace at dueling rallies representing a microcosm of the nation’s political division. Tensions erupted most recently when members of

A 21-year-old man’s fatal shooting last weekend in Deschutes River Woods appears to be accidental, but the investigation is not yet complete, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Friday. Deputies, Bend Fire Department medics and Oregon State Police responded to a 911 call of a reported shooting shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday to the 18000 block

This tax season, the Central Oregon Tax-Aide program returned millions of tax dollars to families in need. More than $3 million in state and federal tax refunds were returned to Central Oregonians on their 2017 taxes. Locally, nearly 3,000 local taxpayers took advantage of Tax-Aide’s free tax preparation services at locations throughout our region, and

Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Alexis Taylor is traveling to Japan on a joint trade mission with seven Oregon producers ready to feature their high-quality specialty products, including spirits, wine and natural foods. The June 10-15 trip to Tokyo and Osaka is with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Western United States Agriculture

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday key provisions in the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee bill that will help Oregon communities. “Oregon is facing a housing crisis, so I’m glad to be able to add hundreds of millions of dollars to rental assistance,” said Merkley, who serves on the

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Friday joined their Democratic colleagues in the Senate in urging House Speaker Paul Ryan to schedule a vote on the Senate resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s disastrous decision to repeal the agency’s net neutrality rules. “Without these protections, broadband providers can decide what content gets

Crook County staff can justifiably use a lot of superlatives to describe their annual Summer Reading Program – “fun,” “educational,” “engaging,” “chocolatey,” etc. This year, Crook County Library can add two new words to that list: “award-winning” and “rockin’.” At Wednesday’s6 County Court meeting, Greta Bergquist, Youth Services Consultant from the State Library of Oregon,

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday morning begins with above average temperatures, but it will feel chilly. Daytime highs do not warm up much from there. We’ll top out in the mid to upper 50s, which is more than 10 degrees below average and will feel cold. Off and on showers are on the way for Saturday

Here are the 2018 Sisters Rodeo results following the first performance on Friday: Tie-down Roping – 2 nd go-round 1. Jake Pratt Ellensburg, WA 9.2 2. Timber Moore Aubrey, TX 9.6 3. Ryle Smith Oakdale, CA 10.1 4. Cody Craig Wendell, ID 12.4 5. Reese Riemer Stinnett, TX 18.4 6. Tyler Milligan Pawhuska, OK 18.6

(Update: Additional charges not filed, bail back to $50,000) A Bend Senior High School English teacher was arraigned Thursday on a half-dozen charges involving alleged downloading of child pornography. But police said more charges are likely, after hundreds of images were found on two seized computers. Jason Brian Jackson, 50, was arrested Wednesday, one day

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Officials in Oregon’s most populous county have filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump, saying they aim to protect funding for sex education programs. The lawsuit, filed Friday by Multnomah County in U.S. District Court, seeks to broadly block new guidelines from being used to distribute federal sex

(Update: More comments from Leriche) A Crooked River Ranch man accused of killing his mother at their home last week was arraigned on a murder charge Friday in Jefferson County Circuit Court. Gavin David Smith, 29, appeared by video from the Jefferson County Jail with his attorney and was arraigned on one count of murder,

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Trevor Larnach and Adley Rutschman hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and No. 3 national seed Oregon State beat Minnesota 8-1 in the first game of a best-of-three super regional on Friday. Larnach, selected 20th by the Minnesota Twins in the Major League Baseball draft earlier this week, finished

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s Supreme Court has set tight deadlines for written briefs to be delivered, trying to expedite a ruling on a dispute that has stalled a proposed ballot measure to restrict assault weapons and large-capacity magazines in the state. The court on Friday directed the attorney general to file by June 18