Month: September 2018

Here are Friday night’s Oregon high school football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Amity 48, Coquille 0 Bandon 32, Creswell 19 Banks 56, Tillamook 13 Barlow 40, Summit 13 Beaverton 46, Westview 34 Bend 40, Roseburg 20 Brookings-Harbor 21, Lakeview 20 Burns 25, Lost River 10 Camas Valley 48, Glendale 8 Cascade 31, Stayton

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday won’t see nearly the warm-up we saw for Friday. Highs will top out in the mid to upper 60s. The passing cold front will leave breezy conditions at times out of the west around 25 miles per hour. Clouds will be overhead throughout the day and we have a slight chance

The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest said Friday it has reduced the size of the temporary area closure around the Teepee Fire. The fire area is located about 10 miles southeast of Bend. The updated closure area includes all areas within the fire perimeter and reopens Forest Service Road 18. This

The city of Bend is seeking applicants to fill positions on the Southeast Expansion Area Plan Advisory Committee (SEAPAC). The committee is an ad hoc committee approved by the City Council. It will provide a forum for community input on the development of the Southeast Expansion Area Plan, provide feedback to the project team on

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday it is ending cougar capture operations in Zigzag because all available evidence shows the cougar hunted and killed a week ago is the one responsible for the state’s first fatal cougar attack. “It is highly probable that the cougar that killed Diana is the one that

Happy Last Full Day of Summer, everyone! Fall begins at 6:54 p.m. Saturday night, so you still have a few hours left to enjoy summer! A warm front brought us warmer air for today and we’re also seeing more clouds overhead. Daytime highs were in the upper 70s and lower 80s today putting us above

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The FBI has arrested a southern Oregon man who allegedly threatened to kill YouTube employees and specifically threatened the CEO of the company. William Gregory Douglas, 35, of Cave Junction, faces charges of cyberstalking and transmission of threats in interstate commerce to injure another. The FBI says Douglas was arrested Thursday

(Update: Comment from sergeant on Hazelton’s alleged actions with gun; charges listed by jail) A 22-year-old Bend man accused of pointing a pistol out his SUV window at another driver on Highway 20 in the Tumalo area during a road rage incident was arrested Thursday after a guns-drawn traffic stop, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.

Every three days, an Oregon veteran takes his or her life. According to the latest data from the VA, Oregon veterans commit suicide at a rate that is significantly higher than the state’s general suicide rate. In Oregon, veterans represent only 8 percent of the population, but account for 16 percent of the suicides. Veteran

The former bookkeeper for a Bend painting company, arrested last December on charges of stealing nearly $200,000 from the business, pleaded not guilty to the 15 charges she faces Friday as a judge set her trial for next June. Gretchen Marie Miller, 33, was indicted in July on 15 counts, including two counts of first-degree

(Update: Spokesman comments on what data centers store; Prineville mayor touts partnership) Facebook’s presence in Prineville is growing again — to the tune of a $750 million data center expansion. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company announced Thursday it plans to develop an additional campus next to its existing Prineville Data Center facility. K.C. Timmons, director

Lonza announced Friday the 27th Annual Inventerprise Science Contest Challenge. Central Oregon students have an opportunity to identify ways to preserve Earth’s life forms in the 27th annual Inventerprise contest. This contest is sponsored by Bend Research, now a part of Lonza Pharma & Biotech, Bend-La Pine Schools, and Central Oregon Community College. This year’s

On a beautiful Central Oregon Sunday evening, over 240 community members made their way up the Pine Marten ski lift to raise funds for local youth. Aperion Management Group hosted the third annual Farm to Fork Dinner and Fundraiser: Sunset at 8,000 Feet on Sunday, Sept. 9 at Mt. Bachelor’s Pine Marten Lodge to benefit

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The number of people killed in fatal crashes in Oregon has gone up by 13 percent from last year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Thursday that the total number of deaths on city streets, freeways and county highways was driven up this summer by one of the deadliest crashes in recent state history.

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – Plans to log forestland near an urban area and adjacent to a proposed outdoor recreation area have created distrust in Springfield. The Register-Guard reported Friday that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has a lone bidder to harvest 100 acres of forestland outside Springfield, near the Thurston Hills Natural Area. But

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek wants to sit down with Washington lawmakers before the end of the year to further discussions about replacing the Interstate Bridge. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Friday that the Portland Democrat said at a transportation forum this week that she welcomes a renewed commitment from Washington legislators who

Good Friday Morning, Everyone…After waking up to pretty clear skies this morning we will see some clouds build in that will deliver a chance of scattered showers tonight. Highs today will be a bit above average; topping out around 80 degrees. Gentle NW breezes in the early afternoon will turn quite gusty out of the

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say officers shot and killed a man during a confrontation in a fast-food restaurant bathroom near Medford. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says an Eagle Point Police officer made contact with Matthew Thayer Graves near a Carl’s Jr. Restaurant Wednesday night. Deputy Noah Strohmeyer said in a news release

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon test scores indicate that elementary students have rebounded from last year’s dip in reading and writing skills, but academic achievement remains mostly low across the state. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the percentages of students demonstrating mastery in math this year are the lowest in the four years that Oregon’s students

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Seeking the return of millions of dollars of forced union fees, 12 Oregon public employees have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the state’s three largest public sector unions, a smaller union, and affiliates. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that government workers can’t be required to contribute to labor