Month: October 2018

DALLAS (AP) – Diego Valeri scored two goals, the second with Portland a man down, and the Timbers beat FC Dallas 2-1 in a MLS knockout game Wednesday night. The fifth-seeded Timbers advanced to a two-game Western Conference semifinal against Sporting Kansas City or the Seattle Sounders, depending on the outcome of Thursday’s LAFC-Real Salt

(Update: Portland man arrested for striking protester, says man jumped in front of him) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury has found two Portland police officers were justified when they fatally shot a 27-year-old man last month. A small protest including family members of the man killed broke out after the grand jury’s decision

(Update: Comments from DA John Hummel, Saving Grace official) Central Oregon officials said Wednesday they were pleased to learn that the Oregon State Police have completed testing more than 5,000 backlogged sexual assault evidence kits that have been on hold for years. But a prosecutor said continued funding will be needed to prevent it from

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Director Lisa Sumption has appointed a Bend resident as a new member of the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries. Scott Stuemke has had a long career in the area in the fields of archaeology and historic preservation. He has worked closely with the tribes with interests in the area, as

A lengthy investigation of illegal marijuana manufacturing and sales led to four recent raids around Deschutes County and a traffic stop on a rental moving truck that turned up thousands of plants, more than 1,000 pounds of dried marijuana, several butane honey oil labs and chemicals, authorities said Wednesday. Four people were arrested. Late the

Election Day is less than a week away, and early ballot returns show that voter turnout so far is 124,056 ballots higher than the prior high for a midterm election, Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson said Wednesday. Turnout at close of business on Tuesday stood at 657,480 ballots, which is 123 percent of the

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Police in the southern Oregon town of Grants Pass have arrested two men suspected in a pumpkin-powered crime spree, ending weeks of incidents of smashed gourds and broken car windows. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Jacob Solomon and Adrian Ochoa, both 19, face multiple counts of criminal mischief in connection with at

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s elections director says the voting system in the state has never been more accurate or secure, though the number of phishing attempts targeting elections officials has increased here and elsewhere. Oregon Elections Director Steve Trout told The Associated Press that he himself has been hit by a dozen attempts since

(Update: OSP confirms the object was electrician device) Police said a citizen found a suspicious object that looked like a pipe bomb at a southwest Bend intersection Monday evening, prompting officers to call in the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad from Salem, which they said “rendered it safe” a few hours later. But once the

Happy Halloween, everyone! Grab the umbrella as you’re heading out for trick-or-treating tonight. We’ll see a few showers across Central Oregon during prime sidewalking time between 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. I would keep the hood handy this evening and bundle up! Overnight our shower chances dwindle and we’ll see overcast skies. Some showers will

The federal Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries, will reduce fish and wildlife winter flows from Arthur R. Bowman Dam as appropriate for a dive inspection of the dam on Friday. Flows will be reduced to 25 cubic feet per second (cfs) for 8 to 10

Last Friday, Dutch Bros Redmond donated more than $9,000 to Tracy Pinkerton, a local teacher who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Funds raised will help Tracy and her family with necessary medical needs. “We are so thankful our customers supported Tracy and the Pinkerton family,” said Josh Kimzey, operator of Dutch Bros Redmond. “We hope

A supporter and foe of Measure 105, the repeal of Oregon’s “sanctuary state” law, painted vastly different views of the impact it would have during a half-hour debate broadcast Tuesday night on NewsChannel 21 and livestreamed on KTVZ.COM. Richard LaMountain, former vice president of Oregonians for Immigration Reform, said repealing the 31-year-old law would let

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is one of just a handful of states without a sales tax, and voters have repeatedly rejected attempts to add one. This election, a ballot measure asks voters to enshrine that opposition in the state Constitution – at least, when it comes to groceries. Measure 103 would ban lawmakers from

(Update: More info from county clerk, sheriff’s office) Mail stolen from more than 70 addresses across Deschutes County — including dozens of election ballots — was found Sunday on BLM land near Horse Ridge, southeast of Bend, authorities said Tuesday. The ballots, which had not been filled out, are being reissued to make sure voters

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Florence woman has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the drowning of her 8-month-old child. The Register-Guard reports 30-year-old Angela Louise Davis pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lane County Circuit Court in the Feb. 22 death of Brentley Pinnock. She acknowledged in court that she had, without legal justification, caused her

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… Our skies have stayed pretty cloudy after some modest overnight showers, and there are more on the way. A great deal of moisture is being funneled into the Pacific NW and that will spell rain showers for much of the High Desert. Highs will be in the mid to upper 50’s

ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) – Columbia County’s insurance provider will pay $251,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former inmate who claimed jail deputies turned their police dog on him in retaliation for calling one of them a disparaging name. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that video shows a Columbia County sheriff’s employee opening 48-year-old Christopher

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 14-year-old Albany boy planned to kill his parents by setting fire to their Albany home after drugging them with sleeping pills supplied by a 13-year-old friend. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports both boys were arrested on suspicion of attempted aggravated murder and attempted arson. They were being held Tuesday at

United States Attorney Billy J. Williams announced Tuesday that Assistant United States Attorney Adrian L. Brown will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 6 election. AUSA Brown has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer for the District of