Month: October 2018

Good Monday Morning, Everyone… With overnight lows dipping into the 30’s for everyone many found the precipitation that fell last night came in the form of snow. That made for some hazardous driving on the mountain passes and at the upper elevations right here in Central Oregon. We will see a chance of showers continuing

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A measure to ban the use of state funds to pay for abortions is on the ballot in Oregon, the state with the least restrictive abortion laws in the nation. If it passes, Measure 106 would mean women who receive their health care through state Medicaid would not have insurance coverage

Here is the Oregon Department of Transportation Region 4 weekly construction update for the week of Oct. 29: The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The

ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) – A chief petitioner of the effort to get a measure on the ballot seeking to lift the ban on recreational sales of marijuana in Ontario has formed a political action committee. The Argus Observer reports Jahmel Cooke filed for the PAC under MalheurCAN!, the same name used by the Ontario group

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – A lawsuit has been filed against a Washington state man convicted of killing three people at a house party and against the store where he bought the gun used in the killings. The Daily Herald reports David Bui filed the suit earlier this month against 22-year-old Allen Ivanov, his parents and

A Redmond-area transient intentionally lit a sleeping bag on fire at a camp on a vacant lot Sunday afternoon, prompting a brush fire that spread to an auto yard’s fence and led to his arrest at a nearby fast-food restaurant, police said. The fire was reported by several callers shortly before 3 p.m. near Brad’s

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – An Amber Alert has been issued in California for a 4-year-old Vancouver, Washington girl who police believe was abducted by her non-custodial mother. KATU-TV reports 4-year-old Aranza Ochoa Lopez has been in foster care since 2017, after being removed from her mother’s home. Authorities believe they may be headed to Mexico.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Alphonso Davies put on one last show for Vancouver fans, scoring twice in the Whitecaps’ 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Sunday in the regular-season finale. Davies is headed to Germany after the Whitecaps (13-13-8) reached a record-breaking $22 million transfer deal with soccer giant Bayern Munich in July.

A Prineville woman involved in a rear-end crash Friday afternoon on the Powell Butte Highway faces DUII and other charges after her blood alcohol tested at .30, nearly four times the legal limit of .08, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 3:30 p.m. to the reported crash on the highway near Southwest

Good Evening Central Oregon and happy Sunday! A cloudy and breezy day out there across the high desert for us today and some areas of the region saw a little rain as well in the past 24 hours. That trend of cloudy skies is going to stick with us as we head into the work

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – It’s been a good year for onion farmers in southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho. The Capital Press reports yields appear to be slightly above long-term averages. Kay Riley is general manager at Snake River Produce in Nyssa, Oregon. Riley says the harvest and size of onions has been “exceptional.” Riley says

DENVER (AP) – A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the budding U.S. marijuana industry if a jury sides with a couple who say having a cannabis business as a neighbor hurts their property’s value. Vulnerability to similar lawsuits is among the many risks facing marijuana businesses licensed by states but still

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Rallies are scheduled in Oregon and other states in support of a youth-led climate lawsuit that is being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Register-Guard reports rallies are scheduled around the country on Monday. That is when trial in the case was scheduled to begin. However, the U.S. Supreme Court

MIAMI (AP) – Goran Dragic scored 28 points, Dwyane Wade and Kelly Olynyk each had 19 and the Miami Heat scrambled in the final minutes to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-111 on Saturday night. The Heat let a 19-point lead slip entirely away, and then found themselves trailing twice in the fourth quarter before

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – J.J. Taylor ran for 212 yards and two touchdowns, Khalil Tate threw for three scores in his return and Arizona dominated No. 19 Oregon 44-15 on Saturday night. Arizona (4-5, 3-3 Pac-12) jumped on the Ducks early and never let them up, turning one Oregon miscue after another into scores. Tate

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Another cloudy day is ahead for us with the potential for off and on rain showers though out the day. It is also going to be on the breezy side out there with winds out of the west at 10-15 MPH and we could see gusts as high as 20 MPH

Gov. Kate Brown on Saturday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Wednesday, Oct. 31, to honor the victims of the tragedy at a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “Places of worship should be places of safety and refuge,” Brown said. “But today, yet another has become

A 21-year-old Bend man was arrested on DUII and other charges early Saturday after crashing his car on the city’s Westside, injuring two passengers, police said. Police and Bend Fire medics were dispatched shortly after 2 a.m. to the single-vehicle crash in the area of Skyliners Road and Flagline Drive, police Corporal Kyle Voll said.

(Update: Driver of car contacts police; no info yet on any charges) A driver crashed into a power pole and sheared it in half at an intersection north of Bend late Friday night, then left the scene and was not heard from until Saturday morning, officials said. The crash knocked out power to about 800

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Jack Colletto’s 1-yard sneak in overtime gave Oregon State its first lead and the Beavers held on to beat Colorado 41-34 Saturday, denying the Buffaloes’ bid to gain bowl eligibility before November. It was Jake Luton who rallied the Beavers (2-6, 1-5 Pac-12) from a 28-point second-half deficit but they wouldn’t