Month: November 2018

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – After delays, Astoria work crews have cleared several camps located in city forestland where some people without shelter had lived for years. The Daily Astorian reports crews on Friday moved nearly two dumpsters filled with trash, mattresses, bicycles, and other belongings from the camps. The city had delayed action on the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say a 36-year-old man is in jail, accused of striking a police officer in the head with a pipe over the weekend. Police say the officer was hospitalized with serious injuries following the incident late Saturday. They say a woman who initially called police to report that the suspect

Good Monday Morning, Everyone… Everyone saw morning temps in the teens and a few dropped into single single. All of that will lead us into a day that stays a bit on the chilly side. With pretty clear skies our highs will only reach the mid to upper 40’s. Breezes will be light out of

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard had 19 points and 12 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers won their fourth straight game, beating the Boston Celtics 100-94 on Sunday night. Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 17 rebounds for Portland. The Trail Blazers have won seven of their last eight games. Jayson Tatum matched his

The American Red Cross and others are assisting a La Pine couple whose motor home and all of their possessions were destroyed in a fire Saturday night at the Wickiup Junction gas station, officials said. A La Pine Rural Fire Protection District engine crew and a duty officer responded around 8:20 p.m. to the reported

Good evening Central Oregon! Another cold day out there for us as we saw temperatures top out in the mid to upper 40s. Overnight tonight we will see more of the same with cold overnight lows down into the teens, and even some patch fog overnight for some places on the high desert. With the

(Update: Mop-up under way; more details) SEATTLE (AP) – A spokeswoman for the Seattle Fire Department says it may take several days to extinguish a fire in North Queen Anne. The Seattle Times reports the 4-alarm fire Saturday night burned three buildings and two sheds on the south side of the Ship Canal. Fire department

A fire in a La Pine duplex Saturday was out when fire crews arrived, but one of two pet dogs in the unit died in its kennel, authorities said Sunday. The other dog was rescued by a neighbor who the renter called after spotting the fire on a remotely viewable security camera. Two La Pine

SEATTLE (AP) – A fire at Washington’s first Elk Lodge has been ruled an arson. Television station KIRO reports Elks Lodge No. 92 near Seattle’s Fremont Bridge will need extensive repairs and will not reopen this year. Seattle police are investigating and will try to determine who started the fire Thursday. Lodge spokesman Corbett Cummins

SEATTLE (AP) – Gun shop owners say they expect an increase in sales after Washington voters approved an initiative that adds restrictions to semi-automatic rifle purchases. The Seattle Times reports voters last week passed Initiative 1639, which will raise the purchase age for semi-automatic rifles to 21. Purchasers will be required to pass an enhanced

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The teenage mayor-elect of a small Oregon city says he will be a steward for the budget and a proponent for growth. The Oregonian reports voters in Yoncalla last week elected 18-year-old Ben Simons to be mayor. The 2018 high school graduate and current student at Umpqua Community College beat out

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Three men authorities say set up a booby trap on a walking and bike path in Portland that injured a female cyclist have been arrested and released. KOIN-TV reports that 23-year-old Justin J. Jones, 27-year-old Antonio R. Tolman-Duran and 21-year-old Dakota E. Murphy were arrested Friday and face charges of assault

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Colby Parkinson caught all four of K.J. Costello’s touchdown passes and Stanford beat Oregon State 48-17 Saturday to become bowl eligible. Bryce Love scored a touchdown and rushed for 90 yards, his most since gaining 136 against Southern California on Sept. 8. Cameron Scarlett also scored for the Cardinal (6-4, 4-3

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – In his first start, Jason Shelley ran for two touchdowns and Armand Shyne had 174 yards rushing to power Utah past Oregon 32-25 on Saturday. The Utes (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) lost Tyler Huntley, their starting quarterback, and running back Zack Moss, who had already rushed for 1,092 yards this season,

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Erin Boley made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 51 seconds left, helping No. 3 Oregon hold off No. 18 Syracuse 75-73 on Saturday. Ionescu, a preseason All-America guard coming off her 11th career triple-double, hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark an 11-0 run after

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Tres Tinkle had 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists as Oregon State defeated Wyoming 83-64 on Saturday afternoon. Tinkle scored in double figures for the 37th straight game, tying him for fourth all-time for the longest streak of double figure-scoring in school history with Freddie Boyd. He now trails Mel

Good evening Central Oregon and happy Saturday! Another chilly and sunny day today on the high desert, and it looks like this trend is going to stick with us through the weekend. Today we saw temperatures top out in the 40s and low 50s across the high desert. Overnight tonight another cold one for us

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ announcement that the United States would no longer provide refueling services to support Saudi airstrikes in Yemen: “Nobody should see the pictures of starving Yemeni children and be okay with America’s complicity

The magnitude of our nation’s food waste problem is difficult to comprehend. According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. generates 63 million tons of food waste worth $218 billion every year. Fortunately, food producers, processors, the food service industry and nonprofits are looking hard at how to cut waste for economic, social

Renovations to the Historic Redmond Hotel in downtown Redmond are going to cost much more than expected. From about $3 million estimated less than a year ago, the cost has risen to nearly $7 million. The future of the downtown Redmond Hotel built in 1928, rests in the hands of the City Council. Plans to