Month: November 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Tim Melia made six saves and Sporting Kansas City survived Portland’s aggressive attack for a 0-0 draw Sunday in the opening leg of Major League Soccer’s Western Conference finals. The Timbers outshot Sporting 14-9 and had six shots on target but couldn’t break through. Portland goalkeeper Jeff Attinella made one save.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Ethan Thompson had 18 points and seven rebounds, and brother Stephen Thompson Jr. added 17 points to help Oregon State hold off Long Beach State 75-72 on Sunday. Tres Tinkle, who entered second in the Pac-12 with a 21.8 scoring average, was held to two points on 1-of-5 shooting in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Tobias Harris had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104-100 on Sunday night. Danilo Gallinari made the tie-breaking jumper with 47 seconds left and added 17 points for the Clippers. Damian Lillard scored 30 points for Portland, which led by 13 at

A 75-year-old Redding, California man was killed Saturday morning when his SUV left Highway 97 in Sherman County and rolled several times, Oregon State Police said. Troopers and medics responded around 8:25 a.m. to the reported single-vehicle crash near milepost 40, about a half-mile north of Kent, OSP Captain Tim Fox said. A preliminary investigation

Good evening Central Oregon! Another Chilly day out there for us on this Sunday. We started the day with some sunshine but then we saw those clouds push into the region and it looks like this next weather system that is moving towards the High Desert could be a pretty active one. Today we saw

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland Christmas tree grower says his crop is sparse this year because of drought conditions. KPTV-TV reports Quail Creek Ranch Christmas Trees planted 9,000 trees in the spring, but only about a couple hundred of the trees survived. Quail Creek owner David Roy says he and his wife, Michelle Roy,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Mystery lovers and others gathered this weekend to discuss a common obsession – the infamous hijacker known as D.B. Cooper. KGW-TV reports the “D.B. Cooper Con” conference held Saturday in Portland was dubbed as the first open investigative gathering in seven years. The event also took place on the 47th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Department of Defense officials say a 25-year-old soldier from Leavenworth, Washington, was killed during combat operations in Afghanistan. Army Sgt. Leandro A.S. Jasso died Saturday in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Loren Bymer said Sunday that Jasso was wounded by small arms fire and

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Seven trails in Oregon’s Columbia Gorge have been reopened for the first time since a massive 2017 wildfire. The Statesman Journal reports the popular hiking trails reopened Friday. The trails that were reopened include Wahkeena Falls, Angel’s Rest and Horsetail Falls. The trails had been closed because of the September 2017

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) – Two rail conductors who formerly worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad are suing the train company in Idaho state court, claiming they became ill after being exposed to dangerous materials on the job. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports John Hluboky and Hal Chapman filed the lawsuit in First District

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu scored a season-high 27 points, and No. 3 Oregon beat Saint Mary’s 79-55 on Saturday in the Saint Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic. Ionescu, a returning All-American point guard who went to high school in nearby Orinda, enjoyed a terrific homecoming weekend. The Ducks (6-0) routed UC Riverside on Friday before

An 18-year-old who became separated from his father Saturday while running their dogs in an area west of Redmond prompted a search that found him and his German shepherd about two hours later, cold but otherwise alright, officials said. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies responded around 3 p.m. to the area of Northwest Kingwood Drive and

Good morning Central Oregon! Another chilly night last night with temperatures dipping down into the 20s for much of Central Oregon. That means we could see some slick spots once again so if you are headed out the door early Sunday be careful out there on the roads. Today things are not going to warm

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Jacki Young scored 23 points, Arike Ogunbowale and Brianna Turner netted 21 apiece and No. 1 Notre Dame claimed the Vancouver Showcase championship, rallying for a 91-81 victory over No. 9 Oregon State on Saturday night. Oregon State (6-1) led for the first three quarters, but the Irish drew even

California fire relief continues to flow south from Central Oregonians — and not just for the people. One Bend woman made it her duty to come to the rescue of the other survivors of the deadly, destructive Camp Fire — the animals. But she insists it’s been a community effort and far from just her

Good evening Central Oregon and Happy Saturday! Some of us woke up to a little snow on the ground this morning in parts of the High Desert as this system wrapped up overnight. Throughout the day we saw sunshine from time to time but we did not warm up all that much keeping that little

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Klay Thompson had 31 and the Golden State Warriors snapped their worst losing streak since early 2013 at four games, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 125-97 on Friday night. Durant was 13 of 21 from the field, dished out eight assists, had seven rebounds and three

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Katie McWilliams sank two free throws with 1.9 seconds left to give No. 9 Oregon State a 70-68 win over 13th-ranked South Carolina in the semifinals of the Vancouver Showcase on Friday night. McWilliams and Taya Corosdale led the Beavers (6-0) with 14 points apiece while Mikayla Pivec added 11.

SEATTLE (AP) – Since September, six sea lions have died from gunshot wounds in central Puget Sound and Kitsap County. The Seattle Times reports that another seven are suspected to have died from “acute trauma” caused by humans, including a decomposed sea lion with its head sliced off found washed ashore Tuesday in a West

The mother of a Bend man who was shot and killed in his northeast Bend home in October has filed a wrongful death suit seeking more than $3 million from the estate of the gunman, who himself was shot and killed moments later by the victim’s roommate. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Deschutes County