Month: December 2018

Here are Saturday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by the Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Amity 74, Catlin Gabel 61 Elmira 51, North Bend 46 Joseph 59, Country Christian 46 Joseph 59, Country Christian 46 Marshfield 60, Newport 46 Perrydale 44, East Linn Christian 38 Powder Valley 61, Union 55 Ridgefield, Wash. 46, Astoria

Good morning Central Oregon! Another cold day today is in store fore the region, and we could even see some snow showers out there. Highs today will top out in the 30s to low 40s for Central Oregon. We do have a chance that we may see some snow showers move through this afternoon. They

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Kylor Kelley scored 14 points, all before halftime, grabbed eight boards and had four blocks as Oregon State dominated early and cruised to an 80-59 win over Central Connecticut on Saturday night. Tres Tinkle added 20 points and eight rebounds and Stephen Thompson Jr. had 17 points for the Beavers (8-4).

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Ehab Amin came off the bench to score 23 points and grab a team-high six rebounds to lead Oregon past Boise State 62-50 on Saturday night. Oregon (9-4), which beat the Broncos 66-54 on Dec. 15, completed a sweep of the rare home-and-home nonconference series with the Broncos and did it

Bend-area Boy Scout troops will be collecting and recycling Christmas trees in your community the weekends of Dec. 29 & 30 and January 5 & 6, Bend Garbage & Recycling says. Requested donation is $5-$10. 100% of money raised will go directly to the individual scout troops. Individual troops in your area will post door

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland hotel has fired two employees it says were involved in the mistreatment of a black guest kicked out of its facility. DoubleTree Portland tweeted Saturday that the two men’s “actions were inconsistent with our standards.” Jermaine Massey accused the hotel of racially profiling him after a security guard called

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Mikayla Pivec had a perfect day shooting, scoring a career-high 22 points with 10 rebounds, and No. 11 Oregon State knocked down 16 3-pointers to roll past Cal State Bakersfield 92-52 on Saturday. Pivec was 9 of 9 from the field with three 3-pointers and made her only free throw. Katie

Happy Saturday Central Oregon! A pleasant day today on the High Desert, where we saw warmer temperatures and some sunny skies out there from time to time. It looks like that will be changing though as we head into the overnight hours. This evening we will start to see chances for rain showers developing here

The group 100+ Women Who Care of Central Oregon donated $21,200 from their members earlier this month to Treehouse Therapies as their fourth-quarter donation. Funds donated by members for 100+ Women Who Care will go toward mental health programs, specifically expanding and converting a current garage space at their Healing Reins clinic, located at 60575

A Redmond man has died from injuries suffered Wednesday night in a three-vehicle crash on the icy Maple Avenue Bridge that also injured several other people, including two 7-year-old girls, police said Friday. Officers learned around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday of the crash on the bridge that spans Redmond’s Dry Canyon, Lt. Curtis Chambers said. A

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday will see the effects of the warm front with mild daytime highs. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s, which is above average by almost 10 degrees. Partly cloudy to partly sunny skies are expected during the daylight. Winds will be breezy at times gusting around 20 miles per

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Camas Valley 55, Douglas 53 Cascade 72, Scappoose 46 Condon/Wheeler 68, Enterprise 60 Kennedy 55, Coquille 53 Lakeview 59, Grant Union 56 McMinnville 65, David Douglas 61 Perrydale 48, Joseph 33 Prairie City 72, Weston-McEwen 47 Reedsport 57, Rogue

A robbery early Christmas Day at a southeast Bend motel has led to the arrest of four people, a raid on a Redmond home and the recovery of a stolen rifle, PlayStation video game system and propane torch, police said Friday. Officers were called around 11 a.m. to the Sonoma Lodge on Southeast Third Street

(Update: OSP identifies driver, who was cited; hospitalized in good condition) A Sisters woman was taken to the hospital and was cited Friday after a two-vehicle “T-bone” crash at the intersection of Highway 126 and Fryrear Road east of Sisters, officials said. Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire units were dispatched around 1:45 p.m. to the

Happy Friday evening, everyone! A warm front tonight will bring a chance for mixed showers overnight. We’ll see partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies apart from the chance for showers. Temperatures will be mild for overnight lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Average lows are in the lower 20s. Winds will be light

Everyone has goals for the new year — things they want to accomplish for themselves or their loved ones. The Oregon Health Authority is encouraging people to consider making health one of their top priorities. Whether choosing to get a flu shot or quit tobacco, the decisions people make about their health affect not only

(Update: Victims identified, more details) Two Dallas residents riding in a motorcycle and sidecar were killed Thursday afternoon on state Highway 22W when they swerved to try to avoid hitting a deer and struck an SUV, Oregon State Police reported. The crash was reported shortly before 1 p.m. on the highway near milepost 8 in

How you dispose of your old Christmas tree this year could make a difference in whether a newly arrived tree-killing insect pest is able to spread into Oregon forests. According to Invasive Species Specialist William Wyatt at the Oregon Department of Forestry, throwing your old Christmas tree into the woods or leaving it in your

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – U.S. Forest Service officials say an iconic bathhouse in the Mount Hood National Forest has been closed and will be demolished this summer due to extensive rotting. The Statesman Journal reports the Bathhouse 2 at Bagby Hot Springs was made famous because visitors could soak in cedar logs in five private

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Federal officials and at least one state say they’ve started an investigation into a nationwide CenturyLink internet outage that has caused 911 service disruptions. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai made the announcement Friday, saying the outage that started Thursday is “completely unacceptable” because people who need help couldn’t use the