Month: December 2018

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Jaylin Walker scored 26 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds as Kent State held on to beat Oregon State 66-63 on Friday afternoon. Jalen Avery added 16 points with four 3-pointers for the Golden Flashes (9-2). Tres Tinkle had 20 points and seven rebounds and Kylor Kelley added 16

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Ruthy Hebard scored 23 points on 11-for-12 shooting and had 15 rebounds, Sabrina Ionescu added her NCAA-record 14th triple-double and No. 7 Oregon beat UC Irvine 115-69 on Friday. A day after setting the triple-double mark, Ionescu grabbed her 10th rebound in the fourth quarter to complete the triple-double. She also

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Thursday adopted changes in the rules regulating recreational marijuana with a focus on tightening licensing and compliance requirements, providing licensees flexibility to conduct business and improving access to medical marijuana for patients. Under the rules change, Oregon Medical Marijuana Program cardholders or a designated caregiver will be allowed to

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed a third lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s experiment with killing barred owls to protect threatened spotted owls. The Capital Press reports U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that nonprofit group Friends of Animals lacked the legal standing to file the complaint in federal

To increase St. Charles Cancer Center’s capacity to care for patients, the health system’s board of directors has approved expansion of comprehensive cancer services in Redmond. Radiation oncology and cancer support services will open in Redmond, alongside St. Charles medical oncology services, the health system said Friday. “We are so excited to expand the services

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The former president of a St. Helens-based manufacture’s labor union has pleaded guilty to concealing or destroying the union’s financial records, particularly receipts of union purchases he made for his personal gain. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 43-year-old John Burgess of Hillsboro entered the pleas Thursday. Prosecutors say he embezzled more than $32,000

Deschutes County is projected to have the highest flu immunization rate in the state this season, with 62 percent of the population (6 months and older) receiving a flu vaccine, county health officials said Friday. The preliminary projections, which were recently released by the Oregon Health Authority, show that Oregon is seeing higher immunization rates

(Update: Comments from avalanche expert, snow biker in area) A large, potentially deadly avalanche about 9 feet deep thundered down the northeast slope of Tumalo Mountain on Wednesday morning, but fortunately there were no injuries, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Thursday. Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers were near the scene when the avalanche occurred around

Good Friday Morning, Everyone…Today we get to enjoy a nice little break in between storm systems! Under mostly sunny skies highs will be in the upper 30’s to low 40’s. Afternoon breezes will be out of the west at a gentle 5-10 mph. A few extra clouds will build in this evening and that will

Gray whales are on the move south again this December, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is celebrating the migration with the annual Whale Watching Week Dec. 27-31. Volunteers from the Whale Watching Spoken Here program will be stationed at 24 sites along the Oregon coast during the event. From 10 a.m. to 1

Here are Thursday’s Oregon high school basketball results, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Country Christian 45, Southwest Christian 34 Dimond, Alaska 64, Marshfield 33 Oakridge 55, Crow 31 Open Door 46, Firm Foundation, Wash. 42 Oregon City 52, North Medford 33 Pacifica Christian OC, Calif. 72, Sandy 59 Parkrose 71, Lebanon 31

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Destiny Slocum scored 21 points with five 3-pointers and No. 11 Oregon State used long-range marksmanship to beat Duke 71-57 on Thursday night. Kat Tudor had 15 points with four 3-pointers and Mikayla Pivec added nine points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Beavers (9-2), who avenged a loss from

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley says the U.S. Department of Transportation should conduct a new cost-benefit analysis of a canceled rule that would have required better brakes for trains hauling explosive fuels. The Democratic lawmaker’s comments on Thursday came in response to an Associated Press finding that officials understated the potential benefits

The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released a report Thursday titled “Nassar and Beyond: A Review of the Olympic Community’s Efforts to Protect Athletes from Sexual Abuse,” which summarizes the panel’s findings from its year-long investigation into sexual abuse within the U.S. Olympic Committee and the 48 National Governing

It was a good year for those angling for northern pikeminnow in the Columbia and Snake rivers. More than 3,000 people registered for the 2018 Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program. Combined, they spent more than 23,000 angler days catching and removing 180,271 of the salmon-eating fish, protecting young salmon and steelhead from predation. While harvest

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Showers will be with us through about midnight. Most of the showers will be mixed or in the form of snow as snow levels are around 2,800′ tonight. Winds will gust at times around 20 miles per hour out of the west as the cold front moves through the region. Slick

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu set an NCAA record with her 13th triple-double and Ruthy Hebard had 20 points on 9-for-9 shooting to lead No. 7 Oregon past Air Force 82-36 on Thursday. Ionescu, who shared the career mark with BYU’s Kyle Collinsworth, finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists for the

(Update: More outages; winds have peaked) SEATTLE (AP) – The National Weather Service in Seattle says strong winds that took down trees and power lines, blew over shipping containers and tore off part of a clock tower exterior have peaked throughout western Washington. The Weather Service says winds will remain gusty through the evening Thursday

Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek announced that House District 53 Representative-Elect Jack Zika of Redmond has been appointed to the critical Human Services and Housing Committee. Zika’s district, which encompasses Redmond, a portion of Bend and parts of rural Deschutes County, has suffered from rapidly increasing housing prices. Zika was elected last month to succeed

His hoops skills earned him worldwide fame throughout his golden years, but age finally caught up to Eddie, the Oregon Zoo’s slam-dunking sea otter, who was humanely euthanized Thursday morning following a decline related to his advanced years, the zoo announced. At nearly 21, Eddie was considered one of the oldest — and most talented