Month: January 2019

Raids carried out Thursday on homes in Bend and Redmond led to the arrest of two men and the recovery of about $10,000 worth of items stolen in thefts from parked, unlocked cars around Bend in recent months, including credit cards fraudulently used dozens of times around the area, police said Friday. Over the past

Newly elected state Rep. Cheri Helt has submitted her resignation to the Bend-La Pine School Board on the eve of the first legislative session she will serve in, noting the time commitment that her new position will take. Here’s the letter Helt sent Friday to the school board chairman and district superintendent, in full: “Dear

Deschutes County residents are invited to apply to serve on the county’s new Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund Advisory Committee. Advisory committee members will help the county prioritize state funds that are intended to enhance public transportation services to help relieve traffic congestion and provide residents with increased options to access jobs and essential community services.

Mid Oregon Credit Union invites the community to enjoy free admission to the High Desert Museum on Jan. 26 and Feb. 23. The “Free Family Saturday” complimentary admission program supports the community with the opportunity to explore art, wildlife and living history right in Central Oregon’s backyard. The museum is located five minutes south from

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday sees a few showers to begin the day around sunrise. Snow levels will begin around 6,600′ to begin the day and will fall to 5,100′ by the evening. Mostly cloudy skies are on the way during the day as we’re expected to be mainly dry. Daytime highs will be in the

When Ann Mingus of Springfield saw the billboard with the large jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions, she did what many people do, started daydreaming about how much she would need to take care of her family and retire. “As I am driving along, I am doing the math in my head, and I thought

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 22 points and eight assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 128-112 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. CJ McCollum and reserve forward Jake Layman scored 20 points each for the Trail Blazers. Layman got all his points in the second quarter. Anthony

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Adrian 48, Harper 44 Arlington 74, Mitchell/Spray 33 Baker 57, La Grande 43 Banks 61, Astoria 15 Barlow 78, David Douglas 71 Benson 67, Madison 61 Bonanza 58, Illinois Valley 53 Brookings-Harbor 82, South Umpqua 45 Butte Falls/Crater Lake

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Destiny Slocum had four 3-pointers and finished with 24 points as No. 10 Oregon State defeated Arizona 86-64 on Friday night. Mikayla Pivec added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Taya Corosdale tied a career-high with 14 points and added nine rebounds for the Beavers (15-2, 5-0 Pac-12), who won their

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points and No. 5 Oregon fought off a late 3-point barrage and outlasted No. 19 Arizona State 77-71 on Friday night. Maite Cazorla added 16 points and Ruthy Hebard had 14 for the Ducks (16-1, 5-0 Pac-12), who won their ninth game in a row. Oregon made

(Update: Names released) GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – A man and woman found dead in a Grants Pass motel room may have died of a drug overdose. The Daily Courier said Friday the bodies of the 31-year-old man and the 37-year-old woman were found Wednesday by employees at the Motel 6. The Grants Pass Department

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland man has been convicted of multiple sex crimes after luring a 15-year-old girl from a bus stop five years ago. Multnomah County District Attorney’s spokesman Brent Weisberg said Friday that 54-year-old Anthony Curry forced the girl to pose for nude photos and dance naked in a strip club alongside

Beginning Monday, construction crews from Laduke Construction of Medford, under contract to the Oregon Department of Transportation, will begin a highway improvement project on US Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Reservation, from milepost 99 to milepost 103. ODOT officials said the $3.25 million project will repave the section of highway. The existing pavement will

SEATTLE (AP) – Over the years, scientists have identified dams, pollution and vessel noise as causes of the troubling decline of the Pacific Northwest’s resident killer whales. Now, they may have found a new and more surprising culprit: pink salmon. Four salmon researchers were perusing orca data several months ago when they noticed a startling

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Transportation Director Matthew Garrett said Friday he will resign from the Oregon Department of Transportation by the end of June. The agency said Garrett has been with ODOT 22 years and has been in the top job for 13 years. He is the longest-serving department of transportation director in the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Health Authority has overturned a contractor’s decision to force 17 severely mentally ill patients out of state-funded residential facilities. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Friday that OHA had hired the contractor Kepro to review the cases of 1,600 patients in the facilities to determine if they all needed to be in

Tanner Bjorlie from Fargo, North Dakota has won the SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle artwork design contest for 2019. He will receive a Commemorative Plate specially designed by Earhart Studios, logo wear and a $500 check from MBSEF. The SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle is a multi-sport event starting at Mt. Bachelor with Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing,

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown said boosting funding for Oregon’s struggling education system is her No. 1 priority heading into the 2019 Legislature. Brown, speaking at The Associated Press Legislative Preview, said Friday “the time is now for us to make significant investments in our education system.” Brown added a $2 billion education

(Update: Confirmed measles cases to 19; seven suspected; health emergency declared) VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – County officials have declared a public health emergency in response to a measles outbreak in southwestern Washington. Clark County Council Chair Eileen Quiring made the declaration Friday afternoon to ensure the county’s public health office has adequate resources from outside

A wanted man staying at a detached garage in southwest Bend threatened to shoot officers and to detonate explosives Friday morning, prompting a standoff, but negotiators eventually got him and a fugitive woman with him to surrender, police said. Officers said the man had a replica handgun when he surrendered, and no explosives were found.