Month: January 2019

(Update: Adding video, comments from homeowner) A northwest Redmond homeowner’s fish tank cabinet caught fire Friday night — but the fire caused the glass to break, which put out the blaze. And firefighters later found his two lifeless catfish and revived them in the kitchen sink. “I can’t explain how a fish tank can save

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Friday a landmark $171 million settlement with 49 states, the District of Columbia and Guam with Fiat Chrysler and Robert Bosch for equipping, selling or leasing environmentally non-compliant vehicles. She said Oregon helped lead the investigation, and will receive $7.23 million of the settlement. Rosenblum said Fiat Chrysler equipped

Good evening Central Oregon! A cool and clear day out there across the High Desert. We also have an air stagnation advisory in place for the region, and it is going to be in place until Wednesday. We are also going to continue to see areas of patchy overnight for the next few days. Temperatures

(Update: Sunriver woman comments on encounter; phenomenon of ‘paradoxical undressing’) A disoriented, naked man apparently walked more than 10 miles in the woods from Lava Lands Visitor Center to Benham Falls and back in sub-freezing temperatures Thursday night before he was found and taken to the hospital, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. “Drugs are believed

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police have renewed an effort to equip officers with body-worn cameras. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the police bureau has assigned a civilian program manager to lead a team drafting policies about how the cameras are used and how footage is retained and released. The manager, Tammy Mayer, held the first

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says her husband is sending President Donald Trump a $28 bill after he cleaned garbage-filled bathrooms while visiting a sno-park on Mount Hood that was unstaffed because of the partial government shutdown. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Brown announced on Twitter Friday that Dan Little saw bathrooms at a

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Friday asked Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig for details on how the Trump shutdown is impacting taxpayer assistance, cybersecurity practices and IRS operations overall. Treasury and IRS have informed the Senate Finance Committee that a shutdown contingency plan outlining IRS’ operating procedures

A high pressure system has made its way over the state. With it comes widespread low cloud cover and areas of patchy freezing fog for lower elevations. Overnight lows will be below freezing all across Central Oregon, with Saturday highs in the low to mid-40s. We’ll continue to have variable cloud cover as an inversion

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday co-sponsored the Pay Our Coast Guard Act , a bipartisan bill that would pay salaries to members of the U.S. Coast Guard during President Trump’s ongoing shutdown. Coast Guard rescuers, investigators, and staff are among those not being paid during the partial government shutdown. “Coast Guard members are risking

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball results, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Amity 69, Scio 44 Baker 62, Ontario 44 Barlow 82, Gresham 67 Bend 52, McKay 26 Burns 55, Umatilla 51 Canby 64, Lakeridge 58 Cascade 69, Philomath 66 Cascade Christian 53, South Umpqua 39 Central 56, Lebanon 9 Central

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Satou Sabally scored 26 points and No. 5 Oregon won its second straight Pac-12 game by 40 points, routing USC 93-53 on Friday night. Sebally was a point away from tying her career high, which she set earlier this season against UC Irvine. The sophomore forward scored nine of the Ducks’

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon announced Friday that the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation has awarded a $7,500 grant for Meals on Wheels programming in Deschutes County. The Council on Aging will use the funds to provide home-delivered meals to adults over the age of 60 who are at nutritional risk due to

Sisters Rodeo has launched online ticket sales for the 2019 Sisters Rodeo with a link on the rodeo’s new webpage. Tickets are available for purchase now. “We are very excited about making ticket sales available for people who want to purchase tickets from their computers,” said Cathy Williams, ticket sales manager and board member. “We

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – CJ McCollum had 30 points and Damian Lillard scored 20 before resting in the fourth quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Charlotte Hornets 127-96 on Friday night. Portland has won four straight and six of seven overall. It improved to 17-7 at home, tied for best in the Western

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Destiny Slocum scored 22 points, Mikayla Pivec added 21 and No. 10 Oregon State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat UCLA 83-73 on Friday night for its fifth consecutive victory. The Beavers (13-2, 3-0 Pac-12) never trailed in the third and fourth quarters, but UCLA made it close. The

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., expressed dismay Friday that House Democrats cut funding for hazardous fuels reduction in a bill that would end the partial government shutdown. “After one of the most deadly fire seasons in American history, Democrats in the U.S. House cut funding for hazardous fuels reduction efforts and then blocked a plan by

(Update: Correcting woman’s first name) A Prineville woman whose car flipped onto its side after it was clocked going 104 mph Thursday evening on the O’Neil Highway west of Prineville was hospitalized and cited for reckless driving and driving with a suspended license, Oregon State Police reported. Khianna Marie Saunders, 20, was flown by air

(Update: Comments from police; suspect not found so far) A man wearing a blue baseball cap and possibly a disguise robbed the Umpqua Bank on South Highway 97 in Bend on Friday, prompting an intensive law enforcement search of the area that didn’t find the suspect, officers said. Bend police, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries says it will pursue mediation over a civil rights complaint against the state Legislature, whose leaders were accused of allowing harassment to persist. In a statement Friday, the agency said representatives of the Legislature requested the conciliation process, which will be overseen by a

The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, in partnership with Crook County Fire and Rescue, Oregon Department of Forestry and Crook County Emergency Management, is launching a new effort to help Crook County residents protect their property from wildfire threat. Participants will work in neighborhood teams to create defensible space and reduce the risk of fire in