Month: January 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – CJ McCollum had 28 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 120-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Seth Curry, who got the start for the Trail Blazers in place of a resting Damian Lillard, scored 22 points.

YACHATS, Oregon (AP) – The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon Saturday evening. The agency says the earthquake hit a spot 286.5 miles west of Yachats at 7:40 p.m. Yachats is a town of about 750 people. The earthquake had a depth of

WILLAMINA, Ore. (AP) – Several vehicles, including log trucks and school buses, were damaged in recent days by someone throwing objects at them near the town of Willamina. Portland television station KATU reports the Oregon State Police is looking into at least five such incidents, most of them reported within the last week. Police escorted

A 10-month investigation into reported child abuse led to Friday’s arrest of a 49-year-old Prineville man on rape and sex abuse charges, police said, adding that they want to hear from any other possible victims. Gilardo Toledo Vargas was arrested without incident around 3:30 p.m. near the 700 block of North Main Street on a

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Nahziah Carter had highlight-reel dunks and 18 points with three steals as Washington used suffocating defense to beat Oregon State 79-69 on Saturday. Jaylen Nowell scored 19 points with three 3-pointers and David Crisp had 14 points for the Huskies (16-4, 7-0 Pac-12). Stephen Thompson Jr. had 30 points with six

Good evening Central Oregon! Another gorgeous day across the High Desert, we saw temperatures topping out in the upper 50s to low 60s for the region today and plenty of sunshine. We are going to continue with this trend of warm days and sunny skies as we head into Sunday as well. Overnight though things

With the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff at Crater Lake National Park will resume regular operations on Monday, officials said Saturday. After 35 days of closure, time is needed to clear roadways, repair leaks, open restrooms and other facilities, check fire alarm systems and ensure that the park is safe for visitors, the park

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An Albany man caught selling substantial quantities of methamphetamine during several undercover narcotics operations has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Statesman Journal reports 24-year-old Frank Joseph Guida IV pleaded guilty this week to seven counts of delivering meth. Guida was arrested in August after selling almost two pounds

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Portland says a former inmate at Oregon’s women’s prison alleges a nurse fondled her on two occasions in 2017. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the lawsuit alleges an abusive culture at the Coffee Creek Correctional Institution in Wilsonville and specifically names Tony Klein, a nurse

The High Desert Amateur Radio Group (HIDARG) through Central Oregon Community College offers an accelerated training class for people wanting to get their ham radio license. In a single day, you can earn your entry level license. The full day class runs from 8:30 am to 4 pm. The official Federal Communications Commission (FCC) test

SEATTLE (AP) – Destiny Slocum scored 17 of her 28 points in the second quarter, Aleah Goodman made four of Oregon State’s six 3-pointers in the first quarter, and the ninth-ranked Beavers rebounded from their first loss in conference play with an 86-39 win over Washington on Friday night. The Beavers (16-3, 6-1 Pac-12) didn’t

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday starts with an AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY in place through Monday. We will see some haze in the morning and throughout the day with poor air quaility levels at times. Mostly sunny skies will be overhead. After a cold start in the morning we will warm into the upper 40s and lower

Here are Friday night’s Oregon high school basketball scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Amity 100, Yamhill-Carlton 52 Barlow 75, Sandy 64 Benson 51, Lincoln 41 Blanchet Catholic 54, Scio 41 Cascade Christian 57, Brookings-Harbor 56 Central Catholic 85, Centennial 42 Central Christian 57, Chiloquin 55 Central Linn 70, Lowell 42 Churchill

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Satou Sabally scored a career-high 33 points, including eight 3-pointers, as No. 5 Oregon beat Washington State 79-64 on Friday night for its 11th consecutive victory. Ruthy Hebard added 20 points and Sabrina Ionescu 14 for Oregon (18-1, 7-0 Pac-12), which is enjoying the best Pac-12 start in its history. Borislava

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – State health officials say a case of the measles has been confirmed in a resident of Multnomah County, which is home to Portland. The Oregon Health Authority said late Friday the agency is working with Multnomah and other agencies to notify people of their potential exposure and help them take steps

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Tonight we’ll see calm winds under a ridge of high pressure. An AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY is in effect through Monday at noon for poor air quality levels at times over the weekend. Those with respiratory issues will notice this the most. We could see some areas of fog develop overnight, but

A 49-year-old Bend-area woman has been indicted on seven counts, including murder, attempted murder, menacing and animal abuse, after her arrest in the shooting death of a neighbor along McGrath Road on Jan. 16. A Deschutes County grand jury returned a seven-count indictment Thursday against Joanna Lynn Kasner in the killing of Valerie Ann Peterson,

Oregon lawmakers reacted to the deal that President Trump announced Friday to end the government shutdown after more than a month and reopen the government through Feb. 15, in hopes a long-term deal can be reached by then. In a series of tweets, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said, “This tentative agreement reached by Congressional leaders

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Bars and strip clubs in Washington state would be barred from holding dwarf-tossing contests under a bill introduced this week by a Spokane Valley legislator. The Spokesman-Review reports the Deja Vu Showgirls strip club in the Spokane Valley and a Seattle club sponsored such events last year. Republican Sen. Mike Padden

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced two new pieces of legislation Friday that would impose significant consequences on foreign consulates that help their citizens escape legal accountability within the U.S. Merkley and Wyden’s legislation follows investigative reporting by the Oregonian that found Saudi consular officials within the U.S. helped Abdulrahmeen Sameer Noorah, a