Month: February 2019

Good Monday Morning, Everyone…After the expected winter storm fizzled out over the weekend we are now expecting back-to-back systems to keep us cold and deliver more snow showers starting today. Today’s highs will be in the low 30’s and northerly breezes will pick up to 10-15 mph. Cloud cover will be broken tonight with a

The city of Bend is set to embark on a $3.8 million energy-efficiency project at numerous city facilities, including fire stations and street lights across the city — a move to meet energy use goals and is also expected to save money over time, to reinvest in more such efforts. Councilors will be asked Wednesday

Clark County, Wash., Public Health said Sunday it is continuing its measles outbreak investigation and has now identified 47 confirmed cases since Jan. 1, with seven more suspected. The agency said it has not identified any new locations where people may have been exposed to measles. Here are the details of the confirmed cases: Age

A driver allegedly slammed into 7 parked cars on a northeast Bend street late Saturday night. Then, the driver crashed into a tree and ran from the scene toward the Summit Park apartments where he was detained by police. More details to follow tonight on KTVZ at 6pm.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon treated its scouting report on struggling Colorado as anything but a matchup of first vs. worst in the Pac-12. And it didn’t take long for the Ducks to put their game plan into action. Ruthy Hebard made all 10 of her shots and scored 24 points as No. 4 Oregon

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — With her team struggling on offense, Oregon State guard Destiny Slocum took over. Slocum scored 20 points and No. 9 Oregon State used a strong fourth quarter to beat 14th-ranked Utah 71-63 on Sunday. The Beavers were trailing in the second quarter when Slocum was extra aggressive, Oregon State coach Scott

Good evening Central Oregon! We have a Winter Storm Warning in effect for much of the region. We are going to start to see some changes starting Monday morning. Overnight tonight lows will be down into the 20s and low 30s. There is a slight chance that we could see a few passing snow showers

SEATTLE (AP) – A pregnant Washington state woman remains hospitalized but her condition has improved after her 4-year-old son shot her in the face with a loaded handgun he found under a mattress. King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ryan Abbott says the 27-year-old mother was hospitalized Saturday with life-threatening injuries. He says her condition

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Facing a frantic Utah comeback, Tres Tinkle looked to the Oregon State bench. His eyes met his father’s and he said, “I got this.” The Beavers ran the clock down and gave the ball to Tinkle above the top of the arc. With two Utes watching him closely, Tinkle dribbled

Saturday ended with a high of 52 degrees which is above average for this time of year. A northerly flow through Tuesday will bring in a low pressure system into the region. With this system comes a continued chance for showers on Sunday morning and into the evening. Snow levels were at 4000 to 6000

Here are Saturday’s Oregon high school basketball results, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Arlington 76, Condon/Wheeler 66 Burns 60, Riverside 45 Central Linn 75, Oakridge 55 Chiloquin 53, Paisley 50 City Christian 64, Faith Bible 58 Columbia Christian 75, Knappa 55 Crane 66, Monument/Dayville 32 De La Salle 88, Westside Christian 45

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Tyler Bey scored a career-high 27 points, 9-of-9 shooting, and grabbed 10 rebounds to help Colorado cruise to a 73-51 win over Oregon on Saturday night. Daylen Kountz had 11 points and Lucas Siewert scored 10 for Colorado (12-9, 3-6 Pac-12). Bey scored 11 points during a 24-5 run to start

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A University of Washington researcher says the number of wolves in the state is likely higher than thought. Samuel Wasser conducted a two-year wolf study using scat-sniffing dogs. He says his dogs detected 95 wolves in one area of Stevens and Pend Oreille counties during the 2016-17 season. The state wildlife

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – A Quran instructor has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually abusing two children while at the helm of an Islamic educational institution. Muhammad Laftah Hasan, of Corvallis, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to attempted sexual abuse and sexual abuse for crimes dating back to 2016. The first

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A company has filed a lawsuit against the Idaho State Police and Ada County after authorities seized nearly 7,000 pounds of cannabis from a truck headed to Colorado. The Idaho Statesman reported Friday that authorities say the product seized was marijuana but Big Sky Scientific LLC says it is industrial hemp.

The Office of State Fire Marshal is accepting nominations for the 2019 Golden and Silver Sparky awards. Nomination forms are available online on the OSFM website at https://www.oregon.gov/osp/Docs/Sparkyform2019.pdf or by calling Sally Cravinho at 503-934-8205 or emailing sally.cravinho@state.or.us. The Golden Sparky award recognizes a member of the fire service for outstanding achievement in fire prevention

The final Sisters Country Horizons Vision Action Plan is now done and has been posted to the project website www.sistershorizons.org. The plan will be presented to the City Council at its Joint meeting with the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, February 13, at 5:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend the Council

A child died Friday in a Stayton house fire authorities are saying was apparent arson. Oregon State Police said Saturday that investigators remained on scene at the house fire scene on Washington Street. The fire was reported around 3 p.m. on Friday in Stayton, a Marion County town of about 8,100 located 12 miles southeast

A high-speed chase and three-hour manhunt northwest of Redmond Friday failed to find a driver who authorities said refused to pull over for police in Redmond and later ditched the car and ran. Shortly before 9 a.m., Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies pursued the driver of a green 2001 Lexus with Washington license plates, Sgt. Shawn

Gov. Kate Brown brought her State of the State road trip to Bend on Friday, pitching her priorities on issues ranging from wildfire prevention to affordable housing and needed education funding. Speaking to the City Club of Central Oregon as lawmakers in Salem settle in for business, Brown said she wants them to consider her