Month: February 2019

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Aleah Goodman scored 11 of 21 points in the fourth quarter and No. 12 Oregon State turned back UCLA 75-72 on Sunday. The Beavers (23-5, 13-3 Pac-12) won their third straight game, swept the season series with the Bruins (17-11, 10-6) and remained tied with Stanford for second place in the

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Snow is falling across the High Desert as we are still under a Winter Storm Warning for the region. We are looking at snow starting to accumulate this afternoon, we could see 4-8 inches of snow tonight. Overnight lows will dip down into the low to mid 20s, with winds out

(Update: Adding video) Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., faced a mostly – but not completely – friendly crowd of about 150 Saturday morning at his town hall at Bend’s Summit High School, which was interrupted – but not ended – by two people who were removed by police, one shouting at the senator, “You’re a coward!”

Two Bend men riding snowmobiles southwest of Bend called for help Friday evening and were rescued from a canyon in deep snow, although it turned out they weren’t stuck but had decided it was too dangerous to keep going after nightfall, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Around 6:40 p.m. Friday, Deschutes County 911 dispatch got

About 50 chickens died in a fire that destroyed a barn northwest of Redmond on Saturday, officials said. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were called shortly after noon to a property in the 5800 block of Northwest 62 nd Street, Fire Marshal Traci Cooper said. They arrived to find a 1,500-square-foot barn fully engulfed by

A 42-year-old skier died in a tree well incident at Timberline Ski Area Saturday morning, resort officials said. The man, whose name has not been released, was skiing with a friend in a treed area within the ski area boundary when he “died in a tree well-related incident,” Timberline officials said in a Facebook posting.

Good morning Central Oregon! Snowy conditions across the High Desert throughout the day today. We will continue to see snow showers widespread across the region, with temperatures topping out in the 30s. There is a Winter Storm Warning in place for the tri-county region, as well as the Cascades. Today we could see 3-4 inches

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jaylen Hands scored all of his 27 points in the second half when he led a 19-point comeback to help UCLA beat Oregon 90-83 on Saturday night. Kris Wilkes added 20 points and Jules Bernard had a career-high 20 for the Bruins (15-13, 8-7 Pac-12), who outscored the Ducks 62-39 over

Here are Saturday’s Oregon high school basketball results, compiled by The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Hood River 69, Redmond 58, OT Pendleton 83, The Dalles 48 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Marshfield 51, Crescent Valley 40 Pendleton 49, Ridgeview 28 Redmond 55, The Dalles 45 Class 4A Play-In Newport 59, North Valley 48 Valley Catholic 57,

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jusuf Nurkic scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Damian Lillard had 17 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 130-115 on Saturday. The Sixers struggled in their second game without All-Star center Joel Embiid, who is expected to miss at least a week with a sore left knee.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Stephen Thompson Jr. and Kylor Kelley each scored 15 points and Oregon State took control of the game in the final three minutes to defeat USC 67-62 on Saturday. The Beavers (17-9, 9-5 Pac-12) led most of the game but trailed 56-55 with 3:54 remaining before scoring 10 straight points. Tres

Good evening Central Oregon! We are in for some changes to the weather as we get set for a snow storm to move through the region. There is a Winter Storm Warning in place for the High Desert, as well as the Cascades. It looks like we will receive quite a bit of snow in

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – A Washington state health department has identified another new case of measles, bringing the state total to 66. The Clark County Public Health department said Saturday that it confirmed 65 people have now been affected by the highly contagious viral illness. The latest person suffering from measles is believed to be

(Update: Sheriff comments about three bodies found in home, all related; DA comments; dog found at home taken to shelter) Three family members were found dead Thursday in an apparent shooting inside a home in the Juniper Canyon area south of Prineville, Crook County Sheriff John Gautney confirmed Friday. “They conducted the investigation, and we’re

A former Redmond Proficiency Academy director who removed his GPS ankle bracelet and fled before a court hearing on sex abuse charges last fall was captured Friday by federal marshals who surrounded his RV in Paducah, Kentucky, authorities said. Michael Tallman, 46, formerly known as Michael Bremont, had spent over a year in prison after

A Redmond man allegedly distributing drugs around the city refused to pull over for police Thursday evening, sparking a chase that hit over 80 mph before he hit police spike strips, officers said. After two tires deflated, he stopped, got out and ran, prompting a manhunt that found him hiding in a yard. Shortly before

To combat the preventable spread of infectious disease, Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, announced Friday that she will co-sponsor House Bill 3063, which would end non-medical vaccination exemptions for children in Oregon. Helt said she supports the change due to the recent outbreak of measles among children in the Portland area and because she wants to

Good morning, Central Oregon, Our skies were mostly clear Friday, but clouds started to make their way back into Central Oregon by the end of the day Temperatures on Friday were anywhere from four to 17 degrees warmer than Thursday. Winds were an average of 5 to 10 mph out of the southwest and will

(Update: City explains why decision made) The Redmond Ice Skating Rink will close for the season on Sunday, Feb. 24. The rink is located at the Downtown Redmond Plaza on SW 7 th Street between SW Deschutes Avenue and SW Evergreen Avenue. The City of Redmond Parks Division and the Redmond Area Parks and Recreation

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Kennedy Burke had a career-high 29 points and UCLA came back from a 22-point deficit to knock off No. 2 Oregon 74-69 on Friday night. Burke was 12 of 17 from the field and had seven rebounds for the Bruins (17-10, 10-5 Pac-12), who won for the eighth time in the