Month: February 2019

NEW YORK (AP) – Jusuf Nurkic had 27 points and 12 rebounds, new backup Enes Kanter added 18 points and nine boards in his Portland debut, and the Trail Blazers beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-99 on Thursday night. The center tandem was so good that the Trail Blazers didn’t even need a big night from

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bennie Boatwright scored 20 points and Nick Rakocevic had 17, both adding six rebounds, to lead USC to a 66-49 victory over Oregon on Thursday night. The Trojans (15-12, 8-6 Pac-12) held the Ducks (15-11, 6-7) to 33.3 percent shooting from the floor. The victory reversed an 81-60 USC loss at

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Tonight we’ll see our skies partially clear. Overnight lows will be downright frigid in the single digits and teens. Our average low is 24 degrees at Roberts Field. Winds will be out of the southwest for us tonight gusting around 10 to 15 miles per hour. Tomorrow starts on a dry

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of an officer who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy Tuesday night in Vancouver, Washington. Vancouver Police said Thursday that 48-year-old Cpl. Roger Evans shot the teen after the teen brandished a knife and refused commands to drop it. Police at the time were responding to

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is highlighting a new report that says the state’s unique voter registration program has led to a surge of millennial voters. Brown said Thursday that the study from the Center for American Progress could be key to engaging young voters. This comes as the state considers a

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish a hemp commission in the state to raise money for research and promotion. The Capital Press reported Thursday that House Bill 2740 would pay for the commission by charging assessments to hemp growers. It would also align the state and federal definitions

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Two Oregon lawmakers have been demoted following complaints of disrespectful and rude behavior. Rep. Mitch Greenlick on Thursday was removed as chairman of the House Committee on Health Care. The Portland Democrat has also been booted off the House Conduct Committee. Greenlick on Tuesday called a pharmaceutical lobbyist “stupid” during a

The Oregon Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved giving 10 Eastern Oregon counties more local control over industrial and commercial land development. Since the 1973 passage of Senate Bill 100, Oregon’s signature land use law, many Eastern Oregon counties have felt that the statewide law doesn’t work for them. Past proposals have thrown out land use

In a move prompted by a rafter’s death on the Deschutes River, the Oregon House on Thursday passed House Bill 2652, requiring that rafting guides and outfitters that serve Class 3 whitewater or higher make helmets available for their customers’ use. Rep. Chris Gorsek (D-Troutdale) said introduced the bill after hearing about one of his

A team of surgeons at St. Charles Bend performed a novel surgery last week that saved the life of a 79-year-old patient who couldn’t tolerate a more conventional — but invasive — open-heart approach, the hospital reported Thursday. The patient came to the hospital experiencing chest pain as the result of a leak in his

Roundabout intersections may seem like a foreign concept to some drivers, but a new poll from PEMCO Insurance finds that most residents here boast their ability to navigate them correctly. But while most have faith in their own traffic circle skills, the PEMCO poll shows that many believe other drivers aren’t as adept at maneuvering

Your cellphone bill could be a little higher, if Oregon House Bill 2184 becomes law, but thousands of rural Oregonians could benefit by joining the world of high-speed internet. If this bill is passed, people with Oregon area codes would pay a surcharge on their phone bill to help fund broadband internet in rural areas

Faced with a housing shortage and skyrocketing rents, Oregon is on track to become the first state to impose mandatory rent controls, with a measure establishing tenant protections moving swiftly through the Legislature. Many residents have testified in favor of the legislation, describing anxiety and hardship as they face higher rents. Some have gone up

During the Feb. 4-17 statewide seat belt enforcement blitz, the Prineville Police Department conducted 32 traffic stops, and one assist on a traffic crash on N Main Street. Officers gave 17 warnings for speeding, two warnings for child safety seat violations, two warnings for adult seat belt violations, five warnings for equipment violations and six

(Update: Adding video, Bailey comment) A 12-year-old girl has been arrested on a charge of first-degree disorderly conduct after a social media post claiming La Pine Middle School was “going to be shot up” went viral Tuesday night, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday. Sgt. William Bailey said there had been no active or credible

Two 36-year-old Bend men were arrested on child pornography charges in raids one day apart last week, accused in separate cases of uploading to the Internet images of children engaged in explicit sex acts. In both cases, the federal Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force provided information last fall to Bend police investigators regarding people

Funding $30 million in treatments to slow the spread of sudden oak death over the next 20 years could offset the loss of 1,200 jobs by 2028 and $580 million in wages from 2028 to 2038. That’s the conclusion of an economic impact assessment commissioned by the Oregon Department of Forestry. The assessment was released

Les Schwab Amphitheater was chosen to receive the All At Once Sustainability Award for Jack Johnson’s 2017-18 All the Light Above It Too World Tour. The award acknowledged only three venues in the United States that excel in waste reduction and sustainability. The Bend venue received the award due to the implementation of several waste

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone…While we may see a few scattered snow flurries hang on through the morning hours we will also start to see some partial clearing that will deliver more sunshine this afternoon. A strong Arctic flow will keep us cold, however. Highs will be in the upper 20’s to low 30’s along with

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A proposed bill would require Oregon school districts to teach students about the Holocaust and other acts of genocide. KGW-TV reports that Senate Bill 664, which the Senate Committee on Education is debating this week, requires the curriculum to “enable students to evaluate the morality of the Holocaust, genocide and similar