Month: March 2019

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to eight games with a 108-103 victory Saturday night over the Portland Trail Blazers, who lost C.J. McCollum to a left leg injury. Damian Lillard scored 34 points for Portland, which had won three straight. McCollum exited

If you’ve wondered why RVs are stranded on some streets in Redmond, you’re not alone. C ity officials have noticed it, too. Not much is being done about it right now, but they want to change that. The current Redmond city code says RVs cannot be used as a permanent residence. A s NewsChannel 21

Good evening Central Oregon! Sunny skies and mild temperatures across the High Desert. We are seeing temperatures at are right around average for this time of year in the mid to upper 50s. Those sunny skies are here to stay throughout the weekend. We will continue to see warm temperatures through this weekend and into

Oregon beachgoers are urged to help recovery efforts of the threatened western snowy plover by respecting nesting areas and beach restrictions during nesting season, March 15 – Sept. 15. Beachgoers will see signs and ropes that identify sensitive plover nesting areas and list restrictions, including dogs (even on a leash), vehicles, kites, drones, camping and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A water main break has caused flooding and power outages in a neighborhood in northeast Portland. The Portland Water Bureau said 1 million gallons of water gushed per minute from a broken 30-inch diameter pipe Saturday morning. Pacific Power said it shut down power lines to about 12,000 customers in the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A senior Oregon State Police trooper is suing the head of the agency’s Office of Professional Standards and two supervisors, contending they failed to hold officers accountable for alleged misconduct. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Thomas Harrison’s federal and state whistleblower lawsuits paint a picture of a “caustic” culture at the OSP Central

(Update: Adding video, comments from participants, organizer) Thousands of Oregon students and their counterparts around the globe went on strike from school on Friday to protest inaction over climate change, including a group in Central Oregon that staged a midday rally on a downtown Bend street corner. At noon, a group of Central Oregon students

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Louis King scored 19 points, Payton Pritchard added 18 and Oregon outlasted Arizona State 79-75 in overtime Friday night in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals. The sixth-seeded Ducks (22-12) dominated early, went into a second-half funk and fought their way back in a foul-filled second half. Oregon’s Ehab Amin hit a corner

High school students across the state created videos that are full of drama, music, humor, and captivating characters to boost awareness about workplace safety – all with the central message, “Speak up. Work safe.” The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) sponsors the annual video contest to engage teen workers, who are twice as likely

The Spring Whale Watch Week event returns to the Oregon coast March 23 – 31 to celebrate the more than 20,000 gray whales expected to migrate north past Oregon over the next few months. Trained volunteers from the Whale Watching Spoken Here program will be stationed 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. each day at 24

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 24 points and became the second-leading scorer in Trail Blazers history as Portland defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 122-110 on Friday night. Lillard passed LaMarcus Aldridge (12,562) on the team’s list, giving him 12,584 and leaving only Clyde Drexler ahead of him with 18,040. C.J. McCollum added 23

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday begins with some sunshine and cold temperatures. Highs will eventually climb into the low to mid 50s, which is around average. Winds will gust around 10 miles per hour. Expect an increase in clouds in the afternoon, but still mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be overhead. Into St. Patrick’s

(Update: More police details; driver taken to hospital; new photo) A juvenile driver crashed through a stone wall of the Ochoco Viewpoint west of Prineville and his car tumbled down the steep, rocky embankment Friday afternoon, sending him to the hospital for evaluation and closing the highway below until the wreckage could be lifted off

Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday the 18 confirmed members of the Oregon Wildfire Council, which she created via executive order in January, including Bend Mayor Sally Russell and Bend Fire Captain Tricia Connolly. The council is charged with evaluating national and global best practices in fire prevention, management and suppression to make recommendations for Oregon’s

(Update: More details from Sgt. McConkey) A 62-year-old Sunriver man who has been a Bend-La Pine Schools bus driver for the past year was arrested Friday on charges of downloading child pornography on a home computer, police said. Bend police detectives, assisted by Sunriver police, became aware Wednesday of a Sunriver resident downloading child pornography

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A move to improve the care of foster children relegated to living in hotels has resulted in 25 percent more children removed from their families being housed in institutions such as former juvenile jails, The Oregonian/OregonLive has found. The children sent to cinder-block facilities are often the most traumatized and difficult

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Police in Portland beefed up security at places of worship after attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. An advocacy group for American Muslims called for political leaders to take steps to curb far-right extremism. The police said they are also reaching out to the leaders of these communities to let

Happy Friday evening, everyone! High pressure is taking control of our weather pattern and as a result we’re seeing dry conditions and mild temperatures. Overnight we’ll see mostly clear to clear skies and lows in the teens and lower 20s. Winds will be calm out of the southeast. We’ll be off to a cold, calm,

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson announced Friday that Chris Boyd has been selected to serve as the principal for the new high school in southeast Bend. Boyd is currently the principal at Pacific Crest Middle School in Bend and he served as planning principal prior to the school opening. Boyd previously served as associate

A student pilot reportedly on his first solo flight apparently was doing well Friday afternoon — until the end, when his “trainer” plane flipped upon landing at Madras Municipal Airport and came to rest on the snow beside the runway, officials said. Madras police and Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews were called to