Month: March 2019

Good morning Central Oregon and happy Sunday! Another cold day is in store across the High Desert, and we should start the day off with foggy conditions. With the cold temperatures and freezing fog we could see slick roads to start the day, so take it slow if you are headed out today. Highs looks

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) – Andre Shinyashiki scored in his MLS debut on a putback in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time and the 10-man Colorado Rapids salvaged a 3-3 draw against the Portland Timbers in the coldest match in MLS history on Saturday. With a temperature of 18 degrees Fahrenheit at kickoff and

Here are Saturday’s Oregon high school tournament scores, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Class 6A Second Round Jefferson PDX 81, Southridge 46 Tigard 85, Barlow 74 Class 5A First Round Silverton 75, Springfield 46 Thurston 60, Corvallis 39 Class 4A First Round Seaside 53, Sisters 42 Class 3A Fourth Place Santiam Christian

The recent storms have left the Shepherd’s House parking lot at 1854 NE Division Street a virtual ice rink, and the shelter is reaching out for help in clearing it. “What normally is a thoroughfare of activity, including donation drop-offs, has become a high-risk area for walking, driving, parking, and basic building access,” a brief

Good evening Central Oregon! Another cold day across the High Desert! We are seeing foggy conditions this evening across much of the region. That fog will stick with us overnight with temperatures dropping down into the teens for much of the region. With those cold overnight lows and foggy conditions we could see some slick

In response to the passage of Senate Bill 608, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services on Friday published the current annual maximum rent increase allowed in 2019. The DAS Office of Economic Analysis has calculated the percentage as 10.3 percent. SB 608, the nation’s first statewide rent control measure, requires DAS to calculate and post

The big cleanup continues from several days of heavy snowfall this week, with progress that has cleared the mountain passes but much work still left to do around the region, including Central Oregon communities and neighborhoods. The Oregon Department of Transportation said its maintenance crews will begin removing snow from the Third Street stretch of

(Update: Adding details; jury trial, more on confrontation) A judge on Friday sentenced a 20-year-old Sunriver man to 20 years in prison for attempted aggravated murder and other charges stemming from a November 2017 police chase from Bend to Madras, where he crashed a stolen minivan and was shot and wounded by officers after pulling

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho State Police may purchase equipment that would allow investigators to distinguish hemp from marijuana. The Idaho Statesman reports that the state legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Friday approved about $240,000 for three testing devices for crime labs in Meridian, Pocatello and Coeur d’Alene. The funding must be approved by

A 28-year-old fugitive wanted on several arrest warrants ran from pursuing Redmond police Thursday night but was found after a lengthy hunt, thanks to his footprints in the snow and a K-9’s scent tracking, as he tried to hide on the roof of a southwest Redmond home, officers said. Police learned shortly before 10 p.m.

The Redmond City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to refinance approximately $20 million of outstanding debt. This action results in a 20 percent reduction in the annual debt payments associated with the 2009 airport terminal expansion. This financial restructure saves the Redmond Municipal Airport approximately $4 million over the amortization period. “City Council made an

Unseasonably cold temperatures, low streamflows for hydropower production, transmission import constraints and high natural gas constraints are putting pressure on the regional electricity system. The Bonneville Power Administration said Friday it’s taking steps to increase power supplies and reduce consumer demand to keep the federal power system operating smoothly and support regional reliability. “It’s always

Here are Friday’s Oregon high school basketball playoff results, compiled by The Associated Press: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Class 6A Second Round Central Catholic 66, Sandy 43 Grant 69, Sherwood 57 Jesuit 69, North Medford 42 Lake Oswego 56, Westview 54 Oregon City 48, South Eugene 29 South Salem 73, West Linn 52 Class 5A First

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday begins with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. Clearer skies will be in the Cascades or west of the mountains as Central Oregon looks to see cloud cover from time to time over the weekend. We’ll see highs on the cold side in the 20s and 30s, which is well below

(Update: Snowmobiler finds missing man last seen 5 days ago) A snowmobiler on Friday found alive a 36-year-old Sunriver-area man who was last seen last Sunday and who enjoys off-roading in the woods west of Sunriver, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. “Rescuers are on their way to ” Jeremy R. Taylor, who was seen putting

(Update: Mt. Bachelor confirms skier died in tree well) A man skiing at Mt. Bachelor fell into a tree well and died Friday afternoon, resort officials said. The incident occurred in an area just west of Sparks Lake Run, an experts-only area off the Northwest chairlift at the resort west of Bend. The skier was

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that negative impacts on Oregon’s farmers from non-farm development can’t be offset by making payments. The Capital Press reported Friday that the court also ruled this week that it’s not enough for a development to avoid taking away agriculturally-zoned land. A project also can’t change

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu scored 22 points and No. 6 Oregon held Arizona scoreless in the fourth quarter to clinch at least a share of its second straight Pac-12 title with an 83-54 victory Friday night. The Ducks (26-3, 15-2 Pac-12) blew out Arizona in the first meeting, but had to build their

TORONTO (AP) – Kawhi Leonard scored the go-ahead basket with three seconds remaining and the Toronto Raptors held on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 119-117 on Friday night. Leonard scored 38 points and Kyle Lowry had 19 points and 10 assists as the Raptors won for the ninth time in 10 games. Marc Gasol

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Kianna Ibis had 20 points and eight rebounds and No. 21 Arizona State had a 17-0 run in its 66-54 victory over No. 9 Oregon State on Friday night. Iris Mbulito scored 10 points, Charnea Johnson-Chapman had six points and a season-high 12 rebounds, and Reili Richardson added eight points to