Month: March 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jusuf Nurkic had 32 points and 16 rebounds before suffering a gruesome left leg injury in the second overtime, and the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 148-144 on Monday night. Nurkic was hurt when his leg bent awkwardly as he battled for an offensive rebound. His leg was immobilized

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Mikayla Pivec had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and fourth-seeded Oregon State withstood No. 5 Gonzaga for a 76-70 victory on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Beavers (26-7) will travel across the country to Albany to face top-seeded Louisville, which defeated No. 8

Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe, an independently owned bookstore in Bend, has become the first U.S. bookstore to join 1% for the Planet. Dudley’s is donating 1 percent of its annual gross sales to local environmental nonprofits approved by the organization, a worldwide nonprofit based in Burlington, Vermont. “As booksellers, our mission is not only to provide

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers are charting a new course on a controversial cap-and-trade bill regulating greenhouse emissions. Co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction on Monday proposed changes to House Bill 2020, responding to opposition from businesses and agriculture groups who say that the state’s carbon pricing plan could put them out

Happy Monday evening, everyone! An active weather pattern will kick off our Spring Break across Central Oregon. We have the chance for a few showers tonight before this round is over and during this time winds will gust around 25 miles per hour. The chance for showers dwindles around midnight. Overnight low temperatures will be

The Oregon House voted Monday to advance legislation that would lift the current $500,000 cap on non-economic damages for victims of negligence. Oregon House Democrats said that House Bill 2014 “would restore fairness to the system and allow victims to recover the damages a jury has determined are owed.” “The civil justice system is designed

A Klamath Falls man arrested earlier this month on Highway 97 near the California border is suspected in a three-county burglary spree, and the investigation so far has led to the recovery of numerous items worth tens of thousands of dollars, Klamath County sheriff’s deputies said Monday. William A. Grote, 39, was arrested in a

(Update: More from fire officials; more photos in gallery, livestream video) While Bend fire investigators continued to look Monday for the cause of a weekend blaze that destroyed the Sonic Drive-In restaurant on Bend’s south side, the company said its franchisee hopes to rebuild in the same spot. Bend fire officials said Monday they were

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Eight years after he was accused of gunning down the police chief of Rainier during a scuffle at a car stereo store, Daniel Butts is scheduled to change his plea and be sentenced. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Butts is scheduled to appear in Columbia County Circuit Court in the death of Rainier

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Bureau of Transportation has announced a new e-scooter pilot program that will run for one year. The program that will start April 26 follows a 120-day pilot program in 2018 that showed e-scooters have the potential to help reduce congestion and pollution, officials say. However, KOIN reports it also

NEHALEM, Ore. (AP) – A woman was crushed by a large driftwood log after a “sneaker wave” hit the beach at Nehalem Bay. KGW reports that the woman was sitting on the log Saturday when the large wave hit, flipping the log on top of her. She suffered serious injuries and was flown to a

California Closets donated their designs, time and materials for the emergency shelter at Saving Grace. Three closets and an unused office are now beautifully organized with new shelving and storage units. Their shelter provides safe, emergency housing for survivors of intimate partner violence and their minor children in a confidential location. For those needing temporary

The High Desert Museum will host a special spring break day of wildlife-related activities tailored for youth on Wednesday in Kids Day: Nature Large and Small. The activities will range from the tiniest detail under a microscope to the grandiosity of giant creatures. The activities revolve around the new exhibit from Portland-based artist April Coppini,

Faced with removing tons of snow before post-Milli Fire repair work can continue, Oregon Department of Transportation crews have moved snowblowing equipment to state Highway 242 (the Old McKenzie Highway) west of Sisters to begin the process of clearing the highway. The repairs in question are from damage done by the 2017 Milli fire that

An original exhibit exploring the power of water in the High Desert opens at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, April 27. Desert Reflections: Water Shapes the West weaves together science, history, art and contemporary issues to explore the role of water in the region’s past, present and future. By connecting visitors to water and

Good Monday Morning, Everyone… A very slow-moving low pressure center sitting well off shore will be responsible for the rain showers that we see on the High Desert today. Gusty southerly winds at 10-20+ mph will be accompanied by highs in the mid 50’s. We will carry a chance of rain showers into about midnight.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Lawyers for the man accused of stabbing two men to death on a Portland light-rail train want his trial moved outside of Multnomah County. KGW-TV reports lawyers filed a motion in Multnomah County Circuit Court to move Jeremy Christian’s trial. They didn’t give a reason. A memorandum and affidavit of counsel

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Salem mother is calling for changes in procedures at Salem Hospital after her daughter died of meningitis. Ginger McCall says her 7-week-old baby came down with a fever on March 15. The Salem Statesman Journal reports the child was seen at the hospital emergency room and discharged, but hours later,

Nearly half of Oregon voters age 40 and older have experience as a family caregiver and three in five believe they will be a caregiver in the future, according to a new survey by AARP that provides a profile of caregivers in Oregon. Joyce DeMonnin , communications director for AARP Oregon, says people help out

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ehab Amin sparked Oregon out of a long drought to start the second half and the Ducks became the lone double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16 by beating UC Irvine 73-54 on Sunday night. Payton Pritchard led 12th-seeded Oregon (25-12) with 18 points, Louis King added 16 and