Month: March 2019

Facebook’s Prineville Data Center has announced its 2019 Local Community Action Grant recipients. Last Wednesday, Facebook hosted a celebration for the 2019 recipients at the Prineville Data Center, and we were joined at the reception by Mayor Steve Uffelman. ” When Facebook first arrived in Prineville, no one knew quite what to expect of this

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu had 29 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for her 18th career triple-double and second-seeded Oregon defeated No. 10 Indiana 91-68 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Tournament. Ionescu is the NCAA’s career triple-double leader among men and women. She’s had eight this season

Good evening Central Oregon and happy Sunday! It was just a gorgeous spring day today on the High Desert with plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. We are set to see some changes to the weather heading into this upcoming week. Overnight tonight we are looking at some clouds rolling in, and we will see

Oregon’s congressional delegation wasted no time Sunday in reacting to the results of the Mueller investigation summarized by Attorney General William Barr, and the reactions were, not surprisingly, split along party lines. The state’s two Democratic senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, said the rest of the Mueller report should be made public, while Republican

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – About 2,000 people rallied at Oregon’s Capitol to show their support of the Second Amendment and opposition to legislation they say would restrict gun rights. The ” Defend the 2nd ” Amendment rally on Saturday was organized by Oregon-based weapons manufacturers Radian Weapons of Redmond and Noveske Rifleworks of Grants Pass

(Update: Driver charged with DUII-alcohol; investigators say drugs also may be a factor) A 32-year-old Bend man faces DUII, reckless driving and a weapons charge after his SUV left Deschutes Market Road north of Bend, struck several mailboxes and sheared off a power pole Friday afternoon, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around

Nearly 1,200 Pacific Power customers lost power late Saturday night when a circuit tripped open, a company spokesman said. The cause of the circuit issue affecting 1,188 customers was not immediately known, according to spokesman Drew Hanson. At first, the utility’s Oregon outage page said they expected power to be restored by 1 a.m. But

Good morning Central Oregon! We have a sunny day in store for us across the High Desert! We will start things off on chilly note with temperatures dipping into the 20s last night, but things will warm up pretty quickly. Temperatures should warm into the 50s for highs today. Lots of sunshine for the High

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard had 28 points, nine assists and six rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 117-112 Saturday night for their third straight win. Al-Farouq Aminu scored 22 points, including nine points in the fourth quarter as Portland rallied from a six-point deficit. Blake Griffin led the Pistons

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Mikayla Pivec had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the fourth-seeded Oregon State Beavers withstood a major scare from No. 13 Boise State for an 80-75 overtime victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. Aleah Goodman added 20 points for the Beavers (25-7), who advance to

For the month of April, Soroptimist International of Bend will be placing their collection Bra Boxes at participating retail businesses to help bring awareness to the fight against international human trafficking. These garments help create a pathway to a better life for a woman rescued from the sex slave trade in Africa and Latin America,

(Update: Comments by owners of attacked dogs) Two attacks on dogs, one fatal, in recent weeks in the Crossroads subdivision west of Sisters have Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies asking the public for help finding the black dog believed to have attacked them, as well as its owner. Around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy was dispatched

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin-based retail chain Shopko Stores plans to close its remaining 120 department stores by mid-June. Shopko said earlier this week the company was unable to find a buyer for its business. The company plans to begin winding down its retail operations this week. WLUK-TV reports those closings will affect an additional

Good evening Central Oregon and happy Saturday! Cloudy for us across the region, and it looks like we could see a few showers push through the High Desert. We are looking at a chance for some passing rain showers tonight, and maybe even some snow showers for places in higher elevations as the snow levels

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a speeding car carrying five teenagers slammed into a tree in Salem early Saturday, killing one of the occupants. The Salem police department says it happened at about 4:15 a.m .. Those in the car were 14 to 17 years old; one 17-year-old was found dead at the scene

Thanks in part to a passing motorist who stopped to help, a 22-year-old Redmond man was restrained and taken into custody Thursday after repeatedly punching an officer who responded to a call of the man’s threatening behavior at a downtown coffee shop, police said. Police were dispatched shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday to Proust Coffee

SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned the murder convictions of a Seaside man who was found guilty of killing his girlfriend’s toddler, ruling that bite-mark testimony should not have been allowed as evidence at his trial. The Daily Astorian reports Randy Roden was sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday begins with mostly cloudy to overcast skies and drizzly conditions. We’ll see the chance for rain showers extend through Saturday, but we can expect mainly dry conditions as well. Temperatures will be slightly cooler behind the passing cold front where we top out in the mid to upper 40s . Winds

A more than $8 million construction project has arrived in Central Oregon, but it’s not staying in one place for very long. A 70-member BNSF Railway “super rail gang” crew — twice as big as the typical crew — got to work in Bend on Friday. It’s using 40 machines to replace some 70,000 railroad

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Satou Sabally had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to help second-seeded Oregon to an easy 78-40 victory over No. 15 seed Portland State on Friday night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu put the home crowd at Matthew Knight Arena on its feet