Month: September 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former private security guard has been sentenced to over seven years in prison after he harassed a Muslim family, broke a Latina woman’s hand with a metal baton and pepper-sprayed two people during a racist attack in Southwest Portland. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 38-year-old Nathan Scates pleaded guilty Monday to assault,

Hot cooking oil spilled over and set a stove on fire Monday at a southeast Madras duplex, causing a kitchen fire and about $10,000 in damage, officials said. Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews were dispatched just before 12:30 p.m. to the reported kitchen fire in the 300 block of Southeast Eighth Street, Captain

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of a Corvallis teen who died on a camping trip has sued the Boy Scouts of America for $10 million. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month in Lane County Circuit Court, Nolan Henderson died in October while on a Boy Scouts

(Update: Expands throughout) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A cat-like creature in Oregon’s coastal forests that’s so rare it was once thought to be extinct can no longer be hunted, trapped or collected as roadkill under new rules that could go into effect as soon as next week, officials said Monday. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife

Motorists on U.S. Highway 26 between Madras and Mt. Hood are being advised to pay close attention to driving conditions as the Oregon Department of Transportation deploys robotic flaggers and rumble strips on an upcoming maintenance project northwest of Madras. Traffic control for the project will be set up starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday between

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon tight end and Summit High graduate Cam McCormick will miss the rest of the Ducks’ season with an ankle injury. McCormick dressed and participated in warmups before the Ducks’ games against Nevada and last week against Montana, but did not play. He was hampered by the injury throughout preseason camp.

More than one in four Sisters-area liquor licensees sold alcohol to a minor decoy during an Oregon Liquor Control Commission “sting” operation conducted late last month, the agency said Monday. A total of 18 premises were visited on Aug. 29, and five of them sold to the minor decoy, for a 72 percent compliance rate,

The Oregon Department of Revenue will host a series of meetings across the state over the next three weeks, including two in Central Oregon, to seek input from business taxpayers and tax preparers about the administrative rules for Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax. Traveling across Oregon, rule writers will sit down to hear the concerns,

A bipartisan group of Western senators introduced legislation Monday that would provide long-term financial security for rural counties through a 10-year extension of a program that makes payments to local governments for the large acreage of non-taxable federal lands within their jurisdictions. The legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff

(Update: Police release victims’ names) A Bend husband and wife died Saturday evening after their motorcycle crashed on a curve on Mt. Washington Drive and they were thrown from it, then struck by an oncoming SUV, police said. Bend police and fire medics, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Oregon State police responded to the crash,

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., pressed the Forest Service on Monday to explain why it has failed to award any “call when needed” (CWN) contracts to providers of wildfire-fighting large air tankers (LAT). The Oregon lawmakers noted in a letter to Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen that the

Here is ODOT’s weekly Region 4 construction update for the week of Sept. 16: The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located in ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles to Klamath Falls

ODOT has a familiar but no less important message for Central Oregon drivers at this time of year: Watch out! There are deer on the road. It’s the time of year when motorists share our central Oregon highway system with migrating deer. To raise awareness and encourage vigilance, it’s “Watch Out For Wildlife” week, the

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a man was found dead and a woman arrested on a murder charge after a report of a disturbance with a firearm at a house in Camas, Washington. The Columbian reports a woman who lives at the residence was booked into the Clark County Jail on suspicion of first-degree

Good Monday Morning, Everyone… A slow moving and moisture laden system now centered off the British Columbia coast is setting us up for a string of rainy, cool days. Highs today in the mid 60’s will be accompanied by rain showers and gusty NW winds at 5 -10 mph . Rain with a slight chance

Good evening Central Oregon and happy Sunday! We started today off with sunny skies but are now looking at clouds overhead, and we are going to start to see some rain showers push into the region. It looks like we will start to see some rain move through the High Desert this evening and it

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A second straight road win got D.C. United a step closer to securing a playoff spot. An own goal put United up in the 25th minute and the team held on for a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Sunday. It was United’s second straight win after a three-game losing

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — One person was taken to a hospital after a police officer fired a gun inside a Hillsboro hotel room. Hillsboro police say officers went to an Extended Stay America to investigate “suspicious circumstances” Saturday night. Police say an officer fired inside a room of the hotel after encountering people related the

(Update: Removing video of different fire) Bend Fire Department and Oregon Department of Forestry crews made quick work of a small brushfire that broke out Saturday evening off Southeast 27th Street. Crews were called to the fire around 5:30 p.m. across Southeast 27th Street from Country Sunset Mobile Home Park, Bend Fire Battalion Chief Jeff

Nearly 600 people participated in Bend’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday at Riverbend Park. Organizers said they have raised more than $76,000, 90 percent to their $85,000 goal by year’s end, and were still tallying Saturday’s donations. Saturday’s event featured music from The Hod Club of Bend, magical bubbles and fairy fun with Willow