Month: September 2019

A person who directed racist taunts at Portland Thorns’ goalkeeper Adrianna Franch has been banned from attending National Women’s Soccer League games. A fan at the Sept. 6 game between the Thorns and Utah Royals in Salt Lake City first called attention to the unidentified person on Twitter. The tweet was later deleted, but both

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for 316 yards and five touchdowns in No. 15 Oregon’s 35-3 victory Saturday night over Montana, the Ducks’ final tuneup before opening Pac-12 play at Stanford next week. Jacob Breeland and Johnny Johnson III each caught a pair of touchdowns for the Ducks (2-1), who won their 25th

Good morning Central Oregon and happy Sunday! It looks like we will start the day with sunny and hazy skies die to that prescribed burn in the region. Those hazy skies are coming from a prescribed burn just outside of Chemult, and its likely we will those hazy skies linger for the next few days.

A Civil Air Patrol search crew flying out of Central Oregon found the wreckage of a small plane that apparently went off course and crashed into a ridge near La Grande last weekend, killing the pilot, officials said. The plane disappeared from radar on Sunday and was reported missing Tuesday. It was found near Limber

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police have released video showing a suspect fleeing after a shooting at a downtown light rail station that killed one man and injured two others, one critically. The video posted to the department’s Twitter feed shows the man trying to conceal the gun near his waist as he runs up the

Happy Saturday Central Oregon! We saw a warm and hazy day across the High Desert! Those hazy skies are coming from a prescribed burn just outside of Chemult. Its likely we will those hazy skies linger for the next few days. Things will stay clear through the overnight, and we will see lows drop down

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jake Luton passed for 255 yards and four touchdowns, leading Oregon State to a 45-7 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday at Reser Stadium. Luton, who was coming off a subpar performance in last Saturday’s 31-28 loss at Hawaii, was on target from the outset against the Mustangs. The sixth-year senior

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison after he was convicted of six armed robberies that occurred within five hours in the Portland area. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Jesus Alberto Martinez was convicted of six counts of robbery with a firearm following a weeklong trial. Court records

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland plans to pay $15,000 to a man who says he was wrongfully tackled and arrested by police in riot gear at an anti-Donald Trump protest in 2016. Daniel Martinez, of Forest Grove, said police mistook him for a suspect in a car vandalism that had occurred days

Jefferson County firefighters thanked area farmers for helping them save most of the hay when it caught fire in a pole barn south of Madras early Friday morning. Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 crews were dispatched shortly after midnight to the hay barn fire in the 700 block of Southwest Dover Lane. They arrived

(Update: Smoke blows into Bend from large prescribed burn; air quality improves; small fire stopped near Tumalo Creek) The smoke that swirled into the Bend area Saturday morning, prompting concern from many residents and worsened air quality, is coming from a 13,000-acre prescribed burn begun Friday about 10 miles southwest of Chemult, a U.S. Forest

Here are the Oregon prep football results for Friday, Sept. 13, as compiled by The Associated Press: PREP FOOTBALL Adrian/Jordan Valley 42, Crane 36 Aloha 56, Gresham 6 Ashland 49, Springfield 0 Banks 35, Sweet Home 20 Beaverton 47, Liberty 20 Brookings-Harbor 28, Bandon 14 Butte Falls/Crater Lake Charter 68, North Lake 0 Cascade Christian

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday begins with some sunshine, and we will see a mostly sunny day overall. High temperatures will be warmer than Friday’s in the low to mid 80s, which is about 5 degrees above normal. Winds will be breezy at times in the afternoon gusting 15 to 25 miles per hour. Enjoy the

Applications for the “Live Your Dream” Awards offered by Soroptimist International of Bend will be taken from Oct. 1 until Nov. 15. Applications are available online at www.sibend.org. A minimum of two $2,000 educational awards will be given. One of the scholarships is specifically set aside for a Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) member in good

If you’re a bike enthusiast or simply want to enjoy a variety of outdoor activities for the whole family, Mt. Bachelor is the place you’ll want to be this weekend. The inaugural Outdoor City USA three-day multi-sport festival kicked off Friday and continues through Sunday. This sports festival has something for all ages, abilities and

A new musician recently joined Central Oregon Community College’s arts program, and it’s safe to say he’s already a permanent fixture. The life-size bronze statue, titled “Bass Player,” crafted by the Lundeen Sculpture studio of Loveland, Colorado, was gifted to the COCC Foundation by Sunriver Resort after being originally donated by a member of the

Redmond Fire paramedics used a rope system to rescue an injured hiker Friday afternoon just above Odin Falls west of Redmond, officials said. Crews were called around 1 p.m. to the rescue effort at Tetherow Crossing, Battalion Chef Garrick Terry said. Firefighter-paramedics hiked down to the injured hiker, provided aid and used a stokes basket

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Tonight we’ll see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies, but you should be able to see the full Harvest Moon just fine! The moon is full at 9:32 p.m. Overnight lows will be in the low to mids 40s, which is above normal for this time of year. Winds will be

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Three people who sued over a deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state in 2017 have been awarded nearly $17 million by a jury for their pain and suffering. Amtrak had previously admitted negligence when its first paid passenger run on a new route from Tacoma to Portland plunged onto Interstate 5,

Ridgeview High School has announced that the official dedication of Reece Rollins Field will be held Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Rollins graduated from Ridgeview High School’s first graduating class of seniors in 2014. He scored the first touchdown on the first offensive play during Ridgeview’s first-ever football game and was a member of