A pickup driver was killed and an ODOT snowplow driver seriously injured Saturday morning in a collision on snow-covered state Highway 3 in northeast Oregon’s Wallowa County, Oregon State Police said. Troopers and emergency personnel responded just after 8 a.m. to the reported crash on Highway 3 near milepost 15. Troopers said a preliminary investigation
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Good morning Central Oregon! We are looking at another day of a mixed bag of weather with wind, sunshine and a chance for rain showers. Sunday will bring more mixed conditions with some sunshine to start the day before more clouds roll in and brings chances for showers by the evening. Highs will top out
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(Update: Adds quotes, details) SEATTLE (AP) — For all he’s accomplished in his Oregon career, Justin Herbert had never faced the challenge of rallying from this much of a deficit, on the road and against the Ducks’ most hated rival. Doing so would all but lock up the Pac-12 North, keep Oregon on the very
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A recent fire at a southeast Redmond duplex in which a 60-year-old resident’s body was found most likely was caused by improper use of smoking materials, investigators said Saturday. Deputy Fire Marshal Clara Butler released the “most probable cause” investigators found for the Oct. 10 fire, during which firefighters found the body of Edward Walworth.
Continue Reading Happy Saturday Central Oregon! A cool and windy fall day, and we have seen quite the mix of weather throughout the day. Those fall like conditions be with us through the rest of the weekend. Tonight we are looking at windy conditions with winds out of the west around 20-25 MPH with gusts up around
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — B.J. Baylor scored on a 13-yard touchdown run with 4:41 remaining, and Oregon State held on after blowing a 14-point lead to beat California 21-17 on Saturday. Jake Luton threw a pair of touchdown passes, Artavis Pierce ran for 80 yards and the Beavers (3-4, 2-2 Pac-12) had a season-high nine
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The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has overturned Deschutes County commissioners’ denial of a marijuana production facility east of Bend, remanding the decision back to the county over its claim the operation would be too close to neighbors’ youth-oriented activities. A county planner initially approved Waveseer of Oregon’s proposed 36,000-square-foot facility at a site
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The widow of an Eastern Oregon elk hunter has filed a $960,000 lawsuit against the man’s hunting partner following an accidental shooting. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Friday that Vicki VanCleave, George VanCleave’s widow, filed the lawsuit against Richard Toubeaux in Baker County Circuit Court. The lawsuit says 76-year-old George VanCleave died Feb.
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(Update: Details of convictions; courtroom scene) After nearly a month of often emotional testimony, it took a Deschutes County jury less than a day to find a Redmond couple guilty of murder by abuse and other charges Friday in the 2016 starvation death of their 5-year-old daughter, Maliyha Hope Garcia. Estevan Garcia, 35, and Sacora
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A 34-year-old man was arrested Friday morning in a raid on his northwest Bend apartment, accused of luring a 16-year-old girl on social media online in an attempt to engage in sexual contact, police said. Bend police began an investigation Oct. 7 into reports a man was inappropriately reaching out to and communicating with the
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(Update: Adds committee recommendation, details) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Seeking to halt federal agents from arresting people in courthouses for immigration violations, a panel of judges in Oregon has asked the state’s Supreme Court chief justice to impose a rule stating that no one should be subjected to arrest without a warrant. Several judges on
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon and Washington lawmakers tasked with reviving moribund talks to replace the Interstate Bridge will meet for the first-time. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports members from Oregon’s eight-person bipartisan committee comprised of House and Senate politicians, are scheduled to meet in Vancouver with their Washington counterparts. The lawmakers will first tour the
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Robert Campbell was thoroughly soaked, shivering, his wet sleeping bag covering him in the only shelter he could find — a pit toilet in a closed campground — after getting lost in a snowstorm in Oregon while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Campbell was saved on Friday by a search team
Continue ReadingThousands of demonstrators poured into downtown Beirut for a third day on Saturday, hours after overnight clashes erupted between security forces and protesters leading to large-scale arrests and several injuries. Demonstrations have engulfed various parts of Lebanon for three days. Many protesters called for the resignation of the government and demanded the “downfall” of a
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Here are the Friday, Oct. 18 Oregon high school football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Aloha 22, Mountainside 16 Amity 24, Rainier 20 Baker 47, Ontario 0 Bandon 20, Toledo 17 Banks 34, Seaside 6 Barlow 42, Centennial 21 Beaverton 48, Sunset 34 Blanchet Catholic 21, Salem Academy 8 Burns 35, Nyssa 6 Camas
Continue Reading Happy Saturday, everyone! Today we’ll wake up to rain showers with mild low temperatures. Throughout the day we’ll see shower activity dwindle, but we’ll still see a gusty day. Winds will top around 30 miles per hour. Shower chances will taper off by the evening heading into Sunday. Highs for Sunday will peak in the
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Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) hosted the 16 th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) to a sold-out crowd at the Tower Theatre in Downtown Bend. This August, nearly 100 companies from across the U.S. and Canada applied to the conference in hopes of making it to the Tower Theatre stage. Over the past two
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The Oregon Department of State Lands will host a public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in Bend on the status and plans to sell a tract of over 640 acres of state-owned property on Bend’s southeast outskirts. The meeting will be informational but coincides with a 30-day public comment period from Oct. 17 to Nov.
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The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office said Friday it has received several complaints from people receiving phone calls indicating their child has been kidnapped and demanding a ransom. The reporting parties noted that they heard background screaming and other noise that they believed was recorded. The incidents appeared to be originating from a foreign number possibly
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The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace, a part of state government, on Friday launched a window shopping website for people who need insurance or to re-enroll in insurance. The site shows what plans are available in your area and estimates how much you are likely to pay for that plan, including whether you qualify for a
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