PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of selling dried shark fins in a Portland store. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports 52-year-old Agnes Yu of Happy Valley is charged with four misdemeanor counts of selling dried shark fins at Wing Ming Herbs in southeast Portland. She pleaded not guilty. A court
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland activist is dead after a vehicle hit him as he was leaving a left-wing hangout. Police say Sean Kealiher’s friends took him to a hospital after the early Saturday crash in the Kerns neighborhood. Police say a SUV crashed into a commercial building, and then gunshots were fired at
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Good morning and happy Sunday! We are looking at those partly cloudy skies hanging with us through the afternoon, then we will start to see some clearer skies overhead. We will see a nice warm up with highs topping out in the upper 50s to low 60s, and plenty of sunshine. Then through the overnight
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Zack Moss declared his return in a striking way. He rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns, including a 91-yard scoring run in the opening quarter, and No. 15 Utah routed Oregon State 52-7 on Saturday night. Moss, who was returning from a shoulder injury, sat out the second half. He
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Gov. Kate Brown on Friday thanked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for issuing an immediate injunction to temporarily prevent the federal “Public Charge Rule” from taking effect next Tuesday. The rule would allow the federal government to block immigrants who live in the United States legally from receiving a green
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury has awarded a Portland man more than $50,000 after he was shoved, pepper-sprayed and arrested by county deputies dealing with hundreds of protesters. The 12-person jury found Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies committed battery and used “more force than was reasonably necessary” in their November 2016 arrest of then-27-year-old Jordan
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ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say the man who died in an accident at an Eastern Oregon onion farm is 42-year-old Theodore Frahm of Ontario. Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe says Frahm died Tuesday night when he was pulled into a piece of equipment used to harvest onions. The Argus Observer newspaper in Ontario says
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Pumpkins, apples, pears, and squash are just a few examples of the favorites of fall harvest. If you want to venture out into the beautiful countryside and buy seasonal food directly from a farmer or rancher — where do you go? “Everyone knows where their local farmers market is, but not everyone knows where to
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The Boy Scouts of America of Central Oregon wish to thank you for your giving to those in need, and we are asking you to participate again this year on Scouting for Food Saturday. Instructions for Donating: Please leave a bag or more of non-perishable food near your door on Saturday morning Nov 9th, and
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Central Oregon Community College says its art and design students have an incredible new educational opportunity, thanks to a recent transfer agreement between COCC and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. COCC students who transfer to PNCA are now able to receive a scholarship of $20,000 per year, guaranteed for up to three years, for
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(Update: Revised tally of cats) Three people and dozens of cats, dogs and a rabbit survived, but three cats perished Thursday afternoon when a pickup and travel trailer left U.S. Highway 26 near Ochoco Reservoir east of Prineville and plummeted down an embankment, according to Oregon State Police and responding animal rescue agencies. The crash
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A Bend man was arrested on kidnap, assault, robbery and other charges Thursday, accused of abducting and injuring a Bend woman during a domestic violence incident that spanned 24 hours in Bend and Redmond. Four other people also were arrested during a pair of raids that involved Central Oregon’s SWAT team. Jesus Alexis Alvino, 24,
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Members of the Central Oregon Association of Realtors have donated $1,250 to help Latino families improve their skills for the workforce. The grant to the Latino Community Association will help support English classes and tutoring, computer training, help with resumes and applications, translation and interpretation, and referrals to employment and training. Navigating the Internet is
Continue Reading Happy Saturday Central Oregon! A nice fall weekend in store for us with plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. We are looking at those partly cloudy skies hanging with us until at least Sunday afternoon, that when we will start to see some clearer skies overhead. This evening looking pleasant with overnight lows on the
Continue ReadingThe commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US diplomat, “You are leaving us to be slaughtered,” demanding to know whether the US is going to do anything to protect Syrian Kurds as Turkey continues its military operation targeting America’s Kurdish allies in Syria, according to an internal US government readout. Read
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(Update: Adds quotes) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Quarterback Justin Herbert said the No. 13 Oregon Ducks focused all week on a more balanced attack. They saw results on Friday night. Herbert threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns, while Cyrus Habibi-Likio rushed for three more, and Oregon beat Colorado 45-3 on Friday night for its
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In a special presentation next Wednesday, St. Charles Bend’s new patient tower will be named for Jim Lussier, whose 34-year career at St. Charles Health System culminated in his role as president and CEO from 1989 to 2004. The James T. Lussier Patient Tower honors the leadership role Lussier played in growing St. Charles’ services,
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Five people have been charged for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin manufactured in Mexico in the Klamath Falls area. U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Billy J. Williams said Thursday that Rogelio Gomez-Arias, Irving Beas Ceballos, Alexis Chavez-Franco, and Domingo Matias-Hernandez are each
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The frustrated owner of North Portland’s never-used Wapato Jail has announced he will bulldoze the facility unless someone comes up with funding to convert the facility into a homeless shelter in the next two weeks. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Jordan Schnitzer, president of Harsch Investment Properties, said Thursday he planned to
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Here are Friday night’s Oregon high school football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Adrian/Jordan Valley 84, Powder Valley 26 Ashland 48, Eagle Point 0 Baker 30, Pe Ell/Willapa Valley, Wash. 14 Banks 62, Valley Catholic 6 Beaverton 21, Mountainside 14 Bend 26, Summit 9 Brookings-Harbor 38, Douglas 25 Burns 47, Umatilla 0 Butte Falls/Crater
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