PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court plans to hear a case with implications for Oregon’s non-unanimous jury system. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Oregon is the only state where juries can render non-unanimous verdicts. Criminal defendants, not including those charged with murder, can be found guilty on votes of 10-2 or 11-1. The court
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GROTON, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarine, the future USS Oregon, was christened in Connecticut Saturday. Politicians, shipyard leaders and Navy officials gathered for a ceremony at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, where they spoke about the importance of Virginia-class submarines and praised the skills of the thousands of
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A Red Bluff, California man was seriously injured Saturday night when his ATV crashed and rolled over him on a road south of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched just before 10:30 p.m. to the reported quad ATV injury crash in the 6600 block of Southeast Riverdance Road, about seven miles south
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Wilsonville teen and her mother have argued with the state that they should be able to treat the girl’s cancer with CBD oil instead of surgery to remove the tumor. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Friday that the state did not go forward with a motion Friday for 13-year-old Kylee Dixon to
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A right-wing extremist who rose to prominence for fighting in Portland during political protests and fled the Pacific Northwest after being indicted on felony assault charges has been arrested. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the U.S. Marshals Service detained 23-year-old Tusitala “Tiny” Toese at the Portland International Airport around 10:30 p.m. Friday. That’s
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Good morning Central Oregon! Those clear sunny skies are here to stay at least for a couple of days before we start to see some changes. Warmer temperatures are in store for this Sunday. Sunny skies with temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s for daytime highs. The average high for this time of
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Oregon found itself uncharacteristically scoreless at halftime against California, senior linebacker Troy Dye took it upon himself to deliver a halftime speech. The No. 13 Ducks went on rally for a 17-7 victory over California on Saturday night. “Before I could say anything Troy Dye had addressed the team, with
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jake Luton threw a career-high five touchdown passes — including three to Isaiah Hodgins — Artavis Pierce ran for 119 yards and Oregon State defeated UCLA 48-31 Saturday night at the Rose Bowl. Luton completed 18 of 26 passes for 285 yards and added had a rushing score late in the
Continue Reading Happy Saturday Central Oregon! Clear sunny skies and that trend is likely to continue through this weekend. We are looking at a nice evening ahead before things really start to cool down overnight. With those clear skies overhead, things will cool down into the 20s and 30s. Lows overnight are right around average for this
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A newly established pack of wolves in Oregon has something to howl about. At least four pups have been born to the pack in the western part of the state, where they are still listed as endangered. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday that a photo from a trail
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is seeking ways to reduce the number of wolves killed by the state. Inslee sent a letter Tuesday to the Department of Fish and Wildlife saying the statewide wolf management plan does not appear to be working in the Kettle River Range area of Ferry County, where
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Here are the Friday, Oct. 4 Oregon high school football scores, compiled by The Associated Press: Adrian/Jordan Valley 84, Elgin 42 Aloha 61, Westview 13 Amity 36, Taft 0 Ashland 66, Churchill 27 Banks 49, Astoria 7 Barlow 28, Grant 13 Beaverton 28, West Salem 21 Bend 24, South Salem 10 Brookings-Harbor 35, South Umpqua
Continue Reading(Update: Adding to AP story, OLCC plans for next steps) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s governor ordered a temporary ban Friday on the sale of flavored vaping products amid an outbreak that has sickened more than 1,000 people nationwide — and killed two in Oregon. Several other states, including Washington, New York, Michigan and Rhode
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Last week was Homecoming at Redmond High School, but there was another, very special surprise homecoming on the football field Friday night for one Redmond military family, a happy reunion witnessed by a cheering crowd. Unknown to most folks until the big pre-game reveal, there was an imposter wearing the Redmond Panthers mascot costume this
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A 30-year-old Houston man pleaded guilty this week in Portland federal court to organizing and leading a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to traffic marijuana grown in Portland to Texas, federal prosecutors said Friday. According to court documents, drug proceeds, in the form of bulk U.S. currency, were returned to Oregon via U.S. mail and passenger luggage on
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The brains of people with congenital deafness may be rewiring themselves in ways that affect how those people learn, suggesting a need to develop new teaching techniques tailored toward those who have never been able to hear. Published Friday in Nature Scientific Reports, the findings by an Oregon State University research collaboration make the case
Continue Reading Happy Friday, Central Oregon. The upper level trough that brought light showers to the area the past couple of days has now moved east. Saturday we will begin to see a warm up with highs ranging from the high 50s to mid-60s. Sunday through Monday will be perfect for outdoor activities, and afternoon temperatures on
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In two related enforcement actions, Oregon OSHA said Friday it has fined Portland-area contractor Colima Construction LLC more than $120,000 for violating job safety rules, including repeatedly failing to protect workers from potentially falling to their death. The citations are the result of two inspections of job sites at a new housing development in Eugene,
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(Update: Lockout lifted after half-hour) St. Charles Bend was placed in precautionary lockout for a brief period late Friday afternoon due to a “credible threat” against a patient by the patient’s husband, a spokeswoman said. “A patient’s husband made a credible threat to her,” hospital spokeswoman Lisa Goodman said. “We have these frequently,” Goodman added
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Fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite three prescribed burn units on Monday and Tuesday of next week. These prescribed fires will be understory burns to restore and maintain the fire-adapted ecosystem, officials said. The East Maintenance Prescribed Burn (627 acres) is located on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, approximately 5 miles
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