A 28-mile stretch of Oregon Highway 22 east of Idanha to Santiam Junction will be closed until Friday or Saturday due to extensive repairs and cleanup needed after Sunday’s double-tanker truck crash that spilled thousands of gallons of fuel, some into a nearby river, ODOT said Monday.
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Continue ReadingFirst things first: The theme song of the week is “Saturday Night Live.” Poll of the week: A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is leading the Democratic primary nationally with 25%. He’s followed by former front-runner and ex-Vice President Joe Biden at 17%, former New York City Mayor Mike
Continue ReadingA California cab driver knew something sounded fishy when his elderly passenger said she needed a ride to the bank to withdraw $25,000. Rajbir Singh picked up a 92-year-old woman in Roseville, California, two weeks ago. When he started chatting with her, Singh said she told him she was about to withdraw the money to
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More than a dozen Central Oregonians took their amateur radio certification test at COCC on Sunday. More classes are planned by the High Desert Amateur Radio Group this year.
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Dr. Daniele McKay, a geologist and adjunct instructor at the University of Oregon, gave a talk Saturday at an AAUW gathering in Bend on the next big quake predicted in the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Oregon coast and how it’s likely to affect Central Oregon.
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Girl Scouts have begun their cookie sales across the state. We talked to two Bend girls Saturday about their favorite kind, and their sales goals.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Tyler Bey scored 21 points Saturday to lead No. 16 Colorado to a 69-47 victory at Oregon State. The Buffaloes moved into sole possession of the first place in the Pac-12 Conference. McKinley Wright joined Bey in double figures for Colorado with 13 points. Ethan Thompson led the Beavers with 17
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– The Crook County School District has reports on how its student body has grown and changed in this school year, and how it plans to use new state funding to add teachers and other needed staff.
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the Washington Lottery’s “Hit 5” game were: 03-06-20-27-31 (three, six, twenty, twenty-seven, thirty-one) Estimated jackpot: $130,000
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the Washington Lottery’s “Keno” game were: 04-05-12-18-21-22-23-37-41-44-47-48-51-52-53-54-63-67-71-78 (four, five, twelve, eighteen, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, thirty-seven, forty-one, forty-four, forty-seven, forty-eight, fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-four, sixty-three, sixty-seven, seventy-one, seventy-eight)
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the Idaho Lottery’s “Pick 3 Night” game were: 5-0-8 (five, zero, eight)
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the Idaho Lottery’s “Weekly Grand” game were: 04-08-14-22-26 (four, eight, fourteen, twenty-two, twenty-six)
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the Oregon Lottery’s “Pick 4 7PM” game were: 5-1-1-2 (five, one, one, two)
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon’s drawing of the Oregon Lottery’s “Lucky Lines” game were: 01-06-12-15-FREE-17-24-25-32 (one, six, twelve, fifteen, FREE, seventeen, twenty-four, twenty-five, thirty-two) Estimated jackpot: $45,000
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Sports programming on KTVZ and KFXO will pre-empt NewsChannel 21’s 6 p.m. Saturday newscast.
Continue ReadingOregon Gov. Kate Brown says she is in favor of removing four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in Washington state, a position blasted as “radical” Saturday by former state representative and congressional candidate Knute Buehler of Bend.
Continue ReadingThree new inches of snow were reported at Meadows in the past 24 hours. Timberline added one inch of new snow. Hoodoo is reporting 3 inches of new snow. No new snow reported at Mt. Bachelor or Willamette Pass.
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Happy Saturday, Central Oregon! Changes are on the way to the High Desert as chances for rain and snow increase through the evening. This evening, we are looking at chances for rain showers through much of the region. Snow levels tonight are right around 4,400 ft. which means there is a possibility of some snow
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A man who fired a gunshot in a northeast Bend apartment Friday night was spotted a short time later in Redmond, leading to a guns-drawn traffic stop, but refused to come out of his pickup until a police negotiator convinced him to surrender, officers said.
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