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UO board of trustees to consider bonus for Schill

December 8, 2019 11:46 am The Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon Board of Trustees plans to meet Tuesday to consider awarding a $100,000 bonus to president Michael…

Police: 55 shots fired, 1 hurt at Portland rental house party

December 8, 2019 10:16 am The Associated Press

One person was injured in a shooting at a party at a Portland Airbnb rental in which police say 55 shots were fired from multiple guns. No other…

Umatilla woman jailed on manslaughter, DUII charges in fatal crash

December 8, 2019 12:19 am KTVZ News Partners

A Umatilla woman was arrested on manslaughter, drunken driving and other charges Friday night after she allegedly ran a red light and crashed into…

Bend Pearl Harbor survivor attends anniversary event

December 7, 2019 9:34 pm KTVZ

On the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged America into World War II, dozens gathered Saturday at the Bend Heroes…

Bend Christmas Parade brings many smiles

December 7, 2019 9:39 pm KTVZ

It’s a special event that brings smiles to the faces of thousands: the Bend Christmas Parade, which rolled through town during a welcome break in the…

2 businesses sue pipeline company over 2016 Portland blast

December 7, 2019 11:20 am The Associated Press

Two businesses whose Northwest Portland storefronts were destroyed by a 2016 gas explosion have filed new lawsuits against the company that was…

Ex-TV station bookkeeper gets prison for embezzlement

December 7, 2019 11:06 am Barney Lerten

A longtime bookkeeper was sentenced to prison after admitting she embezzled more than half a million dollars from a Southern Oregon television…

Commercial ocean crabbing further delayed in Oregon

December 7, 2019 10:57 am Barney Lerten

State shellfish managers say the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until at least Dec. 31 along the entire Oregon…

Driver gets 16 years for striking pregnant woman in Gresham

December 7, 2019 10:52 am Barney Lerten

A man on methamphetamine when he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a sedan in Gresham, causing catastrophic injuries to the pregnant…

DA won’t seek death penalty in Bend mother’s murder case

December 4, 2019 9:34 pm Barney Lerten

The Deschutes County district attorney won’t seek the death penalty in the case of Tashina Jordan, a Bend mother accused of fatally shooting her…

Terrebonne-area domestic incident brings out DCSO, police, armored unit

December 7, 2019 2:47 am Barney Lerten

An alleged domestic dispute, assault brought numerous police to a Terrebonne home Friday night, but the situation was de-escalated after the alleged…

Bend man charged in DUII wrong-way roundabout crash

December 6, 2019 10:48 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

A Bend man faces charges of drunk driving and felony hit-and-run after a wrong-way head-on collision Friday afternoon in a southeast Bend roundabout…

Crook County SO’s holiday reminder: Buzzed driving is drunk driving

December 6, 2019 9:30 pm KTVZ News Partners

This holiday season, the Crook County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety…

Complaints bring SW Redmond drug raid, arrest

December 6, 2019 8:09 pm Barney Lerten

Several citizen complaints and weeks of surveillance and investigation led to Friday’s police raid on a southwest Redmond home, where officers said…

Early C.O. snowpack levels well below average

December 6, 2019 6:27 pm KTVZ

Central Oregon’s snowpack levels are well below average for this early-season time of year, prompting some concern, though more snow is on the way at…

COCC culinary school’s new food truck ready to roll, teach (and feed)

December 6, 2019 4:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Cascade Culinary Institute at Central Oregon Community College recently unveiled its newest teaching tool: a food truck designed to show students…