Canadian brothers plead guilty to Bitcoin scheme
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Canadian brothers have pleaded guilty to duping an Oregon woman out of more than $140,000 worth of bitcoin currency. The…
Continue ReadingNews
Five-semi crash shuts Hwy. 97 for nearly 4 hours
A five-semi-truck crash in icy road conditions Saturday night closed U.S. Highway 97 about 30 miles north of Klamath Falls for nearly four hours,…
Continue Reading
Dry conditions fuel salmon die-off on Oregon coast
Extremely dry conditions have triggered a die-off of fall chinook salmon on Oregon’s north coast.…
Continue ReadingBoeing halting production of the embattled 737 Max
(CNN) — Boeing plans to suspend production of the 737 Max starting in January as it waits for the embattled plane to be recertified to…
Continue Reading
Fire destroys motor home on SW Redmond street
A motor home was destroyed by a fire on a southwest Redmond street Monday afternoon, causing no injuries but prompting police to close the road for…
Continue Reading
Canadian couple gets $9 million jury verdict in bike wreck
A Portland jury has awarded more than $9 million to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who were struck by an 18-wheeler truck while…
Continue Reading
Supreme Court won’t revive homeless camping ban in Idaho
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on…
Continue Reading
Wyden: Secure Rural Schools money in year-end funding package
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, announced Monday that a two-year authorization of the…
Continue Reading
Free, guided First Day Hike Jan. 1 at Smith Rock State Park
For the ninth year in a row, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with America’s State Parks to offer free guided First Day…
Continue Reading
OSU discoverer of blue pigment makes key design advance
An Oregon State University chemistry researcher who made history a decade ago with the accidental discovery of the first new blue inorganic pigment…
Continue ReadingA Beautiful Day On The Mountain
I won’t be the one to say you might want to skip work so you can go skiing,…
Continue ReadingHere is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Carson ran for 133 yards and two scores and the Seattle…
Continue Reading
Bend Pops Orchestra holds 5th holiday concert
The nonprofit orchestra hosted their fifth holiday concert at the Bend Senior Center on…
Continue ReadingHere is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press at 9:40 p.m. MST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane City Council will vote Monday on a law that would ban devices that emit a disruptive sound to discourage…
Continue Reading
Theft of Christmas trees from Wash. farm leads to arrest
Authorities in Washington state are calling a Christmas tree thief a real-life Grinch after arresting a man they say stole dozens of evergreens from…
Continue Reading
Spokane council to vote on noise-emitting devices to deter loiterers
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane City Council will vote Monday on a law that would ban devices that emit a disruptive sound to discourage loiterers…
Continue Reading
Fallen veterans honored at Bend ‘Wreaths Across America’ event
Wreaths were laid on Central Oregon veterans’ graves on Saturday in the annual, nationwide ‘Wreaths Across America’…
Continue Reading
Summit High ‘Thunder’ group raises money for young cancer patient
The Summit High ‘Thunder’ group, in collaboration with Sparrow Clubs, held its first fundraiser of the school year Saturday, a photo shoot with…
Continue Reading
Sen. Wyden hosts Bend forum on wild and scenic rivers
Oregon is looking to add more rivers to designated ‘wild and scenic’ group. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., held a public forum on the process Saturday in…
Continue ReadingA student in New Mexico was arrested on a gun charge. A tipster told the FBI he had a kill list
A student attending a New Mexico university was arrested on federal court charges a day before his graduation, according to court documents and his…
Continue Reading