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Oregon Ducks' Sione Laulea Prepared for Leap From Junior College to Eugene
Sione Laulea was the top junior college cornerback in the country out of the College of San Mateo. In a stacked secondary group for the Oregon Ducks, he will still need to prove himself in order to get more snaps.
Self-defense claim takes center stage in Buffalo Wild Wings shooting trial
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Grants Pass teenager is going to trial this week, charged with shooting another teen at Medford’s Buffalo Wild Wings last December. Police say 18-year old Joseph Larry Lopez shot Andrew Ramirez eight times after a confrontation just outside the restaurant’s front door. Ramirez...
THREE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS AFTER TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Three people were taken to hospitals after a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at approximately 12:50 p.m. a 17-year-old Vancouver, Washington juvenile was driving her SUV on Garden Valley Road. She and a passenger, a 19-year-old Roseburg woman, were in the turn lane on Garden Valley when she proceeded to turn left. The driver stated that she did not see another SUV traveling eastbound on Garden Valley. She proceeded to turn directly in front of the second vehicle, giving the other driver no time to stop. This caused the second vehicle to crash into the passenger side of the first vehicle.
Bend organic farm with mansion is for sale. See what $11M would buy
An 80-acre Bend estate has a glass-walled residence with views of the pool, pavilion pizza oven and greenhouse set against a scenic background of the Cascade mountains. Listing broker Jennifer Bowen of Coldwell Banker Bain calls the contemporary dwelling and the irrigated organic farmland “the crown jewel of Central Oregon.”
Oregon affordable housing providers barely staying afloat, threatening construction goals
One of Oregon’s largest affordable housing landlords was bleeding red ink. Reach Community Development, which manages rentals for more than 2,400 low-income households in the Portland area, lost $4.1 million in 2022, the most recent year for which it’s filed a tax disclosure. If you purchase a product...
Rain, few thunderstorms possible Thursday around the PNW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Summer-like weather continues to slip away as rain and the chance of thunderstorms increases around the Pacific Northwest Thursday. A late summer season cold front swings through western Oregon and southwest Washington Thursday. That front will help cool temperatures into the low- to mid-70s as the chance of rain increases. A few light rain showers are possible along the Willamette Valley Thursday morning. The afternoon hours will likely be dry and cloudy. Heavier rain showers are expected after sunset. Some of those heavy rain showers could turn to non-severe thunderstorms.
Hood To Coast runner is raising money for addiction recovery program
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - This weekend thousands of people will be running across Oregon for the 42nd Annual Hood To Coast relay. FOX 12′s Spencer Schacht met up with one woman who is pounding the pavement for a cause that she says saved her life from addiction to methamphetamines.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Champions Modular Housing as Solution for Wildfire Recovery and Housing Crisis
On Monday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek visited Blazer Industries, inspecting the company's production of modular homes in Aumsville, which promises to add a new dimension to the state's housing strategy. The factory is gearing up to provide prefabricated residences for those affected by the Holiday Farm Fire in Lane County. Governor Kotek, during her tour, noted the urgency of the situation, "We simply need more homes to address Oregon’s housing crisis, and modular housing is a part of the solution". Her words, reported by the Governor's Office, highlight a critical step forward in disaster recovery and housing accessibility.
Sheriff: Man with warrant arrested near Bandon with unlawful temporary trip permit
BANDON, Ore. — A Coos County Sheriff's deputy on Wednesday observed a black Honda sedan southbound on Highway 101 near Bandon and began to conduct a stop due to a traffic violation. "The driver of the Honda failed to yield and passed another southbound motorist in an unsafe manner,"...
Progress continues on Diamond, Homestead complexes and Middle Fork Fire
DOUGLAS & KLAMATH COUNTIES, Ore. – Progress continues on the Diamond and Homestead complexes and the Middle Fork Fire is seeing minimal growth. More fires within the Diamond Complex are now fully contained. According to the Wednesday morning update, 23 of the 29 lightning-caused fires are now 100% contained.
1 dead, 3 injured after 4-vehicle crash on I-5 near Aurora
AURORA, Ore. (KPTV) - A deadly, multi-car crash shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 for six hours on Thursday. At about 5:29 a.m., emergency crews responded to a crash at milepost 277, just south of the Aurora-Donald Interchange. Oregon State Police say an investigation showed a black Volkswagen...
Klamath Salmon Festival Turns 60, Celebrates Elders
Driving north in the rain from Arcata early Saturday morning, the prospects for the 60th annual Klamath Salmon Festival didn’t look good. But by the 9:30 a.m. start of the parade, the rain had stopped, the sun came out from behind the clouds and this year’s festival celebrating tribal elders (because the event was turning 60) got under way.
Jim and Betty Woodward to serve as grand marshals of Painted Hills Festival
The grand marshals for the Painted Hills Festival have been announced in the lead up to the iconic Labor Day Weekend event in Mitchell. “The Painted Hills Festival is honored to have Jim and Betty Woodward lead our parade on Aug. 31, in Mitchell this year,” Toney Ryno wrote in a recent announcement. “They both come with histories and great stories that go way back in the area.” Both grand...
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