PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Charlotte Hornets their fifth straight loss with a 115-98 victory last night. Allan Crabbe added 21 points off the bench for the Blazers, who have won four of their last five games. Maurice […]

  SHERIFF’S OFFICE EMPLOYEE-SENTENCE Ex-sheriff’s office employee gets probation for lying (Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com) BEND, Ore. (AP) — A former Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office employee charged with lying to federal agents investigating theft allegations against a former sheriff’s captain has been sentenced to three years of probation. The […]

  RANCHING STANDOFF-WIDOW’S MISSION Widow of slain Oregon standoff leader speaks in John Day (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) — The widow of one of the leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon drew about 500 people to a small […]

  BEASTLY WINTER Brutal western US winter has been terrible for animals A heavy snowfall this winter in the Pacific Northwest and other parts of the West has caused travel delays and other problems for people. But wildlife are also suffering, from deer and elk whose food sources are buried […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment at 6:20 a.m. PST DOUBLE FATAL-SHELTON 2 found dead near Shelton identified; suspect shoots self SHELTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have identified two people found dead at a home near Shelton, Washington Tuesday and said the suspect in the case shot and killed […]