Seahawks in position to be in playoffs as fifth seed
If the NFL Playoffs were to start today, the Seahawks would have the number five spot in the NFC. 538.com says the Hawks now have an 80 percent chance to make the post season. Read More
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Duck coach heading to Florida State
It’s official, Head Coach Willie Taggart is leaving Oregon after less than a year for the same position at Florida State. Co-offensive coordinator Mario Cristobal is the interim head coach while a nationwide search for a new head coach takes place. Read More
Sunriver Police Chief under investigation
The Sunriver Police Chief is now on paid administrative leave. KTVZ reports Chief Marc Mills is under investigation, but the nature of the probe is still a mystery. Sunriver Service District Board Chair Jim Fister says this shouldn’t impact the department’s ability to Read More
4 forced out of Bend home because of fire
Four people and their pets need to find a new place to stay for a while after an early morning fire in Bend. When firefighters arrived at the Deer Valley Drive home at about two o’clock Wednesday morning they found smoke and flames in the attic. Everybody was able to Read More
6 hurt in Hwy 97 crash
Six people hurt in a Highway 97 crash are recovering. Two of them have serious injuries. Two cars slammed head-on into each other about six miles north of Madras late Tuesday afternoon. The highway was closed for more than an hour at Cora Drive. Read More
Head Duck flying south?
Oregon Duck Head Football Coach Willie Taggart is expected to leave Eugene to become Florida State’s next football coach. Here’s more from KTVZ Read More
Bend horse helpers get help
A Bend group that revues horses is getting a reprieve. Equine Outreach secured a 30-acre property. The organization is breaking away from the group’s founders. Read More
Central Oregon Lawmaker makes decision that will change Salem politics
State Representative Gene Whisnant is not running for re-election. He’ll retire at the end of his eighth term. Read More
Sheriff: Sex with inmate gets Deschutes Jail guard fired
Guards at the Deschutes County Jail are not allowed to have sex with inmates. The Bulletin reports April Ann Hoisington-Kite of Bend is accused of doing just that. The 44-year-old central Oregon woman is now facing charges after the Sheriff’s Office says she had sex Read More
Crash kills Central Oregon boy
A 9-year-old Redmond boy is dead after a Sunday crash on a snowy Highway-26. KTVZ reports Drake Hahn was a fourth-grader at Sage Elementary School. He was just days away from his 10th birthday. A 9-year-old girl is also hurt, but not seriously. http://www.ktvz.com/ Read More
