The Oregon State Beavers, ranked No. 8 lost to the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday night in the opening game of the College World Series championship. The game was delayed for 1 hour 11 minutes due to lightening and rain.   Darwin Barney was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. In the first of a best of three series at Rosenblatt Stadium, the Beavers were disappointed in front of a crowd of almost 27,000 when, ... [full story]

The Oregon State Police Bomb Squad was called in by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a pipe bomb that was found in the Deschutes River under the bridge on Lower Bridge Row. A fisherman located the device, submerged in about two feet of water, on Friday, June 23rd at 8:30 pm. The OSP Bomb Squad responded to the area from Salem and confirmed that the device, approximately 5 -- 6 inches in length by ½ ... [full story]

ANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR: Opportunities for carryover rainbow trout from 10-18 inches are good. No recent reports BIG LAVA LAKE : Midge hatch is abating and the fish seem to be giving a little more attention to the offerings of the anglers. Never less the overall assessment is that fishing is still a little on the slow side, picking up a little with prospects for the next week looking good. The fish that are being caught ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Bend Elks at Spokane RiverHawks (Game 1) - Play-by-Play Jun 25, 2006 at Spokane, WA (Avista Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Bend Elks........... 001 110 0 - 3 10 1 Spokane RiverHawks.. 010 122 X - 6 11 1 ----------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 9/cf Rife; 30/3b Dean; 34/rf Wentzell; 12/ss Desme; 7/2b ... [full story]

A recent spike in default notices may be a sign that some homeowners are struggling to pay the adjustable-rate mortgages that now dominate lending in many residential real estate markets, analysts warn. While the spike doesn't threaten most homeowners, many of whom have little or no mortgage debt, default activity has captured the attention of economists and researchers who view the San Diego region, for instance, as a bellwether for national housing trends. Those at ... [full story]

A raging fire completely destroyed the interior of a 1,500 square foot building at Bend Plating Inc. Robotics Division on the afternoon of Thursday June 22nd, causing an estimated $1.2 million in damage to the building and contents. Twenty firefighters from the Bend Fire Department responded to the alarm at 520 SE Bridgeford at about 12:30 to find the structure fully involved with heavy black smoke and flames, prompting the evacuation of the immediate vicinity ... [full story]

Dear Jim: Our water bills are pretty high. We still have two old water-guzzling toilets which we like and they flush well. What can we do to them to save water instead of purchasing new efficient toilets? - Claudia H.    This shows a dual-flush kit installed in a clear toilet tank. Notice the instructions on the handle indicating which way to move the handle for more or less water. - Athena Controllable Flush   These are the actual ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Bend Elks at Spokane RiverHawks - Play-by-Play Jun 24, 2006 at Spokane, WA (Avista Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks........... 000 001 000 - 1 4 1 Spokane RiverHawks.. 100 002 00X - 3 5 0 ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 9/cf Rife; 30/3b Dean; 34/rf Wentzell; 12/ss ... [full story]

The St. Charles Foundation announced that it has received an “Expanding the Vision” capital campaign gift of $10,128.19 from Redmond High School students who participated in the recent Mr. RHS Pageant and leadership class. The funds are designated for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and were raised by the students through a campaign they called “Kids Helping Kids,” which included a staff vs. students basketball game, a letter writing campaign to local businesses, and individual efforts. “Our vision ... [full story]

BOISE - Today, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety issued the results of a study that demonstrates states with nighttime and passenger restrictions for teen drivers record significantly lower crash and injury rates than jurisdictions that do not. According to AAA, the state of Oregon recorded death and injury rates for 16-year-old drivers that are 20 percent lower than in a comparable jurisdiction without such restrictions. The restrictions are part of graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws ... [full story]