Following last year’s debut as one of Bend’s hottest new charitable events, Giving In Style held it’s 2nd annual fashion show & fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 4 at Tetherow Resort. With nearly 200 patrons filling the Pavilion and nearly 30 local models strutting the runway for a great cause, Giving In Style delivered an exciting
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A Chinese national and former engineering student at Linn Benton Community College in Albany was sentenced today Monday to 37 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for trafficking fake and altered Apple iPhones, federal prosecutors said. According to court documents, between Jan. 1, 2016, and Feb. 1, 2018, Quan Jiang, 30, would
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Four Democratic candidates running for Oregon secretary of state faced off in a debate Sunday at the culmination of the party’s weekend Oregon Summit in Sunriver. The biennial event brings together Democrats from around the state and Pacific Northwest for three days packed with workshops meant to promote civic engagement and political understanding, with a
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A 20-year-old La Pine-area draft horse that was rescued after falling in a hole on his owner’s property last week had to be euthanized after being found down in his pasture Monday morning, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. A deputy was in the area of Holtzclaw and Green Forest roads around 9:30 a.m. when she
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland plans to pay $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged police assaulted her with a baton as she came upon a downtown protest while headed to catch a MAX train in October 2016. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that while watching the demonstration unfold from
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City Club of Central Oregon is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Dobey as board president and the election of six new members to the board. Dobey will serve a one-year term as board president, following Dave DeRose , who served in this leadership role in the 2018-2019 term. Lisa Dobey serves as Executive
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook off the southern Oregon coast Monday morning KOIN reports the 6:47 a.m. earthquake was over 6 miles deep and occurred 122 miles west of Bandon. This is the second sizable quake to hit the Oregon coast in under a week and the fifth to hit this
Continue ReadingOregon gas prices have risen 6.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.31/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307 stations. Gas prices in Oregon are 26 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, yet stand 4.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the
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Good morning and happy Monday, Central Oregon. Today through Wednesday night Central Oregon will have drier conditions due to a weak ridge of high pressure building from the southwest. Snow levels will be increasing to around 6,000 feet this afternoon and 7,500 feet this evening, therefore snow accumulations are not a concern. Today will be
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Oregonians could rely on some of the smallest organisms to survive a big earthquake. Researchers at Portland State University are looking at how microbes could strengthen soil in the event of an earthquake. Diane Moug, an assistant professor at PSU, says even smaller quakes than the potential magnitude 9.0 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake could cause
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Sam Kerr scored in the ninth minute and the Chicago Red Stars advanced to the National Women’s Soccer League championship match with a 1-0 victory over the Portland Thorns on Sunday. The Red Stars are heading to a final for the first time after four straight semifinal losses. They’ll play the
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(Update: Adds details, quotes) ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — A trial in a $1.4 billion breach-of-contract lawsuit brought against the state of Oregon by 150 counties and other taxing districts over the issue of forest management is scheduled to begin Thursday. The lawsuit, filed nearly four years ago, claims the state has not managed forests for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Los Angeles, CA (KTLA) — Video shows a man in a MAGA hat being detained after a crowd of Trump protestors and supporters were sent screaming and running on the Santa Monica Pier after at least one person pepper sprayed the crowd Saturday. A witness who is a
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Police surrounded a southeast Bend home Sunday afternoon and arrested a 29-year-old man, accused of assaulting and trying to strangle his 27-year-old girlfriend at her home early last week. Police were dispatched around 7:30 p.m. last Monday to a reported domestic dispute and assault at a home in the 400 block of Southeast Roosevelt Avenue,
Continue Reading Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Another very fall like day here on the High Desert, and we are still looking at a slight chance for some isolated showers this evening. Tonight we are seeing winds out of the northwest at 5-15 MPH with gusts up around 20-25 MPH. The winds should start to calm down though
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An 86-year-old Stayton woman was killed and a Culver man was seriously injured Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash on state Highway 22E near Stayton, Oregon State Police reported. OSP troopers and medics responded around 5:30 p.m. to the reported crash at Highway 22E and Fern Ridge Road SE, troopers said. A preliminary investigation found
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Smoke alarms awakened residents of a La Pine-area home early Sunday, allowing them to escape a fire spreading from the front porch to the outside walls and roof, officials said. The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District responded around 5:40 a.m. to the reported fire at a home in the 16000 block of Jacinto Road,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A sewer pipe in Northeast Portland leaked an estimated 1,000 gallons (3,785 liters) of untreated sewer water into an embankment. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services plugged the leak Saturday near I-84 and Northeast 21st Avenue. The 1,000 gallons is a rough estimate. Bureau spokeswoman Diane Dulken says
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SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jefferson Savarino scored in the 87th minute and Real Salt Lake beat the Portland Timbers 2-1 in the first round of the MLS playoffs Saturday night. Real Salt Lake advanced to play at the Seattle Sounders in the conference semifinals Wednesday night. Joao Plata’s cross along the top of the box
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A 27-year-old Bend-area man was arrested Saturday night on charges he pistol-whipped his older brother during a fight that Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said sent both men to the hospital. Deschutes County 911 got a call around 7:15 p.m. regarding a dispute in the 19000 block of Buck Canyon Road in River Bend Estates, just
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