Oregon gas prices up 6.3 cents in past week
Oregon 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…
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PSU research: Microbe gas could ‘cushion’ buildings during quakes
Oregonians could rely on some of the smallest organisms to survive a big earthquake. Researchers at Portland State University are looking at how…
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Trial to begin in $1.4B Oregon forestry management lawsuit
(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…
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Bend man arrested in assault on girlfriend
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…
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Hwy. 22E crash kills Stayton woman, injures Culver man
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…
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Alarms help residents escape La Pine-area house fire
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…
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Leaking pipe in NE Portland releases sewage
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A sewer pipe in Northeast Portland leaked an estimated 1,000 gallons (3,785 liters) of untreated sewer water into an…
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Bend-area man accused of pistol-whipping brother
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…
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Crash kills driver, seriously injures ODOT snowplow operator
A pickup driver was killed and an ODOT snowplow driver seriously injured Saturday morning in a collision on snow-covered state Highway 3 in northeast…
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Redmond FD: Smoking materials likely caused fatal fire
A recent fire at a southeast Redmond duplex in which a 60-year-old resident’s body was found most likely was caused by improper use of smoking…
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State rejects Deschutes County denial of marijuana facility
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has overturned Deschutes County commissioners’ denial of a marijuana production facility east of Bend,…
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Woman sues after husband killed in E. Oregon hunting accident
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The widow of an Eastern Oregon elk hunter has filed a $960,000 lawsuit against the man’s hunting partner following an…
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Redmond couple found guilty of murder in 5-year-old’s starvation
(Update: Details of convictions; courtroom scene) After nearly a month of often emotional testimony, it took a Deschutes County jury less than a day…
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Bend man arrested, accused of luring teen online
A 34-year-old man was arrested Friday morning in a raid on his northwest Bend apartment, accused of luring a 16-year-old girl on social media online…
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Oregon judges recommend barring ICE from courthouse arrests
(Update: Adds committee recommendation, details) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Seeking to halt federal agents from arresting people in courthouses for…
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Interstate Bridge project committee to meet
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon and Washington lawmakers tasked with reviving moribund talks to replace the Interstate Bridge will meet for…
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Lost Pacific Crest Trail hiker rescued in snowstorm
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Robert Campbell was thoroughly soaked, shivering, his wet sleeping bag covering him in the only shelter he could find — a…
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State plans to sell 640 acres on Bend’s SE outskirts
The Oregon Department of State Lands will host a public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in Bend on the status and plans to sell a tract of over 640 acres…
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Klamath County SO warns of kidnapping phone scam
The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office said Friday it has received several complaints from people receiving phone calls indicating their child has…
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Merkley bill would let pre-trial inmates keep govt. benefits
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday that would ensure continuity of critical health and treatment coverage for Americans who…
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