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Four bidders vie for Bend's bankrupt Epic Aircraft
Interim CEO of Epic Aircraft tells aviation industry Website four firms are bidding to buy the shuttered plane-maker, take it out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Friend of driver in fatal head-on crash sheds light
Friend of Bend man who lost control of SUV, causing deadly head-on crash on Hwy. 97, says he's been diabetic for 20-plus years, is 'extremely responsible' with managing it.
Snowpack has dropped by half, OSU researchers say
OSU researchers' new analysis of climate change impact finds snowpack at selected sites in the Oregon Cascades has been cut in half over the past 77 years, despite no significant changes in precipitation.
Bend's lawn-chair balloonist planning to race
Ever since he was a little boy, Kent Couch has dreamed big - and now, after two attention-grabbing lawn-chair balloon flights for hundreds of miles, he's got some new ideas up his sleeve.
ODOT gears up for winter, amid challenges
The Oregon Department of Transportation is gearing up for the busy winter season, as crews head out to sand, plow and de-ice the most dangerous stretches of roadway.
Central Oregon jobless rates: Better, not great
Two of three Central Oregon counties see jobless rates decline - in part due to a smaller labor force, but also people going back to school and schools gearing up with more workers.
Snowstorm moves out; slick roads linger on
NewsChannel 21 Meteorologist Ben Burkel predicts a string of dry days, with daytime highs above freezing, after snowstorm leaves slick roads that cause trouble.
AAA sees slight rise in Thanksgiving holiday travel
AAA projects 38.4 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more away from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a 1.4 percent increase over last year.
SW Redmond residents fear graffiti tied to gangs
Graffiti-spraying vandals hit eight places in a southwest Redmond neighborhood, leaving words and signs that have some residents on edge.
John Day man dies in crash on icy Highway 26
John Day man killed, Mitchell man injured in crash on icy Highway 26 about 25 miles east of Prineville, OSP says.
After school bus crash, CRR teen calmly stepped up
After a Redmond school bus carrying some 30 students crashed into a ditch in Crooked River Ranch, one of the teens on board is being called a hero.
Thirteen indicted in $19 million Desert Sun fraud case
Federal grand jury indicts 13 in massive mortgage, loan fraud scheme tied to collapse of Desert Sun Development in Bend.
Cost of Thanksgiving dinner down this year
The day before Thanksgiving, Central Oregon grocery stores were packed, as last-minute shoppers stocked up on everything from the stuffing to the sweet potatoes.
Semi crash blocks Hwy. 26 for 2-plus hours
Safeway semi truck driver unhurt, not cited after crash that blocked Highway 26 over Mount Hood for 2 1-2 hours, OSP says.
Rules of the road: 'Move-over' law about to expand
We've been teaming up with the Bend Police Department to keep you and officers safe on our roads. This week's focus is on the "move-over law."
News Minute: Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
Click through for continually updated top news from around the state.
Shippers, Columbia River pilots debate pay
Associated Press - November 27, 2009 4:05 AM ET ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - With commercial traffic along the Columbia River in a slump, pilots and the shipping industry are debating pay raise...
Timber prices rally; trade group foresees demand
Associated Press - November 26, 2009 5:25 PM ET EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A trade publication says prices in the depressed lumber industry have begun to rise.
Melt the butter: Dungeness crabbers ready to go
Associated Press - November 26, 2009 3:15 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon state officials say crabbers and seafood processors have agreed on a price for the Dungeness crab season that begins...
Judge orders liquidation of Oregon RV maker
Associated Press - November 26, 2009 2:15 PM ET EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered the liquidation of Country Coach, a Lane County maker of recreational vehicles.
Oregon real estate agent robbed at model home
Associated Press - November 26, 2009 1:35 PM ET ALOHA, Ore. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies say a real estate agent working late in the model home of a subdivision in Aloha was tied up and robbed of...
Woman killed at Portland residence
Associated Press - November 26, 2009 1:05 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police have identified a 57-year-old homicide victim found at her southwest Portland residence as Nancy...
Ore. man indicted in brother's stabbing death
Associated Press - November 25, 2009 11:25 PM ET COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - A Coos County grand jury has indicted a Coquille man on a murder charge in the fatal stabbing of his younger...
Remark lands man back in Albany jail
Associated Press - November 25, 2009 10:55 AM ET ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - A man released from the Linn County Jail on Monday morning was back behind bars in the afternoon after a business owner...
TriMet fires operator who ignored calls for help
Associated Press - November 25, 2009 5:35 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - TriMet has fired a MAX light-rail train operator who ignored a father's calls for help after his 3-year-old son was left...
In tobacco-loving Va., bars to quit cold-turkey
The bluish haze that has hung over the Third Street Diner's bar and booths for decades finally lifts next month as a new anti-smoking law takes hold in Virginia, a huge shift for a state whose tobacco habit dates to the...
Americans give thanks, see parades, feast in space
Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.
2 rescued earlier at site of Utah cave tragedy
The medical student who died in a Utah cave was the third spelunker in recent years to get stuck in the same tiny crevice but the only one die - an outcome that devastated the dozens of rescuers who worked for more than a...
Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry
Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly...
NY apple growers leaving more fruit on trees
New York's apple orchards are being carpeted with red as unpicked apples drop to the ground.
Tight economy forces some to stay home for holiday
There's still family, turkey and football, but one Thanksgiving tradition is taking a hit this year.
Seniors suffer in troubled SoCal subdivision
Thirteen Southern California residents have had their hopes for a carefree retirement in newly built homes dashed by the housing industry's collapse.
'Ghost' traps, long lost, keep catching lobsters
Beneath the cold ocean waters off the coast of Maine, the nation's lobster breadbasket, lie hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of old wire lobster "ghost traps." Lost over the years to storms, boats - even the knives...
Experts think toxic algae harming endangered fish
Scientists say they think toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West are harming an endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another obstacle to restoring species that have forced irrigation...
Dogs rescued from Missouri puppy mills flying east
More than 50 dogs rescued from puppy mills in Missouri are flying to Long Island in the hope of finding loving homes.
UN helicopter attacked in Congo; 4 wounded
The United Nations says at least four of its peacekeepers have been wounded in northern Congo after a U.N. helicopter was attacked by armed men.
US buildup seen as helpful in 2 Afghan provinces
On what is more akin to a sunny winter's stroll, U.S. troops proudly tread on a newly asphalted road, past a refurbished mosque and a crowded market overflowing with produce. Children dance around the soldiers' boots and...
Iran seizes rights lawyer's Nobel Peace medal
Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent.
Namibia vote expected to return party to power
Namibia's longtime ruling party may see its grip on this desert nation weakened by a challenge from a new breakaway party hoping to attract voters dissatisfied with corruption and leadership scandals.
Climate debate heats up Caribbean summit
An approaching global climate summit has raised the temperature at a typically low-key meeting of leaders from Britain's former colonial empire.
Jobs, economics complicate Brazil's Amazon fight
Drawing his .40-caliber pistol, Severiano Pontes dashes across the steaming, muddy jungle floor, a hunch telling him what he would find around a bend.
Kandahar governor survives assassination attempt
The governor of the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar survived an assassination attempt when a bomb targeting his convoy exploded as he headed for Friday prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Soldiersin Afghanistan enjoy turkeys they raised
As daylight faded and the winter cold set in, soldiers huddled inside a crude wooden hut to tuck into Thanksgiving turkeys the unit itself had fattened and to give thanks for having survived a year of combat in Afghanistan.
Cambodian ex-prison chief pleads for release
The Khmer Rouge prison chief blamed for thousands of deaths at an infamous torture center asked Cambodia's genocide tribunal to release him Friday, citing the decade he already has served in jail and his cooperation with the...
Karzai renews call on Taliban to lay down weapons
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country, as part of reconciliation efforts he has said will be his...
Russian PM Putin in France for economic talks
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is holding talks aimed at deepening business and financial cooperation with France.
Dollar sinks to fresh 14-year low vs yen
The dollar sank to a fresh 14-year low against the yen Friday as worries about Dubai's debt mountain drove investors to buy safe haven assets like the yen.
In tobacco-loving Va., bars to quit cold-turkey
The bluish haze that has hung over the Third Street Diner's bar and booths for decades finally lifts next month as a new anti-smoking law takes hold in Virginia, a huge shift for a state whose tobacco habit dates to the...
Rush starts as holiday shopping season revs up
The nation's retailers are ushering in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season with expanded hours and deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs to lure crowds of shoppers.
Dubai woes hit world stocks again; Asia down most
World stocks tumbled Friday amid fears that the fallout from Dubai's problems repaying $60 billion in debt would derail the global financial and economic recovery.
Japanese flock to first-ever open budget debate
Japanese flocked to a large gymnasium in central Tokyo in recent weeks to see what for them was an unusual sight: senior bureaucrats being grilled over their budget requests for next year.
Oil slides to near $74 as Dubai woes roil markets
Oil prices slid to near $74 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors curtailed their risky bets on commodities amid uncertainty about the global fallout from Dubai's financial troubles.
Deflation, surging yen threaten Japan's recovery
Japan got word Friday that prices fell again in October, just as a surging yen threatens to worsen the deflation that is undermining the country's fragile economy.
NY apple growers leaving more fruit on trees
New York's apple orchards are being carpeted with red as unpicked apples drop to the ground.
Japan's global auto production mixed in October
Honda Motor Co. set record production in Asia and China in October for the second straight month, leading a gradual and spotty recovery at Japanese automakers.
McCoy's huge game pulls Texas past A&M, 49-39
Roddrick Muckelroy looked too tired to walk, let alone lift his arm and sing "The Eyes of Texas."
Final hurdle coming for TCU to become BCS buster
The city of Fort Worth is turning the river near campus purple, and a spot in the Bowl Championship is waiting for the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs if they can complete their first undefeated regular season in 71 years.
No. 3 Texas wins a wild one, 49-39 over Texas A&M
Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes and dashed 65 yards for another score, and No. 3 Texas overcame a huge game by Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson to wrap up an undefeated regular season with a 49-39 win over the...
Johnson leads No. 22 Minnesota over No. 12 Butler
Damian Johnson had 18 points and No. 22 Minnesota earned its first win away from home this season, beating No. 12 Butler 82-73 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic.
Harris scores 20 as No. 15 Michigan wins in OT
Manny Harris had 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead No. 15 Michigan to an 83-76 overtime win over Creighton at the Old Spice Classic on Thursday.
Fulmer, other big-name coaches looking for jobs
Phillip Fulmer is ready to go. He's got a staff picked out, a wealth of knowledge gained over a year spent picking the brains of other football coaches and he's even kept up on recruiting.
Georgia struggles with takeaways and giveaways
Rennie Curran has no answer for the statistic which has helped to sink Georgia's season:
Latest concussion doesn't worry Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger played one of the worst games of his NFL career one week after sustaining a concussion in 2006. He is days removed from his fourth concussion in four years, an uncommonly high number even for an NFL player.
Pirates pitcher digs spikes into farming policy
An e-mail requesting an internship arrived at the Agriculture Department this summer with an impressive resume: Princeton University degree in operations research and financial engineering, 3.8 college GPA, 1520 SATs.
Broncos end 4-game skid with 26-6 win over Giants
Four weeks after getting ripped for taunting opponents during warmups, Denver coach Josh McDaniels was caught on TV cursing at his bumbling Broncos.
Pinetop Perkins' 80-year career still going
Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins.
Swiss: Polanski to be held until at least Monday
Roman Polanski will remain in a jail outside Zurich for at least three more days until he meets the security conditions of his bail, a Swiss official said Friday.
'Superior Donuts' to fold up shop on Broadway
The comedy-drama "Superior Donuts" is closing up shop on Broadway.
Lambert says he got carried away, but not sorry
Adam Lambert admits he got carried away with his sexually charged American Music Awards performance, but he's offering no apology.
Vicki Kennedy describes husband's cancer battle
The widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast Wednesday that even as her husband knew he was dying of brain cancer he had been "in training" to make sure he had enough strength to attend...
19.2 million people watch Donny Osmond win
An estimated 19.2 million people watched Donny Osmond win "Dancing With the Stars" - the smallest audience for the show's finale since the first season.
In recession, 'Up in the Air' touches down on time
"Up in the Air" has undergone the rarest of flights: It was delayed for a long time and its course was altered, yet it has arrived right on time.
New Jackie Kennedy dress on display at JFK Library
A deep pink silk dress worn by Jacqueline Kennedy for her second holiday season in the White House has gone on display at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
For tenor from Malta, a star-making role?
There's something about the honeyed sweetness of Joseph Calleja's voice that seems to evoke memories of a goldenage, as if this young tenor carried within his vocal cords a secret passed down from bygone generations.
Sting offers a 'spooky, ghostly' seasonal album
Sting and his wife Trudie keep with tradition on Christmas Eve: They go to a local church, sing along to carols, then head back home to their English estate to open presents with their family.
