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California’s Still Battling Its Worst Wildfire Ever. Here’s How to Help

Oregon fire crews now working on the blaze near Chico
Chris Miller

At last estimate, the three wildfires burning in California had killed 42 people, with 200 still missing. Fires have burned nearly 200,000 acres and displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Paradise, Calif. and Chico, and also around Malibu. Last Sunday, the Oregon Department of Forestry deployed two strike teams to help battle the Camp […]

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Accused Killer Lara Pleads Not Guilty

Edwin Lara faces four counts of aggravated murder.
Angela Moore

The former Central Oregon Community College security officer accused of killing a Bend woman pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder in Deschutes County Court Thursday August 25. Edwin Lara is accused of abducting Kaylee Sawyer on July 24, attempting to sexually abuse her, and then killing her. Sawyer’s body was found west […]

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Tobacco 21 Legislation Signed into Law

Law will substantially restrict youth access to tobacco
Hayley Jo Murphy

(Sacramento, CA) –You must now be 21 years of age to purchase tobacco in California. SBX2 7, authored by Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D., was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday. The bill is part of the most expansive tobacco control package passed in decades and makes California a leader in the nation […]

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Spitting Image of California

No worries, Be Calm Honcho
Avatar photo Brianna Brey

As important to producing cranked up, soulful indie rock, San Francisco’s Be Calm Honcho places their focus on the aesthetic pleasures of music—album art, fashion and sunshine. And for good reason. Vocalist Shannon Harney, the fresh-faced and sassy lead singer, has figured out that people eat with their eyes first, even when it comes to […]

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