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Authorities seek assistance in public indecency case involving Junction City man
CORVALLIS, Ore. — The Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is seeking assistance with a public indecency case involving 49-year-old Stephen Michael Lea of Junction City. BCSO arrested Lea on June 26, 2024, after he made online arrangements to meet an undercover deputy to make a sexually explicit video near a Corvallis park playground.
‘Top Chef Masters’ star dies at 49 in inner tube accident
Naomi Pomeroy, a chef who was known for competing on the third season of the cooking show “Top Chef Masters” and for her award-winning restaurants, has died after drowning in a tubing accident, according to officials. She was 49. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the Benton County Sheriff’s...
Crucial Update On Death Of 'Top Chef' Star Naomi Pomeroy
The body of former 'Top Chef' star and world-renowned chef Naomi Pomeroy was recovered on Wednesday (July 17) following a four-day search on an Oregon river, the Benton County Sheriff's Office announced in an update shared on its Facebook account. Pomeroy, 49, was tubing with her husband, Kyle Linden Webster,...
Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy's body recovered after tubing accident on Willamette River
PORTLAND, Ore. — On Wednesday, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of Naomi Pomeroy, the award-winning Portland chef who died in a tubing accident on Saturday evening. The sheriff's office said that around 10 a.m., people canoeing on the Willamette River called 911 to report the...
Race for Benton County board will see Green Party newcomer
A third-party candidate has filed in the race for Benton County’s board of elected leaders, pushing for more volunteer involvement in local government and setting up a three-way contest in November. The Pacific Green Party of Oregon endorsed James Dashiell, a manga illustrator and production director from Corvallis, signing...
Canoers find body of renowned chef who vanished tubing with husband, Oregon cops say
Canoers discovered the body of an acclaimed chef days after she drowned in an Oregon river and vanished underwater, deputies said. Naomi Pomeroy, a James Beard Award-winning chef and “Top Chef Masters” star, was found dead at about 10 a.m. July 17 between Corvallis and Albany, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
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