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iPhone app helps police capture alleged burglar
An iPhone program called "Find my iPhone" led police to one such suspected burglar last week. Gregory Gabriel Gross, 41, a Medford transient on parole for past robbery and theft convictions, was in the Jackson County Jail Monday on charges of first-degree burglary and first-degree theft. His bail is set at ...
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State House backs Hatfield statue for D.C.
SALEM — The Oregon House voted Monday to pull a statue of Oregon pioneer Jason Lee from a prominent place in the U.S. Capitol and replace it with one of the late Mark Hatfield, one of the most influential politicians the state has ...
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Officer late to work spots escaped inmate
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Sometimes tardy is timely. Wash. Corrections Officer Brandy Boyer says if she hadn't been 10 minutes late leaving for work Saturday morning she wouldn't have spotted a prison escapee. Boyer told The Columbian ( http://is.gd/Yv8Vzk) she was driving to Larch Corrections Center in southwest Washington for her shift when she spotted a man wearing a prison-issued ...
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P-Town Eats The wood coasters coffee bean connection
What do wood coasters and coffee beans have in common? Chris Howells of Happy Valley makes both and found a more interesting connection. KATU's Valerie Hurst shows us how he's wasting less and cashing in. Click on the "Play Video" button to watch this ...
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Photos Portland knocks off London at Mem Cup
Derrick Pouliot and Chase De Leo scored 23 seconds apart in the third period Monday as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the London Knights 6-3 at the MasterCard Memorial ...
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Preview More men turning to steroids for the boardroom
PORTLAND, Ore. – Steroid use among men is on the rise, but it’s not just athletes who are turning to substances to get a leg up. Dr. Jason Hedges, a urologist with OHSU, said over the past two years he’s seen a 30-40 percent increase in men coming to him looking for testosterone supplements. Local naturopathic physician Kathryn Retzler said testosterone treatments can be ...
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Wash. gov. signs derelict vessels bill
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill that would provide more environmental protections against derelict vessels in Washington's ...
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Wash. man convicted in Ore. motel shooting case
Jurors in Astoria, Ore., have convicted a Washington state man of attempted aggravated murder and related counts in a February 2012 encounter with police at a local ...
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Horizon Air flight with blown tire lands safely
SPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane International Airport spokesman confirms that a Horizon Air flight landed safely in Spokane despite a blown tire on its landing gear. KXLY-TV reports ( http://is.gd/g5plTi) that Horizon Flight 2358 was en route from Portland, Ore., to Spokane on Monday afternoon. Its scheduled 4:30 p.m. arrival time was pushed back briefly after it declared the problem. Airport ...
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Mapping error What happens when Google Maps leads people astray
This screen shot shows how Google Maps gave the wrong location for Capitol Toyota in Salem. Google showed the dealership as being down a rural, dead-end ...
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Did state employees help pro-fluoride advocates on state time
Anti-fluoride group Clean Water Portland filed a public records request and received copies of hundreds of emails from the Oregon Health Authority related to fluoridation. There are accusations the email exchanges indicate state employees helped pro-fluoride advocates on state ...
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Engine room fire in large fish boat off Wash.
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Coast Guard says an engine room fire has been reported aboard a 314-foot fishing vessel off the Washington coast but the crew has apparently been able to control that blaze. The Arctic Storm reportedly carries 120 ...
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Hidden camera found in Starbucks bathroom person of interest sought
SHERWOOD, Ore. – Police are looking for a person of interest after someone found a hidden camera in a public bathroom at a Sherwood Starbucks earlier this month. The camera was found on May 1. Police have been working with Starbucks employees to find the person who put it there. Sherwood police released surveillance photos of a man wanted for questioning about the camera. He is a white ...
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Man killed in SW Wash. logging accident
COUGAR, Wash. — The Cowlitz County sheriff's office says a Rochester man has been killed in a southwest Washington logging accident. Spokesman Charlie Rosenzweig said 28-year-old Kyle Schlesser was killed instantly Monday when he was struck by a tree felled by his logging partner, Owen Fickett. The sheriff's office says that a tree cut down by Fickett hit a second tree that in ...
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Men report attack after snapping photo of Lillard
Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the ...
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Man 69 accused of trying to lure 15-year-old girl for sex
GRESHAM, Ore. -- A 69-year-old Gresham man was arrested on suspicion of trying to lure a 15-year-old girl into his car to perform sex acts for money, police said. Jerry D. Guess was booked in the Multnomah County Detention Center on one count of luring a minor. Gresham police said the case surfaced May 10 when the girl said she was walking on Southeast 202nd Avenue near Southeast Stark Street ...
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Preview Google Maps glitch leading people down wrong street
SALEM, Ore. – A Google Maps glitch has a Salem woman at wits end and is potentially costing a car dealership some big cash. The search giant is directing people to Allison Houck’s house when they search for Capitol Toyota in Salem. That error is misleading as many as a dozen would-be car buyers a day. Instead of being taken to the dealership, they end up following ...
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Why the Tumblr-Yahoo deal has one Portland startup excited
Dan Coe's BlkDot helps brands sell their wares on Tumblr. Portland entrepreneur Dan Coe has had a long, healthy relationship with Tumblr. He expects that to only deepen with Yahoo's planned $1.1 billion acquisition of the microblogging site. Coe's previous startup, Coexist Digital, developed a commerce platform that essentially allowed brands to sell their wares on Tumblr without ...
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Police close active investigation of Susan Powells disappearance
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - The police agency that has been leading the 3-year search for missing mom Susan Powell announced Monday it is closing the investigation, citing a lack of leads."Today Susan is still missing. We do not know where she is or what happened to her," said West Valley City Police Department Deputy Chief Mike Powell. "Searches have been exhausted and no additional ...
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Man stole purse backpack from Portland hospitals police say
PORTLAND, Ore. – Police are looking for a man accused of stealing a purse and a backpack from two Portland hospitals. The first theft occurred on May 14 at Portland Shriners Hospital, police said. The suspect walked into the volunteer break room at around 12 p.m. and allegedly stole a woman’s purse. After hospital security members found the suspect on surveillance video, they ...
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Vandals deface cross in Coos Bay park
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) -- A cross in a public park in Coos Bay that has been at the center of a controversy over religious symbols in public places has been ...
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Gallery Which private college presidents are the highest paid
Lewis & Clark College President Barry Glassner 2010 compensation (partial year): $75,597 Education isn't known as a particularly high-paying field. But as with any industry, those that rise to the top typically take home impressive paychecks. That's the case with Oregon's private college presidents. Payday: Take a peek at the paychecks of 14 Oregon college ...
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Portlands fluoride debate sparks national media frenzy
Portland voters will decide whether to fluoridate the water. The national media loves Portland. It loves to tout our craft beers and sizzling food scene, our sustainability and quirky personalities (thank you "Portlandia"), and now our fluoride or lack thereof. Over the past week, everyone from the Wall Street Journal to Gawker has weighed in on Portland's resistance to fluoride. ...
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Police in Oregon rescue runaway baby goats
Police in Milwaukie, Ore., said they rescued a pair of escaped baby goats found wandering in traffic near their owner's home. Milwaukie police officer Crystal Hill said the kids were seen "running amok" in a city street and were corralled into a nearby yard before being taken to the police department, The (Portland) Oregonian reported Monday. The owner of the goats soon called ...
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Island immigrants to get standard Ore. licenses
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The Legislature has agreed that Oregon residents from three Pacific Ocean island nations won't have to renew their driver's licenses each ...
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Portland animal shelters need every bit of help available
Animal abandonment remains a problem across the United States and Portland is no different, the Oregon Humane Society in Portland and Multnomah County Animal Services, routinely receive hundreds of animals each year, many of which are brought to them by the public or authorities who have found the animals wandering the streets.
In 2008, Portland became the buzz of the web when Portland news media reported that a pit-bull had boarded a city bus without anyone accompanying him and went for a ride. On the web, Portland became known as a pet-friendly city because the bus driven had allowed the dog to ride the bus. Read more
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