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Eugene schools face $16 million budget gap
http://is.gd/y2hvDL ) that up to 20 teachers could lose their jobs because of the budget problems, and that number could nearly double if the teachers' union does not accept wage ...
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Pair plead guilty in 2005 death of Oregon woman
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Two men have pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2005 death of a Hillsboro woman who was stabbed 29 times with a ...
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Homeless man found guilty of campsite rape
The Register-Guard reports 28-year-old Michael Eastman faces at least eight years in prison under Oregon's sentencing law. Prosecutor Robert Lane is asking for Eastman to be classified as a dangerous offender, which would allow a sentence of up to 30 years. The woman told police a man appeared at her campsite last July and told her he was going to rape her. She says the man attacked ...
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TriMet ticket app testing begins
I'm sure most people wanting to ride Tri-Met would just be happy to pay for the ride without all sorts of broken machines and apps for Smartphones they don't have, and can't ...
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Worker suffers minor injury at Ore. picket line
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland longshoreman sustained minor injuries after getting hit by a truck while picketing at the Port of Portland. Jennifer Sargent, a spokeswoman for the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, says the worker is recovering at home after injuring his knee, elbow and back. She declined to release his identity. The union says the incident occurred Thursday when ...
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Ore. timber country ponders future with fewer logs
O'BRIEN, Ore. -; Jennifer Phillippi's grandparents started producing lumber in this corner of Oregon timber country in 1922, when a man could set up a mill, log the trees within range of a team of horses and move the mill to a new stand when those trees ran ...
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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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