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Some worry service will suffer under citys proposed fire crew plan
If approved, a city plan will cut the number of fire engines by half at Fire Stations Nos. 2 and 8 and be replaced by ambulance-sized rapid response vehicles. Some fear that will hurt service in their ...
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Driver accused of killing soccer dribbler released
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The driver accused of fatally hitting a man attempting to walk from Seattle to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup was released from jail on Tuesday after telling the court he is in ...
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No 4th of July fireworks at Blue Lake this year... again
Blue Lake Regional Park will be a good place to watch some fireworks on the 4th of July, you better make some other plans. That's because for the second year in a row, there's won't be a fireworks show there. According to Julie Cash ...
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Oregon State sends Louisville home with 11-4 loss
Eric Francis/AP OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- This wasn't the ending Louisville imagined for the best sports year in university history. The mistake-prone Cardinals surrendered seven runs in the fourth inning on their way to an 11-4 loss to No. 3 national seed Oregon State that eliminated them from the College World Series on Monday. The Cardinals (51-14) committed four errors ...
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New charges added in medical marijuana busts
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- Three people arrested in raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in Southern Oregon are facing new criminal charges of racketeering and money ...
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Citizenship proof law is illegal Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country ...
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Rescuers pull fisherman from Columbia River
GRESHAM, Ore. – Rescue crews pulled an unconscious man from the Columbia River after he lost a fishing pole and went into the water after it Tuesday afternoon. Lt. Steve Alexander with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said the the man couldn't get out of the water and went under ...
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Teen at center of custody dispute runs away
PORTLAND, Ore. - A 16-year-old girl at the center of a custody dispute where her parents claim she was "legally kidnapped" has now disappeared. The family turmoil began when a judge gave custody of Michael and Stacey Trumbo's daughter, Anna Trumbo, to the mother of the girl's boyfriend. Anna's parents said they never got to tell the judge their side of the story and ...
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House passes bill to track chemicals toxic to kids
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The state House has passed a bill that would phase out toxic chemicals from certain toys and children's products sold in ...
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Police seeking two suspects in The Great Watermelon Heist of 2013
BEAVERTON, Ore. - How exactly does one sell several tons of stolen watermelons? Police in Beaverton and Tigard are hoping to ask that very question of Molalla’s Brad Taylor and Canby’s William "Billy" Traverso after two grocery stores were robbed earlier this month. At 8:30 a.m. on June 7, police responded to a report that six pallets of watermelons weighing 5,784 ...
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State warns of algae contamination near Heppner
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The discovery of blue-green algae in an Eastern Oregon reservoir has the Oregon Health Authority worried that drinking water near Heppner could be ...
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Oregon State ends co-op housing in 4 buildings
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon State University is ending a low-cost cooperative housing program that has allowed more than 200 students in four buildings to hire their own ...
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Virginia hires Oregon assistant as softball coach
Miller spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Oregon, and helped lead the Ducks to the super regional round of the NCAA tournament each season, and to the College World Series last year. As a head coach, employing a strategy that relies on speed and aggression, he led Division II Texas A&M-Kingsville to a 76-79 record from 2008-10, and posted a 64-44 record in two seasons at Darton ...
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Collapsed I-5 Skagit River bridge to reopen Wednesday
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A temporary bridge over the Skagit River opens Wednesday, restoring Interstate 5 traffic less than a month after the old bridge collapsed May 23 when it was struck by a truck with an oversize load.Gov. Jay Inslee announced the reopening Tuesday after inspecting the work and praising workers at Mount Vernon.The Transportation Department says traffic will be reduced to 40 ...
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Bump in state revenue may avert government shutdown in Wash. state
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Substantial improvements in Washington's financial outlook provided state lawmakers with a pathway to resolve their budget differences Tuesday, and negotiators expressed optimism they would avoid any government shutdown.In response to a revised forecast of state revenues, Senate leaders said they were OK finalizing a budget deal without policy overhauls that they had ...
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Bandit boats to Idaho cabin soaks in hot tub after failed break-in
McCALL, Idaho (KBOI) -- A burglar in Valley County apparently enjoys relaxing after a failed attempted break in. Deputies at the Valley County Sheriff's Office are hoping someone will recognize this man who tried to break into a cabin near Horsethief Reservoir over the June 7-9 weekend. According to the video, the man paddled to the cabin in a small boat and attempted to break into ...
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State jobless rate falls
SALEM — The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great Recession in the fall of ...
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Court docs Man told officers he killed wife and neighbors motive unclear
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - An affidavit filed by a sheriff's deputy in last weekend's triple homicide in Coos County says a 65-year-old man told officers he shot and killed his wife and two neighbors and then set fire to the two houses. But there is no word on why he did it. Edward L. Nelson of the rural community of Bridge is being held on $6 million bail. He was arraigned Monday on ...
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Oregon unemployment rate falls below 8 percent
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great Recession in the fall of 2008. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday the state unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in May and, after a revision, 7.9 percent in April. The department reported Tuesday that job gains have been strong recently in ...
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Driver in Old Town crash that killed woman pleads no contest
PORTLAND, Ore. – A Cornelius man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed one woman and injured six other people in Portland’s Old Town pleaded no contest in Multnomah County Circuit Court on ...
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U of Oregon plans to bar too-wide seat cushions
Spokeswoman Julie Brown says there have been "a few complaints" about extra-wide cushions taking up too much space at Autzen Stadium and Hayward ...
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APNewsBreak Affidavit says man tells of slayings
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- An affidavit filed by a sheriff's deputy in last weekend's triple homicide in Coos County says a 65-year-old man told officers he shot and killed his wife and two neighbors and then set fire to the two houses. But there is no word on why he did ...
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FBI Portland Establishes Public Corruption Hotline
Public corruption hits at the heart of what a government is supposed to do: serve its people. When public officials-whether elected, appointed, or under contract-use their public office for personal gain, they damage the public’s trust in all forms of government. These crimes are the result of deals sealed with whispered conversations, quick handshakes, and "under-the-table" ...
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DC ob-gyn elected president-elect of AMA
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dr. Robert M. Wah, a reproductive endocrinologist and ob-gyn in the Washington area, has been elected president-elect of the American Medical ...
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Italys high court bashes Amanda Knox acquittal
American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions and ordering the new appeals court to look at all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the teen.In March, the Court of Cassation overturned Knox's acquittal in the 2007 murder of flatmate Meredith Kercher and ordered a new ...
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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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