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Man dies in rollover crash on Hayden Island exit
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A man died in a rollover crash on the exit to Hayden Island at noon Monday. Portland police investigators say they are looking into the possibility that the man suffered a medical event during the crash on the northbound Interstate 5 exit. The offramp to Hayden Island from northbound I-5 is expected to be closed until 2:30 or 3 p.m., according to a news release from the ...
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Police arrest man 65 in online teen sex sting
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Police arrested a 65-year-old man accused of attempting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he met online who was actually an undercover police officer. James Maulding of Silverton, Oregon, thought he was having online conversations with a young girl, police said. The girl was really an undercover police officer. Police said they started investigating Maulding earlier this ...
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Driver found dead in car at Scio
Oregon State Police say the car driven by 49-year-old Brian David Marler of Scio left Highway 226 and rolled down an embankment. The State Police say it's not known why the car left the ...
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App leads Ore. police to smartphone theft suspect
Police in Medford, Ore., say a couple awoke Friday and found that a sliding door they had left open during the night had been closed. Looking around the house, they realized a smartphone, a tablet and a laptop had been ...
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Police Suspects scaled Bi-Mart wall tried to break in through roof
GRESHAM, Ore. – Police arrested two men who they said scaled the wall of a Gresham Bi-Mart and tried to break into the store through the roof early Monday morning. The two men tripped an audible alarm on a roof hatch, alerting police at around 4 a.m. Officers arrived at the Bi-Mart, located ...
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Animal-rights worker arrested while taping rodeo
JORDAN VALLEY, Ore. (AP) - An animal-rights activist from Vancouver has been arrested after refusing to quit videotaping at an Eastern Oregon rodeo with an event where contestants rope horses by the legs. The Malheur County sheriff's office says 30-year-old Adam Fahnestock of Vancouver, Wash., was accused Saturday of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The group Showing Animals ...
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Canadian singer apologizes for U.S. anthem botch
A Canadian jazz singer apologized for botching the U.S. national anthem at the Memorial Cup junior ice hockey game in Saskatchewan. Alexis Normand said she had been asked the day before the Saturday game to learn the Star-Spangled Banner to perform at the Western Hockey League game ...
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Portland Business Journal wins 23 journalism awards
The Portland Business Journal won 23 awards at the 2013 Society of Professional Journalists Oregon and Southwest Washington banquet. The Portland Business Journal captured 23 awards at the annual Society of Professional Journalists Oregon and Southwest Washington awards banquet Saturday night. The newspaper competed against large circulation non-daily newspapers from across the state. The ...
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Man found dead inside flipped car on riverbank
SCIO, Ore. -- A man was found dead in his overturned car along Thomas Creek near Highway 226 late Sunday morning, state police said. Just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday police dispatchers in Albany got a call from a man walking along the Thomas Creek ...
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NBAs Terrence Williams arrested near Seattle
KENT, Wash. -- A former Seattle high school basketball star and current NBA player could face domestic violence charges, Kent police said. Terrence Williams, 25, of the Boston Celtics was arrested Sunday afternoon after an incident in a parking lot in ...
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Singer screws up the national anthem really badly before Portland game
Canadian musician Alexis Normand's recent rendition of the United States' national anthem before a hockey game is painful to watch at times. She forgets the lyrics and seems to entirely make up some of the words.The audience even begins singing along in what appears to be an attempt to help the woman out.The performance was at the 2013 Memorial Cup opening game Saturday between the ...
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Boy 17 dies in SUV crash along rural road
Dundee on Saturday. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office said Alex Neel Weiler of Dundee lost control of his family’s Chevrolet Suburban on a slick rural road. The SUV went off the road, slammed into a tree and caught fire. Witnesses and a police officer tried to pull Weiler out of the SUV, but the fire was too hot and there was too much smoke. The sheriff’s office said speed ...
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First residents sought for Eugene homeless village
http://bit.ly/116RXhM ) that organizers of Opportunity Village Eugene are accepting applications. They hope to find a dozen homeless people to open the village in ...
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Neighbors save Cornelius man trapped under truck
Scott Lakey was working on his truck Saturday and had the front tires on ramps. He had crawled underneath when the truck rolled off the ramps and landed on his ...
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Teen leads police on chase refuses to give up
WOODBURN, Ore. - A 14-year-old boy was arrested Monday morning after police say he led officers on a pursuit. The incident began around 3:15 a.m. when police say the boy stole a car and was then involved in a hit and run in Woodburn. The teenager drove north on Interstate 5 and the pursuit ended just before 4 a.m. in the Stafford Road area in Tualatin. Police say at that point the ...
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Dont blame the breed mother of girl attacked by pit bull says
HAZEL DELL, Wash. - A 3-year-old girl is recovering at a hospital following a pit bull attack and while her mother wants the dog put down, she said she doesn't blame the breed. "Honestly, I don't think it matters what kind of a dog or what breed, or the timing, it just can happen," said Jenna Robbins. "I would never say it's because of a pit bull or because of ...
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Boy 14 arrested in Wilsonville after I-5 chase
WILSONVILL, Ore. (AP) -- Police say a 14-year-old boy was arrested Monday morning in Wilsonville after leading officers on a chase on Interstate 5 from ...
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Seat belt enforcement week in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Law enforcement agencies across Oregon are taking part in the "click it or ticket" seat belt enforcement campaign through June ...
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Power poles lines going in for reliability
I've noticed what appears to be new power lines springing up between the residential area behind Vista Pointe and Satellite Drive on the south flank of Roxy Ann Peak. Can you tell me what's going on? Is it providing more power or ...
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Some simple steps can help you avoid mail theft
Of late there's been a little bit of coverage in the Mail Tribune on the mail theft ring that was broken up recently. Along those lines, Deputy Ettinger and I just worked a mail theft case up in the Foots Creek Road area and ended up charging two suspects with six felony counts of mail theft. Now, just last week, our Community Service Officer, or CSO, Conley emailed me that for the second ...
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Ashland to consider host of rate increases
The Ashland City Council will hold a public hearing to decide whether to approve a 10 percent water rate increase, a 10 percent sewer rate increase, a 3 percent storm drain fee increase, and a 3 percent transportation utility fee ...
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Talents oldest building gifted to a new congregation
But Grace Bible Church found itself on the receiving end when Talent Bible Chapel decided to cease operations and gave its 1871 church building to the congregation. Retirement of 88-year-old Pastor Elliott Lovelace last fall prompted the ...
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New wellness center caters to pot patients
Mike Schanno offers services for medical marijuana users ranging from planting tips to massages at his new medical marijuana wellness center in Gold ...
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Dogfriendly.coms take on Ashland has less bite
A popular website for tourists who travel with their dogs is no longer telling them to avoid Ashland, but it says more changes are needed before the town can be considered ...
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Bend tries nonlethal methods to control geese
BEND — Park managers in Bend are using a mix of egg oiling, hazing and possibly a youngster roundup to keep the number of geese — and the amount of goose poop — down at parks around ...
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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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