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The Oregonian

• Benson Tech Spanish teacher investigated in meth case

  The Oregonian – 27 mins ago  

  Police tell school district officials that "Ms. Fig" is not suspected of selling meth to Benson students. Full Story »

• Warren man cited after U.S. 30 crash with school bus

  The Oregonian – 58 mins ago  

  Oregon State Police cited a Warren man Wednesday morning after he pulled in front of and collided with a bus loaded with grade schoolers on U.S. 30, causing minor injuries to three students and briefly shutting down the highway. Full Story »

• Five Americans detained in Pakistan raid

  The Oregonian – 1 hr 13 mins ago  

  Regional police chief Mian Javed Islam told The Associated Press that the men were between the ages of 18 and 20 and had spent the past few days in the city, which is near an air base about 125 miles (200 kilometers) south of the capital, Islamabad. Full Story »

• Today's headlines: Youth edition: Tongues on frozen poles and armed robbery

  The Oregonian – 1 hr 58 mins ago  

  View full sizeView full sizeOkay, people, we shared the story yesterday of the unfortunate Spokane teen who will show up anytime someone searches Google for the words girl, Spokane, pole and tongue.Apparently, the 13-year-old is not alone in her ill-considered... Full Story »

• Ashland school will return holiday tree after nationwide outcry

  The Oregonian – 2 hrs 12 mins ago  

  The Ashland Daily Tidings reported today that the tree will be returned to the lobby at Bellview Elementary School Full Story »

Salem Statesman Journal

• Former director John Minnis surrenders police certification

  Salem Statesman Journal – Wed Dec 9, 6:20 am ET  

  The former director of the Oregon agency responsible for training and certifying police officers resigned last month after a female employee accused him of sexually harassing her, according to investigative files released Tuesday by the Oregon Department of Justice. Full Story »

• Thousands honor the lives of officers killed in Washington

  Salem Statesman Journal – Wed Dec 9, 6:20 am ET  

  TACOMA, Wash. — About 20,000 mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from Washington state and across the country, honored four slain officers who were remembered Tuesday as heroes and loving family members. Full Story »

• Casey to sue WESD over her firing

  Salem Statesman Journal – Wed Dec 9, 6:20 am ET  

  Former Willamette Education Service District Superintendent Maureen Casey says she will sue the district over her firing in October. Full Story »

• Chilly temperatures to hang around

  Salem Statesman Journal – Wed Dec 9, 6:20 am ET  

  Cold weather wimps best not put away their hats, scarves, gloves and mittens or hang up their parkas this week — at least not yet. Full Story »

• Mid-Valley law enforcement at ceremony

  Salem Statesman Journal – Wed Dec 9, 6:20 am ET  

  More than 40 local law enforcement officers attended the memorial Tuesday for the slain Lakewood, Wash., police officers. Full Story »

The Hillsboro Argus

• Hughes to run for Metro Council president

  The Hillsboro Argus – 1 hr 3 mins ago  

  Hughes, who retired as mayor earlier this year, will face Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder and former 1000 Friends of Oregon Executive Director Bob Stacey. The three are vying to replace David Bragdon, who cannot run for a third term as council president. Full Story »

• County to launch Aloha development study

  The Hillsboro Argus – Tue Dec 8, 7:45 am ET  

  Washington County’s Board of Commissioners gave enthusiastic approval last week to draft a letter of intent to apply for a $2.4 million grant from Metro to conduct the three-year study. Full Story »

• Domestic violence needs exposure to public’s light

  The Hillsboro Argus – Sun Dec 6, 11:45 pm ET  

  Advocates for ending domestic violence say its time to expose the issue to so much light perpetrators can never walk in the shadows again. Full Story »

• A survivor’s story

  The Hillsboro Argus – Sun Dec 6, 11:15 pm ET  

  Stephanie Moore fell into a black hole of an abusive relationship when she was 16. Then, she was a strong student, looking forward to college. Full Story »

• Odd situation inflated utility sewer charges

  The Hillsboro Argus – Thu Dec 3, 7:42 am ET  

  Careful scrutiny of their Hillsboro utility bills have paid off for two local residents and may benefit even more. Full Story »

KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland

• Two found dead after Warrenton house fire

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – 14 mins ago  

  WARRENTON, Ore. -- The bodies of two people were found inside a house that caught fire in Warrenton early Wednesday morning. Just before 4'30 a.m. someone reported seeing smoke at the home on NW 1st Ave. Warrenton Fire crews got the fire put out and found two dead inside. The two were not identified. Clatsop County investigators were trying to determine the causes of death. Full Story »

• Baby hammocks recalled after Gresham infant's death

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – 2 hrs 14 mins ago  

  GRESHAM, Ore. -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled about 24,000 Amby Baby motion beds after two infants suffocated in the hammocks, including a Gresham baby. The little boy from Gresham was five-months old when he died. Now, parents have been warned to stop using the hammocks immediately and contact Amby Baby for a free repair kit. The motion beds were sold between January 2003 ... Full Story »

• Oregon priority list expands after more swine flu shots arrive

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – 2 hrs 59 mins ago  

     PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The arrival of more swine flu vaccine in Oregon has allowed health care providers to expand their efforts to the original priority group after focusing only on people at highest risk.    Slower than expected production of H1N1 influenza vaccine had forced health care providers to focus on Oregonians considered most at risk, including pregnant women and people with ... Full Story »

• Ore. AG won't charge state chief accused of sexual harassment

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – Wed Dec 9, 10:48 am ET  

     SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon Attorney General John Kroger has decided not to pursue charges against John Minnis, the former state agency chief who resigned last month after being accused of sexually harassing a female employee.    On Tuesday, the attorney general's office released documents in which the woman -- whose identity wasn't released -- said Minnis had harassed her for more than a year ... Full Story »

• Alaska Air hopes Web sales will boost PDX market share

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – Wed Dec 9, 10:48 am ET  

     ATLANTA (AP) -- Alaska Air Group wants to boost revenue next year by increasing sales on its Web site, continuing to focus on improving customer service and gaining market share in Portland.    Chief Financial Officer Glenn Johnson says the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air has been working hard to improve on-time performance.    He told investors at a conference in New York ... Full Story »

FOX 12 Oregon

• Boy's Tongue Stuck To Flag Pole At School

  FOX 12 Oregon – 41 mins ago  

  A firefighter is called to help remove a boy's tongue from a flag pole at a Vancouver middle school. Full Story »

• 2 Found Dead In Warrenton House Fire

  FOX 12 Oregon – 1 hr 41 mins ago  

  Two people were found dead Wednesday morning after a house fire in Warrenton. Full Story »

• Deputies Make Child Porn Arrest In Sweet Home

  FOX 12 Oregon – 1 hr 56 mins ago  

  A Sweet Home man has been arrested on child pornography charges after an undercover investigation by Linn County authorities. Full Story »

• Cold Keeps Its Grip On Northwest

  FOX 12 Oregon – 2 hrs 26 mins ago  

  Portland recorded its coldest temperature in 11 years on Tuesday and conditions will likely hover around freezing today. Full Story »

• 'Good Day Oregon' Original Passes Away At 50

  FOX 12 Oregon – Wed Dec 9, 11:51 am ET  

  Phil Cassidy, an original member of "Good Day Oregon," has passed away from cancer. Full Story »

Oregon Public Broadcasting

• Walden, Schrader Push For Biomass, Forest Thinning

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Wed Dec 9, 11:55 am ET  

  A bipartisan group of congress members introduced legislation Tuesday to encourage the development of biomass technology. Full Story »

• Blazers Down To Nine Players As Injured List Grows

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Wed Dec 9, 11:55 am ET  

  The Portland Trail Blazers’ injured list continues to grow as yet another key player has surgery. Full Story »

• Cold Is Good And Bad For Northwest Wine-Grape Growers

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Wed Dec 9, 11:40 am ET  

  This week's cold snap has put Eastern Washington into below zero at times. The low temps can be risky for wine grape growers but some have been waiting for just this kind of cold. Full Story »

• Northwest Native Leaders Praise Indian Trust Settlement

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Wed Dec 9, 11:40 am ET  

  Northwest tribal leaders are happy that a 13-year lawsuit over federal management of Indian trust land has finally been settled. Full Story »

• Officers Remembered As Good Cops And Loving Parents

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Wed Dec 9, 11:40 am ET  

  Great cops and loving parents. That's how four murdered Lakewood police officers were remembered Tuesday at a service. Full Story »

Portland Tribune

• Portland economist: Don’t expect economy to stagger back to life soon

  Portland Tribune – 28 mins ago  

  Although the national recession appears to be ending, don’t expect the Oregon economy to create many new jobs in the foreseeable future, says noted Oregon economist John Mitchell. Oregon’s job growth rate is rated 45th out of the 50 states, Mitchell said Wednesday morning at his annual ... Full Story »

• Oregon City boy refused medical help before his death

  Portland Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 2:04 am ET  

  In the weeks before he died of a treatable urinary infection, 16-year-old Neil Beagley told a state caseworker that he did not want to go to a doctor even though he was beginning to become seriously ill. Neil's parents, Jeffrey and Marci Beagley of Oregon City, face a trial in January on ... Full Story »

• Hey, bike riders: How's the weather treating you?

  Portland Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 1:19 am ET  

  Attention winter bike commuters — and fair-weather bicyclists: The Portland Tribune would like to talk to some hardy bike commuters about what it takes to ride in cold and wet wintry weather, for an upcoming article. Or, if you are avoiding riding in this weather, we’d like to know ... Full Story »

• Cold weather house fires keep firefighters hopping

  Portland Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 1:04 am ET  

  Portland Fire and Rescue crews spent part of Tuesday chasing four house fires, three of which were related to the week’s cold weather. It took about two dozen firefighters to quickly extinguish each of the single-alarm blazes. No one was injured in any of the fires. Firefighters first ... Full Story »

• Police investigate death of NE Portland man

  Portland Tribune – Wed Dec 9, 12:34 am ET  

  Portland police are investigating the death of a man found Tuesday afternoon outside a Northeast Portland mobile home. Police said that at about 2:30 p.m. witnesses said a man was found outside a mobile home in the 6400 block of Northeast Killingsworth St. When police arrived, the man was ... Full Story »

The Columbian

• Cold-air inversion prompts burn ban

  The Columbian – 12 mins ago  

  Air quality authorities today banned the use of fireplaces, uncertified wood stoves and inserts in Clark County until a cold-air inversion loosens up. Full Story »

• Firefighters rescue boy whose tongue stuck to pole

  The Columbian – 57 mins ago  

  Firefighters were called to a Vancouver middle school this morning to rescue a boy whose tongue was stuck to a flag pole.  Full Story »

• Heating problem shuts down Walnut Grove school

  The Columbian – 57 mins ago  

  Walnut Grove Elementary has closed this morning due to a heating problem. AM kindergarten students will be sent home on the regular bus routes. P.M. kindergarten is canceled. Full Story »

• Gregoire releases all-cuts budget

  The Columbian – 1 hr 27 mins ago  

  Gov. Chris Gregoire today proposed her 2010 supplemental state budget, which would fill a $2.6 billion hole in the budget for 2009-11 through service eliminations, reductions or suspensions. As... Full Story »

• Evergreen schools to make kindergarten switch decision in January

  The Columbian – 1 hr 57 mins ago  

  Students currently on full-day, alternating-day schedule Full Story »

KATU Portland

• Shroud of mystery surrounds unopened safe from 1891

  KATU Portland – 2 hrs 1 min ago  

  The safe originally belonged to Marysville's first mayor, but now it sits in a museum, with curious onlookers wondering what, if anything, is inside. Full Story »

• 'They were great cops, and they will surely be missed'

  KATU Portland – 2 hrs 1 min ago  

  Officers from as far away as New York, Chicago and Boston along with over 1,000 Canadian Mounties arrived at the memorial service for Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold, and Greg Richards. Full Story »

• Ore. A.G. won't pursue Minnis over harassment accusations

  KATU Portland – Wed Dec 9, 11:02 am ET  

  On Tuesday, the attorney general's office released documents in which the woman - whose identity wasn't released - said Minnis had harassed her for more than a year while he was director of the agency that trains and certifies police officers. Full Story »

• Cops: Medical pot cards used as cover for big growing operations

  KATU Portland – Wed Dec 9, 11:02 am ET  

  Police say they've noticed a recent uptick in the number of pot busts involving growers who have received state permission to cultivate a small amount of marijuana for medical use but whose true intention is to grow much more than the law allows. Full Story »

• Bursting pipes cause damage throughout region

  KATU Portland – Wed Dec 9, 3:02 am ET  

  With temperatures falling into the 20s and the teens, frozen pipes burst from Salem to Vancouver Tuesday night. Full Story »

Hood River News

• By RAELYNN RICARTE News staff writer

  Hood River News – 1 hr 12 mins ago  

  Daryn and Sue Fogle, owners of Sears in Hood River , have added a new twist to the store’s annual Heroes at Home program. Full Story »

• By RAELYNN RICARTE News staff writer

  Hood River News – 1 hr 12 mins ago  

  A countywide campaign to stop domestic violence was supposed to kick off in November but a funding shortfall of $2,000 has delayed the start of the “community conversation.” Full Story »

• By

  Hood River News – 1 hr 12 mins ago  

  National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine recently affirmed something most Hood River residents have known for years: The Gorge is a pretty cool place to call home. Full Story »

• By RAELYNN RICARTE News staff writer

  Hood River News – 1 hr 12 mins ago  

  Two Hood River massage therapists are donating their services during the month of December to raise money for the annual Community Christmas Dinner on Dec. 24. Full Story »

• By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA News editor

  Hood River News – 1 hr 12 mins ago  

  ODELL — Dave Garcia, longtime finance manager at Diamond Fruit Growers, is the interim general manager at the cooperative following the departure of Al Gosiak. Full Story »