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The 14-year-old victim and his family were elk hunting at the family ranch in Terrebonne when gunshots entered the motor home where they were sleeping early Sunday. Full Story »
Last month, a statewide coalition named Sharon Thornberry a public health genius for her gut-level grasp of how hunger and gaps in our food system contribute to chronic disease and health disparities. Full Story »
Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen identified the shooter as Carlos Fernandez, the owner of KBP & Fabrications and the business partner of Mark Owen, who was shot twice. The shooting happened at KBP & Fabrications, a paint, body and fabrication shop for semi-trucks in Kent, south of Seattle. Full Story »
The region was the ninth-safest for pedestrians, the report said; Seattle was the fifth-safest. Full Story »
PORTLAND -- The storm positioned over Oregon brought a much-anticipated blanket of white to the Cascades and a possible tornado to the Oregon Coast. On Mt. Hood, nearly eight inches of snow had fallen since Thursday -- and the grand total was expected to surpass 20 inches by the end of the weekend. Full Story »
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Toby Gerhart bowled over the Oregon defense to make the Cardinal bowl eligible for the first time in eight years. Full Story »
PHOENIX, Ariz. – More than $1.4 million in taxpayer refunds was available to Oregonians that were returned due to postal errors, according to the IRS. Full Story »
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A bicycle helmet helped an Oregon teenager survive without serious injury when her head was run over by a car following a collision. Full Story »
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Economists say a jobless rate of 11.5 percent in Oregon is made worse by a high underemployment rate. Recent figures show about one in five Oregonians in the labor force can't find a job, are working fewer hours than they would like or simply have given up looking. Full Story »
A federal judge sentenced a Gresham man who used his own sexually abused children to create pornography to 50 years in federal prison Monday, Nov. 9. Mark Allyn Hoffman, 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones called the case one of the ... Full Story »
TriMet is shaving a few minutes off nearly two dozen bus routes to save about $3.5 million in its 2009-10 budget. The changes, which go into effect Nov. 29, will cut two to four minutes from the frequency from the bus lines during off-peak hours. The changes should help TriMet close a gap in its ... Full Story »
University of Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount will suit up for the Ducks when they play host to Arizona State on Saturday night. The Ducks have reinstated Blount, a senior who was suspended after a postgame incident in the season-opening loss at Boise State. Blount missed eight games but ... Full Story »
The city of Beaverton is the latest local government to jump on one of the region’s hottest issues: chickens. If a new ordinance is approved sometime early next year, the city could begin allowing residents to have up to four chickens — no roosters, though — in secure backyard ... Full Story »
A Clackamas County woman was arrested after a night of hot-tubbing and a fall down a bank into chilly Johnson Creek. According to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Amy Marie Brandt, 32, spent part of late Saturday night in an outdoor hot tub at a house along the creek at 7235 S.E. ... Full Story »
An Oregon man accused of sexually abusing his young children and sharing the photos on the Internet has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Full Story »
Portland Mayor Sam Adams discussed upcoming improvements to a deadly intersection in southeast Portland on Monday. Full Story »
Deputies said they are investigating the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a hunting camp in Terrebonne. Full Story »
A Jacksonville rancher says three of his pregnant cows were shot this weekend, including one found mutilated by the side of the road after being dragged a half-mile. Full Story »
The Coast Guard is investigating the grounding of the Willamette Queen Sternwheeler on Sunday, deputies said. Full Story »
Southern Oregon law enforcement officials announced Monday they’ve cracked down on a major drug network. Full Story »
You've heard of micro-breweries. How about "micro-canneries?" Full Story »
The sternwheeler, Willamette Queen, ran aground Sunday. Coast Guard Ensign, Greg Landosky says the 22 people who were on board, are okay. Full Story »
The University of Oregon and the Pac-10 athletics conference announced Monday that running back LaGarrette Blount has been reinstated. Full Story »
Monday in northeastern Washington, state attorneys will try a man accused of buying gall bladders that were taken from bears. Full Story »
A new law passed by the Legislature aimed at saving money allowed 27-year-old Rosendo Rosales-Corona, a Mexican national, to come up for parole only a year after being sentenced for hitting Kimberly McDaniel with his car in 2006. After hitting her in the Columbia River Gorge, he left her for dead, ditched his car and then fled to Mexico. Full Story »
Kathy Lieb, an appraiser with Lincoln County, spent part of the morning walking the neighborhood that was hit the hardest and talking to homeowners whose homes were damaged. “We’re coming to do an act of God survey of the homes that have been damaged,” she said. Full Story »
Gresham police have arrested the woman who this weekend caused panic in her neighborhood after she reported she was stabbed while her purse was stolen outside her Gresham home. Full Story »
Kibbi Lightfeldt's "Bailey" was shot and killed Thursday, found near in public park in Clatskanie - an Oregon town about 60 miles north of Portland on Highway 30. Police are on the lookout for the shooter. Full Story »
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There are just so many tiny pieces of tempered glass, it looks like a sheet of ice walking around the side of Bud and Carol Lyons house in Lincoln City . They glitter in the sun as a spectacular beach view comes into view in the Roads End neighborhood at the far north end of Lincoln City . Full Story »
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's met with his hospitalized client. Retired Col. John P. Galligan told The Associated Press he met with Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for 30 minutes Monday at a San Antonio military hospital. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is launching a program it says will turn the government into the model employer of military veterans. President Barack Obama was to sign an executive order Monday creating the Veterans Employment Initiative. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is ready to hand out more stimulus dollars for schools, but this time, strings are attached. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said another $11.5 billion is available to states, which have already received more than $67 billion. Full Story »
Of the six Philip Glass operas I’ve seen live, 1993’s Orphée is the most conventional in structure, in part because Glass derived the story from Jean Cocteau’s screenplay for his celebrated 1949 film. Most of Glass’ other stage work, especially the legendary Einstein on the Beach and other operas with director/genius Robert Wilson, have eschewed [...] Related posts: Portland Opera Scores Philip ... Full Story »
A 400-foot section of the Eastbank Esplanade closed last Friday by Portland Parks & Rec will be off limits to the public for at least another month. City officials say the closure of the section about 500 feet north of the Morrison Bridge will allow them to figure out why a piece of the paved trail [...] Related posts: Section Drop Test —TES Another Blow To Cyclists: W. Offers His Endorsement ... Full Story »
In what a news release terms his “first bold move” as interim Multnomah County sheriff, Dan Staton has asked the state agency that oversees police to make a probe of his agency top priority. The news comes after WW first reported last week on allegations that Chief Deputy Tim Moore falsified his training records to gain [...] Related posts: DA’s Office Declines to Charge MultCo Chief Deputy Over ... Full Story »
For the second third issue in a row, The NW Examiner is taking a hard look [PDF] at ESCO, which produces steel in a neighborhood better known for boutiques and expensive housing. (ESCO has also long operated a dump for its foundry waste on Sauvie Island). The Examiner hired freelancer Paul Koberstein, a veteran environmental [...] Related posts: Esco Says Never Mind on a Bigger Dump at Sauvie ... Full Story »
The University of Oregon announced this morning that LeGarrette Blount will be reinstated for this Saturday’s game against Arizona State University. As I’ve opined before, I think this is the right —albeit belated— move for coach Chip Kelly to make since the original season-long punishment was too harsh. And it also makes sense to bring Blount [...] Related posts: Elizabeth Lambert vs ... Full Story »
For Chris Gower, Sunday was just the second time he had walked across the Union Street bridge. He'd brought along his wife, Sheri Stuart, for her first trip across the converted railroad bridge. Full Story »
Oregon's pioneering health-care-directive forms are going electronic. Full Story »
Lois Stark has revived community interest in public access to the pedestrian bridge across 12th Street SE. Full Story »
Salem police sought drivers at large Sunday night after a crash on Portland Road NE in which multiple cars fled the scene — and at least one struck a power pole. Full Story »
A Marion County Sheriff's deputy remained in stable condition Sunday night after his patrol car collided with another car that reportedly crossed into his lane. Full Story »
With the change out of daylight saving time, transit riders should be even more conscientious of safety on their way home, officials are saying. Full Story »
Helvetia family wonders whether an investment in a creamery is wise given Hillsboro’s plans for urban reserve areas Full Story »
On Sunday, November 8, MAX service between Willow Creek/SW 185th Ave and Hatfield Government Center will be interrupted due to work on the overhead power system. Trains will run every 30 minutes from 5 a.m. to noon between those stations. Full Story »
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court Wednesday charging Intel Corporation with illegal, monopolistic conduct. Full Story »
One thousand free doses of H1N1 flu vaccinations will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis from 5 p.m. until the supply is gone Tuesday at Lincoln Street Elementary School. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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