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The Oregonian

• Oregon schools rated mainly 'satisfactory' on state report card

  The Oregonian – Tue Nov 10, 3:09 am ET  

  One in three schools is "outstanding" but a quarter of the state's high schools are in need of improvement | Search for your school Full Story »

• Man arrested after sleeping teen killed at Central Oregon hunting camp

  The Oregonian – Tue Nov 10, 12:54 am ET  

  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 »

• Oregon activist fights to improve the debilitating gaps in our food system

  The Oregonian – Mon Nov 9, 11:40 pm ET  

  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 »

• Son of Washington's lieutenant governor wounded in workplace shooting

  The Oregonian – Mon Nov 9, 11:24 pm ET  

  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 »

• Portland metro among U.S. top 10 for pedestrian safety

  The Oregonian – Mon Nov 9, 10:55 pm ET  

  The region was the ninth-safest for pedestrians, the report said; Seattle was the fifth-safest. Full Story »

KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland

• Storm brings possible tornado to Coast, snow to mountains

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – Sat Nov 7, 8:35 pm ET  

  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 »

• No. 7 Oregon loses to Stanford

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – Sat Nov 7, 8:35 pm ET  

  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 »

• Oregonians missing $1.4 million in unclaimed refunds

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – Sat Nov 7, 8:35 pm ET  

  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 »

• Oregon teen survives head run over by tire

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – Sat Nov 7, 8:34 pm ET  

  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 »

• Underemployment boosts Oregon jobless rate

  KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland – Sat Nov 7, 8:34 pm ET  

  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 »

Portland Tribune

• ‘Appalling’ sex abuser sentenced to 50 years

  Portland Tribune – Mon Nov 9, 10:04 pm ET  

  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 cuts minutes from routes to save millions

  Portland Tribune – Mon Nov 9, 6:49 pm ET  

  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 »

• Blount’s back

  Portland Tribune – Mon Nov 9, 1:35 pm ET  

  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 »

• Beaverton lays plans to let chickens roost in the city

  Portland Tribune – Mon Nov 9, 1:19 am ET  

  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 »

• From hot tub to Johnson Creek to jail

  Portland Tribune – Sun Nov 8, 7:49 pm ET  

  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 »

FOX 12 Oregon

• Man Sentenced On Child Porn Charges

  FOX 12 Oregon – Mon Nov 9, 11:06 pm ET  

  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 »

• Mayor: Crosswalk Improvements Needed

  FOX 12 Oregon – Mon Nov 9, 10:51 pm ET  

  Portland Mayor Sam Adams discussed upcoming improvements to a deadly intersection in southeast Portland on Monday. Full Story »

• Deputies Investigate Shooting Death Of Teen

  FOX 12 Oregon – Mon Nov 9, 8:06 pm ET  

  Deputies said they are investigating the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a hunting camp in Terrebonne. Full Story »

• Cows Shot At Ranch In Southern Oregon

  FOX 12 Oregon – Mon Nov 9, 5:51 pm ET  

  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 »

• Strong Currents Force Tour Boat To Run Aground

  FOX 12 Oregon – Mon Nov 9, 4:21 pm ET  

  The Coast Guard is investigating the grounding of the Willamette Queen Sternwheeler on Sunday, deputies said. Full Story »

Oregon Public Broadcasting

• FBI And S. Oregon Law Enforcement Officials Bust Heroin Network

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Mon Nov 9, 8:03 pm ET  

  Southern Oregon law enforcement officials  announced Monday they’ve cracked down on a major drug network. Full Story »

• First Microbreweries, Now Micro-Canneries Flourish

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Mon Nov 9, 7:19 pm ET  

  You've heard of micro-breweries.  How about "micro-canneries?"   Full Story »

• Sternwheeler Willamette Queen Runs Aground, All Passengers Safe

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Mon Nov 9, 6:18 pm ET  

  The sternwheeler, Willamette Queen, ran aground Sunday. Coast Guard Ensign, Greg Landosky says the 22 people who were on board, are okay. Full Story »

• Suspended Oregon Running Back Reinstated For Games

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Mon Nov 9, 4:33 pm ET  

  The University of Oregon and the Pac-10 athletics conference announced Monday that running back LaGarrette Blount has been reinstated. Full Story »

• Washington Man Stands Trial For Buying Bear Gall Bladders

  Oregon Public Broadcasting – Mon Nov 9, 1:03 pm ET  

  Monday in northeastern Washington, state attorneys will try a man accused of buying gall bladders that were taken from bears. Full Story »

KATU Portland

• Parents succeed in keeping daughter’s hit-&-run killer behind bars

  KATU Portland – 2 hrs 29 mins ago  

  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 »

• Lincoln City residents still recovering after tornado

  KATU Portland – Tue Nov 10, 12:32 am ET  

  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 »

• Police: Gresham 'stabbing victim' recants, arrested

  KATU Portland – Mon Nov 9, 9:32 pm ET  

  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 »

• Dog shot near public park

  KATU Portland – Mon Nov 9, 7:47 pm ET  

  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 »

• Sagging walkway forces closure of part of the Eastbank Esplanade

  KATU Portland – Mon Nov 9, 7:32 pm ET  

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KOIN News 6 Portland

• Tornado Cleanup Continues, Weather Service Answers Tough Questions

  KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 1:01 am ET  

  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 »

• Attorney meets with Fort Hood shooting suspect

  KOIN News 6 Portland – Mon Nov 9, 10:17 pm ET  

  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 »

• Mobile Local News

  KOIN News 6 Portland – Mon Nov 9, 7:46 pm ET  

  Catch the latest news, weather and sports on your iPhone or iPod touch with the Mobile Local News app. In a few simple steps, you can read and watch the latest news or share it with family and friends by e-mail, text message and even post to Twitter and Facebook. The app download is free! Full Story »

• Obama to encourage federal hiring of veterans

  KOIN News 6 Portland – Mon Nov 9, 6:01 pm ET  

  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 »

• Strings attached to stimulus dollars for schools

  KOIN News 6 Portland – Mon Nov 9, 5:49 pm ET  

  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 »

Willamette Week

• Hell Of An Opera: Portland Opera’s Orphée

  Willamette Week – Mon Nov 9, 8:26 pm ET  

  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 »

• Section Of The Eastbank Esplanade Closed For A Month to Pedestrians and Cyclists

  Willamette Week – Mon Nov 9, 7:26 pm ET  

  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 »

• New Sheriff Asks State to Give MultCo Probe Top Priority

  Willamette Week – Mon Nov 9, 4:56 pm ET  

  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 »

• The NW Examiner Versus ESCO, Round 3

  Willamette Week – Mon Nov 9, 3:41 pm ET  

  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 »

• LeGarrette Blount is Back

  Willamette Week – Mon Nov 9, 1:41 pm ET  

  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 »

Salem Statesman Journal

• Union Street bridge closes today for additional improvements

  Salem Statesman Journal – Mon Nov 9, 2:23 pm ET  

  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 »

• Database to hold health directives

  Salem Statesman Journal – Mon Nov 9, 6:21 am ET  

  Oregon's pioneering health-care-directive forms are going electronic. Full Story »

• Some residents want access to university's footbridge

  Salem Statesman Journal – Mon Nov 9, 6:21 am ET  

  Lois Stark has revived community interest in public access to the pedestrian bridge across 12th Street SE. Full Story »

• Crash knocks out power; drivers sought

  Salem Statesman Journal – Mon Nov 9, 6:21 am ET  

  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 »

• Deputy in stable condition after crash

  Salem Statesman Journal – Mon Nov 9, 6:20 am ET  

  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 »

The Hillsboro Argus

• Early sunsets bring safety tips for transit riders

  The Hillsboro Argus – Mon Nov 9, 7:43 am ET  

  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 debates creamery investment

  The Hillsboro Argus – Sun Nov 8, 2:43 pm ET  

  Helvetia family wonders whether an investment in a creamery is wise given Hillsboro’s plans for urban reserve areas Full Story »

• MAX delays planned on Sunday in Hillsboro

  The Hillsboro Argus – Sat Nov 7, 3:43 pm ET  

  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 lawsuit charges Intel with illegal practices

  The Hillsboro Argus – Sat Nov 7, 7:44 am ET  

  New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court Wednesday charging Intel Corporation with illegal, monopolistic conduct. Full Story »

• 1,000 H1N1 vaccines to be available Tuesday

  The Hillsboro Argus – Fri Nov 6, 1:10 pm ET  

  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 »