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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- 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 »

SALEM, Ore. -- National and local Republicans are betting that Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader's vote for a national health care reform bill will make him vulnerable in 2010. Full Story »

CORBETT, Ore. -- The upcoming release of the second “Twilight” movie brought MTV to the metro Portland area over the weekend. Full Story »

Caught in the middle of the tragedy at Ford Hood Army base, that has gripped the entire nation is 47-year-old Dorothy Carskadon. “Portland and Oregon can be very proud of her,” said Trey Carskadon, her brother. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A parking 'peace treaty' in Northwest Portland would put parking meters on Northwest 23rd Ave. for the first time ever. At the urging of neighbors, Mayor Sam Adams is asking the owner of a parking lot on Irving Street to delay building a three-story garage there for a year. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A judge on Monday denied early release for a man who hit and killed a local woman jogging near Interstate 84 three years ago, and then took off. Full Story »

TERREBONNE, Ore. (AP) -- A 14-year-old boy is dead and his 21-year-old cousin is in custody after a bullet ripped through the wall of a motor home where the boy was sleeping and struck him in the head. Full Story »

You’ve probably heard the hype about the Acai berry. Some people claim the so called superfood makes you live longer, look better, lose weight and even ward off cancer. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- MAX commuters should expect delays Monday afternoon after a mechanical problem disrupted downtown service. A train that went off-line near the Clay Street and SW 5th Ave. platform was disrupting service, according to a TriMet spokesperson. Full Story »

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial. Full Story »

Suspended running back LeGarrette Blount has been reinstated by the University of Oregon and will be eligible to play Saturday when Oregon hosts Arizona State. Full Story »

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The Willamette Queen sternwheeler was freed after running aground near Salem Monday. Twenty-two passengers were removed from the vessel Monday while the captain and engineer stayed on board to monitor the situation. 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 »

SALEM, Ore. -- Anti-crime groups and prosecutors are taking aim at the Oregon Legislature's move to reduce many state prison inmate sentences as a way to save money. Full Story »

ASHLAND, Ore. -- When Southern Oregon University junior Montique Holman gets dressed in the morning, she slips into the closet of the dormitory room she shares with sophomore Stephen Williams. Full Story »

FT. HOOD, Tex. -- A Portland native stationed at Fort Hood is expected to survive after being shot in Thursday's rampage on the Texas Army post. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Bank of America account holders enjoy a surprise benefit this weekend as the Portland Museum of Art and Pittock Museum open up to them, for free. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Full Story »

TUMALO, Ore. -- She was the worst of the survivors from a massive equine rescue in 2003. Her rescuers described the mare as a "living dead, tottering skeleton" who could barely hold herself up. Malnutrition deprived her growth. Abnormal woolly fuzz replaced normal hair. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman announced today the 80-hour suspension of two Portland police officers in association with the death of a man who died in police custody three years ago. Full Story »