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"Nearest we can tell, he was probably in the water about 15 minutes prior to our arrival," says Officer Willie Setzer. "That water was near freezing,  ice all around," adds Officer Lee McColly. "He had to keep tilting his head in and out of the water to breath. He'd breathe and then tire out and hold his breath," explains Officer Luther MacLean. When three Corvallis Police Department officers ... Full Story »

p>MOUNT ANGEL, Ore.  — Marion County sheriff's deputies say one man is dead after a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer rig plowed into the side of a vacant house in Mount Angel.   According to a sheriff's office preliminary investigation, the big rig driver ran a stop sign and collided with a Ford Ranger driven by 51-year-old Marc Moberly of Silverton on Monday. The two vehicles skidded along a ... Full Story »

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Red Lion Inn has closed its hotel in Astoria for at least four months after finding defects in the structural integrity of its building in the Port of Astoria's West Mooring Basin. During a storm last month, one of the hotel's decks collapsed and sent five guests into the water below. Hotel officials closed all the balconies immediately following the incident and had ... Full Story »

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The fight to stop a new natural gas pipeline in Oregon heated up despite Tuesday's cold weather. Northwest Natural wants to lay a new pipeline through 47 miles of Mt. Hood National Forest, clearing a 100-foot swath for the line. According to the company, the 59-year-old line currently serving metro Portland is too limited in capacity. By installing a new air tight front door, a ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- After three years digging through the earth, a giant tunnel-boring machine has come up for air in North Portland. It's a milestone in the city's effort to keep sewage from polluting the Willamette River. The $12 million drill bit named "Rosie" has surfaced. It's in good shape and getting the job done, the city says. Tuesday, workers explained what's remaining in this 20-year ... Full Story »

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Bills to open more national forest to fire-prevention thinning projects and to promote woodburning heating systems in public buildings have been introduced in the U.S. House. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden said Tuesday the bill to expand thinning projects faces an uphill battle, even with bipartisan support. But the Oregon Republican said the huge backlog in the back country on ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- When Portland Trailblazer center Greg Oden crumpled to the hardwoods Saturday night, it was another painful moment for Oden, his fans and the franchise. Oden missed his entire rookie season after micro-fracture surgery to his knee. He missed 20 games in his second season because of  foot and knee injuries. And now, in his third season, he’s broken part of his left knee and is ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Detectives Tuesday were investigating the suspicious death of a man in Northeast Portland. Spokesperson Mary Wheat said the unidentified man was found dead by neighbors around 2'30 near NE 64th and Killingsworth in a mobile home park No other details were released. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Lincoln High School coach was sentenced to five days in jail and three years probation for drunk driving. Last month, David Leonard Adelman was found guilty of drunken and reckless driving by a Multnomah County judge. The school district said he would be allowed to keep his job. Adelman was arrested last February near NW 23rd Ave. and W. Burnside St., and charged with DUII ... Full Story »

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The former chief of the state agency responsible for training and certifying police officers will not be prosecuted for "inappropriate interactions" between him and a subordinate staffer, officials said Monday. John Minnis is a former legislator and husband of former Oregon House Speaker Karen Minnis. He submitted his resignation Nov. 24 in the wake of an attorney general's ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Humane Society has sent a team to rescue as many as 100 dogs living without shelter in cold weather on rural property in Eastern Oregon. Officials said some of the dogs are living underground in holes covered with planks, while others are chained to farm equipment and have little or no shelter from the snow, wind and subfreezing temperatures. The Humane Society ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Blame Mother Nature for traffic problems across Portland on Tuesday, according to the city Bureau of Transportation and county TriMet authorities. The NE 72nd Avenue traffic light at Sandy Boulevard froze overnight, the city said, causing quite a headache for commuters heading toward downtown. The single traffic light directs traffic for a half dozen avenues of traffic at the ... Full Story »

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- The city of Beaverton is the safest city in the Pacific Northwest, according to a study conducted by CQ Press. The study looked at city crime rankings for 2009-2010, comparing a total of 393 cities with a population over 75,000. Overall, Beaverton ranked 47th in the U.S., but it was first in the Northwestern region. The crime rate rankings of cities and metropolitan areas are ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. – The painful hits just keep coming for the Portland Trail Blazers. Blazers' Rudy Fernandez  underwent a procedure Tuesday to alleviate pain in his right leg, and was expected to miss four to six weeks of the season. General Manager Kevin Pritchard announced the 24-year-old had a microdiscectomy to relieve pressure from a nerve root in his lower back at Southwest Washington ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A West Linn soldier was killed by an explosive in Afghanistan on Saturday. The body of Spc. Elijah John-Miles Rao will arrive in Delaware Tuesday.  Rao served two tours in Iraq before his June deployment to Afghanistan. He was fatally injured when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy, which had stopped upon the site of a recent IED detonation, according to the U.S ... Full Story »

SALEM, Ore. -- Anti-tax activist and GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Sizemore requested a speedy tax evasion trial in order to continue his quest for the governor's mansion. Sizemore and his wife, Cindy, made their first court appearances on Monday. They were indicted last month on tax evasion charges for failing to file returns for the tax years 2006, 2007 and 2008. Sizemore called the charges ... Full Story »

Chimney use is skyrocketing during this cold weather. But not everyone is getting their chimneys inspected. The result can be very destructive say firefighters. In the most recent instance early Monday morning, Portland fire crews put out a stubborn fire at a house on SE 79th Ave. "The investigator determined that the fire extended beyond the fireplace,' said Lt. Allen Oswalt of Portland Fire ... Full Story »

   REEDSPORT, Ore. (AP) -- Conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service over plans to build a new trail for off-road vehicles on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation area.    The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Eugene.    Josh Laughlin of Cascadia Wildlands says the road would go right through a sensitive area currently closed to vehicles under the recreation area's ... Full Story »

   UNION, Ore. (AP) -- Rock Creek Nut Co. of Union, Ore. is recalling all "Quick Fix" trail mix because it contains undeclared milk and soy in the carob chips. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk or soy run the risk of allergic reactions if they consume the product.    "Quick Fix" was distributed in Oregon and Washington at retail stores. The product is packaged in clear ... Full Story »

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Newly filed court documents say a Mead, Wash., man accused of killing his wife told their 11-year-old son he was stabbing the woman because she wanted a divorce. Held on $2.5 million bail is 46-year-old Jeffrey Canino. He made a District Court appearance via video Monday. He was released from a hospital Saturday after treatment for what authorities say were self-inflicted ... Full Story »

Some parents of West Linn middle school students are angry that their children were exposed to vulgar language by their teacher. They hoped to share their frustrations with the school board Monday night. The parents complained that they were never asked or even told that their children’s librarian was going to write and use profanity as part of a lesson on controversial books. However, when they ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Per capita, Oregon sends more volunteers abroad to serve in the U.S. Peace Corps than all but four other states in the nation, according to a recent federal report. The state was ranked fifth out of 50 in per-capita volunteerism with the Peace Corps, sending about 5.5 Oregonians per 100,000 residents to serve the less fortunate. Among cities, Corvallis ranked second in the ... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Chimney use is skyrocketing during this cold weather. But not everyone is getting their chimneys inspected. The result can be very destructive say firefighters. In the most recent instance early Monday morning, Portland fire crews put out a stubborn fire at a house on SE 79th Ave. "The investigator determined that the fire extended beyond the fireplace,' said Lt. Allen Oswalt ... Full Story »

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- A reward is being offered for the arrest of whoever spray painted a mallard duck on the afternoon of last week's Civil War game.   Someone discovered the duck last Thursday near Linn Benton Community College in Albany just hours before the Civil War game.  Its legs had been duct-taped together.  Its body had been spray-painted head-to-toe orange.  The duck is now being cared ... Full Story »