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Man Dribbling Soccer Ball To Brazil Killed By Car
A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast.
Ore. Smokejumpers Skydive Into Illegal Pot Garden
A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.
Surgery Removes 2 Pounds Of Loose Skin From Dog
Obie the formerly obese dachshund is recovering after surgery at an Oregon veterinary clinic that removed 2 1/2 pounds of loose skin.
Teachers Shocked, Frightened After School Holds Unplanned Shooting Drill
Teachers were shocked and caught off guard when an Oregon school held a school shooting drill.
Vancouver Man Sentenced For Stealing Ore. Puppy
A Vancouver, Wash., man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for stealing an English bulldog puppy at gunpoint from an Oregon couple last October at a mall near Portland.
Oregon Juror Jailed For Texting During Trial
A judge in Oregon noticed an unexpected glow on a juror’s chest while the courtroom lights were dimmed during video evidence in an armed-robbery trial.
Ore. House Backs Popular Vote To Elect President
The Oregon House has voted to join a movement seeking to elect the president by the national popular vote.
Brits, Americans Feud Over Park, Tongues In Cheeks
The British and the Americans are quarreling — albeit with tongues in cheek — over territory again, this time over who has the world’s smallest park.
Ore. Senate Mulls Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Oregon lawmakers on Thursday heard their first public testimony on a bill to grant short-term driver’s licenses to people who can’t prove they’re legally in the United States, and the discussion got heated as opponents said it would encourage more people to come to Oregon illegally and supporters said it would make the state’s roads safer.
Ore. Teacher Arrested After Road Rage Incident
A Washington County sheriff’s spokesman says an Oregon high school teacher has been arrested after a road rage incident that left a teenage driver with a bleeding lip and swollen eye.
