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CORP will seek authority to abandon Oregon rail line
- Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad says it will seek authority to abandon the railroad line that runs between the Eugene and Coos Bay areas.CORP and its parent company - RailAmerica - have been under harsh scrutiny since they abruptly closed the line. Oregon poll shows Obama leading Clinton
- A new poll shows Barack Obama has a huge lead over Hillary Clinton in Oregon as the state heads into the final week before counting its ballots in a primary election that could be the deciding factor in the Democratic nomination.Obama led 55 percent to 35 percent over Clinton among Oregon voters surveyed - a margin considered nearly insurmountable. Bill Clinton Closes out barnstrom tour of Oregon
- Former President Bill Clinton was closing out his Oregon barnstorming campaign Tuesday with a swing through the southern end of the state.The day marked the last of three straight for the former president in rural locations, a strategy that helped his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, win the Pennsylvania primary, but did not appear to be doing as well in Oregon. Oregon charity auction fetches $707 for bottle of beer
- The price of beer went up sharply over the weekend in Oregon, hitting $707 a bottle - for medical research.Portland brewer Alan Sprints donated five 12-ounce bottles of his 1994 Hair of the Dog Dave to the charity auction for Parkinson's disease research. Oregon woman delivers healthy baby after car crash
- It was almost like a bad country song - her labor started when her water broke in a car wreck on Mother's Day during a police chase.But 25-year-old Kelly Anne Fenley of Springfield gave birth to a healthy baby boy three hours later. Play of the Day: McCain faces Boeing blowback
- John McCain faced turbulence even before he flew up the Pacific coast from Oregon to Washington on Tuesday.A crowd of Washington Democrats planned to greet the Republican presidential contender when he landed in Seattle, not just to challenge his policy positions but his support for the local economy. Jury rejects wrongful firing lawsuit against Salem
- A jury has rejected a wrongful firing lawsuit filed by the former coordinator of the Salem Citizen Police Review Board.The Marion County jury rejected all claims Monday by Kimberly Barnett against the city of Salem, two of its managers and a former police detective. California couple convicted in Oregon meth case
- A California couple has been convicted on federal drug charges for methamphetamine distribution in Klamath Falls.Prosecutors say that 51-year-old Bertha Calvillo-Nieves and her 48-year-old husband, Rodrigo Nieves-Cortez, drove from their home in Newell, California, to deliver meth in Klamath Falls. Wash. man arrested for alleged attack in Columbia Gorge
- Hood River authorities say a 33-year-old Carson, Washington man has been arrested for a violent robbery in the Columbia Gorge.And investigators have named him a person of interest in a rash of similar crimes. Ore. judge agrees medication led to gambling habit
- A woman convicted of stealing from her employer avoided prison after a judge agreed with her argument that a prescription medication ignited a gambling addiction.Clackamas County Judge Kathie Steele placed Christine Jaeger of Beaverton on five years' probation after hearing she had been taking a drug for restless-leg syndrome. She also ordered Jaeger to repay the $233,000 she stole from Langdon Farms Golf Club. |
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