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OregonLINCOLN CITYWeather Service says tornado hit Oregon coast
The National Weather Service has confirmed that stormy weather on the Oregon coast briefly produced a tornado near Lincoln City.The agency said it began as a water spout Friday night and moved inland.
SALEMUnderemployment suggests Oregon economy worse off
Underemployment figures for Oregon suggest the state economy may be in even worse shape than indicated by a jobless rate of 11.5 percent.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.
PORTLANDMontana State rolls past Portland State 28-10
Blayde Becksted and Everett Gilbert each scored a rushing touchdown as Montana State used a balanced offensive attack to post a 28-10 victory over Portland State on Saturday.No one for Montana State had impressive individual statistics, but it hardly mattered as the Bobcats (6-3, 4-2 Big Sky) opted for the team approach in jumping out to a 28-0 first-half lead.
SALEMEconomists: Underemployment boosts jobless rate
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.
EUGENEOre. police dog bites wrong man, intruder flees
A Eugene man fighting a home intruder to defend his mother and young children was bitten by a police dog after officers mistook him for the prowler they had been chasing through the neighborhood.Tim Crossan told The Register-Guard he broke his hand on the intruder's face during the fight, just before police burst in and sent the dog after him.
PORTLANDOre. crab fleet gets Coast Guard safety checks
The Coast Guard is conducting safety spot checks for the Oregon crab fishing fleet to prepare for the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season.Coast Guard examiners will check vessels for watertight integrity, primary lifesaving equipment and review pot loading practices on vessels while in port.
EUGENEOre. man convicted of murder in drive-by shooting
A Springfield man has been convicted of murder in a drive-by shooting after his co-defendant admitted firing the fatal shot.A Lane County jury on Friday convicted 28-year-old Michael Wayne Wesley of murder in the Sept. 3, 2008, shooting of Springfield hairdresser Wendy Jo Whitaker.
SALEMOregon teen survives head run over by tire
A bicycle helmet helped an Oregon teenager survive without serious injury when her head was run over by a car following a collision.Marion County sheriff's deputies said 18-year-old Heather Wolff of Scotts Mills was trying to avoid hitting a car driven by 30-year-old Brandon Steinke of Salem when she was thrown over the handlebars of her bicycle and her head was run over by a rear wheel of the vehicle.
WILDERVILLEOre. medical marijuana raid seizes 200 pounds
More than 200 pounds of marijuana were seized in a raid on a growing operation in Southern Oregon that produced far more marijuana than allowed for the medical patients it supplied.The raid by the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement Team announced Thursday followed an Oct. 29 traffic stop of a Nevada couple on Interstate 5 near Ashland.
EUGENEVandal damages Eugene police substation, vehicles
A Eugene police substation has been struck by vandalism for the second time in the past year.Just before 5 a.m. Friday, police said they received a call that a "large guy on a bike" was breaking windows at the substation.
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