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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The soldiers came in the middle of the night, pounding on the door with the butts of their rifles until Richard Kitumba and his brother were too frightened to stay hidden inside.

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Rural counties drive jump in sad statistic

Along with its production of grass seed, hazelnuts and Christmas trees, Oregon is becoming a national leader of a different kind.
The state's foreclosure rate unexpectedly jumped 20 percent in the first quarter, making it No. 3 in the country

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BEND, Ore. (AP) -- It's becoming easier and easier for yurt fans to become yurt campers in Central Oregon.

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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- When Matthew Vilhauer was arrested last summer for riding his bicycle naked, he was wearing a helmet.
But Vilhauer, 43, has agreed to pay a $50 fine for bicycling without a helmet, a civil infraction, to end his criminal case.

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Golfer and upholsterer will be Sadly Missed by Family and Friends

Willie James Gregory of Portland Oregon died June 21, 2010

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Portland Police Chief Mike Reese this afternoon released a statement saying the bureau should have more thoroughly investigated allegations against former Vice President Al Gore in 2009.

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Spirit of Portland winner and civic leader Clarence Harper, attacked by a gun-wielding neighbor in Southeast Portland on April 29, is still working to pull his life back together.

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SEATTLE (AP) -- Retail fireworks stands legally opened across Washington state on Monday as state and federal fire officials ramped up surveillance and prevention efforts in anticipation of Fourth of July celebrations.

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A lawsuit against the Vatican that had been dismissed as a publicity stunt moved forward when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the Holy See. Monday's development represents a significant advance for what many believed to be a long-shot claim that the Vatican bears legal responsibility for molester priests.

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The 2010 National Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Summer Conference  loudly declare NNPA's Power to Influence Black America!

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