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Does the Duck mascot's hip-hop act put UO's deal with Disney in peril?

"I Love My Ducks" was produced and written by the student trio of Brian McAndrew, Jamie Slade and Michael Bishop. They had a fellow student wear the Duck mascot head in the video, and that's where the controversy arises.

Congressman weighs in on Taser incident

Rep. David Wu wrote to the University of Oregon regarding police use of a Taser on a Chinese student. "Please know that I share your interest in a fair and transparent outcome which reflects our nation's broad-based commitment to the preservation of civil liberties," Wu wrote.

Police capture wanted man after media reports

His Achille's meal? 'Probably the fries'

Could you eat a 6 pound burger and 5 pounds of fries in an hour? Tyler Rhodes, 24, is the first person so far to attempt the Giant Burger Challenge: Finish the burger and fries -- and get the nearly $40 burger for free.

'Is there something we could have done beforehand?'

Ashley Kendall, 22, was shot in the back on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Coos Bay by her estranged husband, Travis Kendall, 26, both of Myrtle Point. Kendall then shot himself in the head after leading police on a chase back to his home.

Oregon cat first in U.S. to die from H1N1 swine flu

One week, Rhonda Rebmann's niece had the flu. The next, her 10-year-old tabby cat started showing respiratory symptoms. Buddy Lou died four days after she brought the cat to the family's veterinarian, the first feline H1N1 death in the United States.

Free haircuts for kids in Springfield

The kids are all right: Hospitals lift ban on child visitors

Call the free Flu Hotline before you go to the doctor

Before you rush to the clinic or hospital, there's a simple call you can make. Oregon Public Health Flu Hotline (1-800-978-3040) now has nurses to talk to about symptoms, prevention advice, concerns about flu exposure, taking care of others and when to see a doctor.

Fishing gear recovered, men still missing

Fishing gear belonging to two missing men has been recovered along the Oregon Coast, and search crews are concentrating on a 2-mile area on the ground and from the air.