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Life lessons from a woman given 3 years to live almost a year ago

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:53:34 -0800

Life was picture perfect for Jane Baumgart: a wonderful marriage, two beautiful children and a career as a nurse. Then doctors told her she had ovarian cancer - and less than 3 years to live.

1 dead in 2-car crash

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:12:20 -0800

Oregon State Police are still investigating the two-vehicle crash south of Junction City that left one man dead and another man injured Thursday afternoon.

'What he did was amazing at the time. In retrospect, it's still amazing'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:54 -0800

The daredevil downhill skier in him still craves going fast even if his body no longer permits it. A series of strokes have all but immobilized the skier who once lived life on the edge.

'What's funny to one person may not be to another person'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:43 -0800

The ad only aired half a continent away on radio in Kansas City, but the message resonated in Eugene with pit bull owners who say the breed gets a bad name.

'There's no one riding to our rescue with a saddle bag full of money'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:52:07 -0800

The Linn County Sheriff's Office said they'll be cutting positions and jail beds by the end of February to make up for $1.5 million they won't have to spend.

Confusion over parking at LCC

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:49:14 -0800

Lane Community College students say they're mad about a parking trap; they're getting tickets for parking on a stretch of Eldon Shafer Drive with no signs stating they can't park there.

Josh Powell told sons he had 'big surprise' for them before explosion

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:31:16 -0800

Josh Powell, who blew up his home with his two sons inside on Sunday, had told the boys he had a "big surprise" for them as they ran toward his home moments before he attacked them with a hatchet and then lit the house on fire, ABC News reported Thursday.

Legalize pot? Washington state votes this November

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:49:45 -0800

Rep. Sam Hunt, who chairs the House committee considering Initiative 502, said Thursday that the Legislature would not act on it, meaning it would appear on the November ballot.

Sheriff: Wife in on husband having sex with babysitter

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:52 -0800

The wife of Paul Michael Roland, 38, knew about her husband's alleged sexual contact with a minor, and even participated, according to an affidavit filed in Douglas County court.

Photos: Pie-in-the-Face Fundraiser

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:54:20 -0800

Man alive after 2 days in mountains wearing shorts, sandals

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:28:38 -0800

A man who ran into the woods wearing shorts and sandals after a fender bender on a remote stretch of Oregon highway on Monday was located Wednesday afternoon, 48 hours after he disappeared.

Do you have what it takes to survive on these super snow racers?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:33:13 -0800

It can be a family friendly ride through the snow covered hills or an intense race, plowing through snow, off B-M-X style jumps. This week "Extreme Katie" hit the road in search of some of the most outrageous back country riding for snowmobilers.

'Mel's Hole' shrouded in mystery

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:27:31 -0800

From Bigfoot to the disappearance of D.B. Cooper, the Pacific Northwest is full of mysteries. Another mystery burred deep in the hills of eastern Washington keeps resurfacing.

Photos: Happiness means living in Oregon

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:57:15 -0800

Member photographers of The Associated Press chronicle recent slices of life that show what living in Oregon means.

After 3 weeks in hospital, boy who survived flood tragedy released

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:44:32 -0800

The 5-year-old boy who was swept down an Albany creek is out of the hospital.

If you build it, they will swim

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:20:27 -0800

For the first time in over 60 years, juvenile spring Chinook salmon are swimming through newly created side channels of the Willamette River at Delta Ponds and Heron Slough.

Quarter million dollars worth of heroin found stashed in SUV

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:01:01 -0800

A drug-detecting dog found 1 1/2 pounds of black tar heroin stashed in an SUV early Tuesday morning, enough to land the driver in jail. Officers found another 4 1/2 pounds hidden in the rig.

Raid on RV turns up drugs, stolen gun

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:49:38 -0800

A couple is in jail after police in Medford contacted the DINT Team about two subjects they wanted that were believed to be staying in Douglas County.

North Bend man last seen Feb. 2

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:27 -0800

A search is on for an insulin-dependent diabetic last seen Feb. 2 after deputies found his car early Wednesday morning in the day use area of a park.

Mistrial declared in attempted murder case

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:08:06 -0800

The attempted murder case of Richard Gurule, 52, was declared a mistrial. A new jury will be selected Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

Eugene woman sues Wells Fargo, says bank reported her as suicidal

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:21:54 -0800

An 85-year-old Eugene woman who says a call from an aggressive debt collector brought police to her door and left her with a $1,000 bill for an emergency suicide evaluation is suing Wells Fargo bank.

Man arrested after eluding police for two days

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:12:17 -0800

A Camas Valley man is in jail after eluding police for two days following a domestic disturbance. Police say the man fled from them on an ATV.

Log: Deputies arrived at Powell home 21 minutes after 911 call

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:35:43 -0800

Emergency call logs show that nearly eight minutes elapsed between the time a social worker called 911 to report that Josh Powell's children were in danger and when deputies were dispatched, and it took another 14 minutes for a deputy to arrive on scene.

'There's nothing more important really than living another day'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:59:33 -0800

In July 2010, Natalie found out she had bone cancer. Since then, she's gone through several rounds of chemotherapy.

Buy a beer at a food cart? Portland asks state to craft rules

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:47:48 -0800

The City Council voted 4 to 1 Wednesday to ask the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to create rules for how food carts handle selling beer or wine.