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Oregon vintners harvest grapes before first frost
An early frost likely to bear down on the Rogue Valley floor has many vintners nervous as they scramble to pick grapes.
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DMV will be unable to issue licenses on Saturday
The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division will be unable to issue driver's licenses on Saturday because the federal Social Security number verification system will be offline for maintenance.
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Wyden boosts fellow Democrat Merkley in new ad
Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is known for a close working relationship with Republican Sen.
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Non-unanimous jury verdict stands, may affect Oregon
In a Louisiana case that may have some impact on Oregon, the Supreme Court has rejected a plea by a convicted murderer to require that jury verdicts be unanimous in all criminal cases.
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Oregon school bans Insane Clown Posse items
The Insane Clown Posse is not welcome at Lebanon High School. Principal Mark Finch says shirts, hats, jewelry or other items associated with the hardcore hip-hop band are gang-related and will be banned ...
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Autopsy scheduled for body found near Bonanza
An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Tuesday on the body of a southern Oregon man found dead last week.
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Mexican police found guilty in Ore. man's death
27 death of an Oregon tourist, The Oregonian newspaper reported Tuesday. Sam Botner, 38, of Yoncalla, died less than an hour after he was taken to jail after stabbing another resident at a condominium in the ...
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Many asking for suicide help may be depressed
PORTLAND - A new Oregon Health & Science University study suggests that one out of four terminally ill patients who request a prescription for a lethal overdose under Oregon's landmark assisted suicide law ...
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Rare black rhino dies en route to Oregon Zoo
A rare black rhinoceros has died while in transit from Kansas City to Oregon. Zookeepers in Portland had planned to breed the 8-year-old female - named Kipenzi - with the Oregon Zoo's male black rhino.
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Police identify man swept off Newport jetty
A man waves to a Coast Guard rescue crew from the south jetty at Newport Sunday.
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Gas prices drop, but winter heating costs headed up
Is there a silver lining in all this nasty economic news? Maybe. Gasoline prices are down in the nation and across Oregon.
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Gas prices likely to fall to $3 by Thanksgiving, AAA says
The national average for regular unleaded plunges 15 cents this week to $3.48, while Oregon's average drops another 9 cents to $3.49. Both are at their lowest points since mid-April, according to AAA Oregon ...
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Oregon companies find credit's still available
Most Oregon businesses so far have dodged a direct hit from the credit crisis stemming from the mortgage and lending meltdown that is gyrating Wall Street.
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Man missing off Oregon coast
The U.S. Coast Guard has ended its search for a 23-year-old man reportedly swept from the south jetty at Newport.
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Missing Oregon Grandma Found Safe in Milan, Italy
A 74-year-old Oregon grandmother who went missing last week while visiting Italy has been found and is well.
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Correctional officer charged for sex with inmate
A sergeant at the Oak Hill Correctional Institution near Oregon was charged today with second-degree sexual assault for having sex with an inmate and with intimidation of a victim for trying to get him to lie ...
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Sizemore pushes dues measure for third time
PORTLAND - For the third time in 10 years, Bill Sizemore is asking Oregonians to bar public employee unions from collecting political money through payroll deductions.
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One killed after car and pickup hit cow near Crater Lake N.P.
The driver of the car died at the scene, as did the cow. The Oregon State Police says a Buick driven by 51-year-old Newton Rodney Wonacott of Central Point was westbound on Oregon 230 late Saturday as a Ford ...
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Oregon loan officer pleads guilty to bank fraud
A real estate loan officer who put together fraudulent mortgage deals has pleaded guilty to bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
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Presidential camps search for new Oregon voters
It didn't take much to get 18-year-old University of Oregon freshman Alex Alejandro to register for the Nov.
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