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Largest Ore. wildfire 82 percent contained

Fire crews are battling three major wildfires in Oregon as we head into the Labor Day weekend. The largest is the "Oak Flat" fire; others are the "View Lake" complex  and "Scott Mountain" fires.

Ore. students now can use spell check on writing tests

Beginning this school year, Oregon students in the 7th through 12th grades  taking writing tests will be allowed to use spell-checking software.

OSU Beavers lose season opener, 21-30

No. 24-ranked Oregon State University lost to No. 6-ranked Texas Christian University in the opening game for the college football season Saturday night.

Report: Ore. hospital change creates confusion

A floundering, scatter-shot approach to solving massive problems has created confusion, disorganization and frustration at the Oregon State Hospital, state-hired consultants say.

Washington voters could decide Oregon liquor fate

Washington voters could have an inadvertent impact on the future of how Oregonians buy their liquor when they tackle two initiatives on Washington's November ballot.

Vancouver woman comes home to find man, wearing her stuff, in her kitchen

Body found at base of Butte Creek Falls

Inmate escapes Roseburg work crew

Police are looking for an runaway inmate, Aaron Frank Cadger. Cadger was last seen at the Douglas County Fairgrounds early Saturday afternoon.

Wash. man dies under deputy's Taser

A 25-year-old northern Washington man died early Saturday morning after being "tased" in the town of Gold Bar. This is the second Taser death this week in the Puget Sound region.

Zoo opens 'Red Ape Reserve'

Ducks break multiple records in first game of season

Oregon posted a school-record 59 first-half points against New Mexico on the way to a 72-0 win in the season opener – just one of many records broken in Saturday's game.

UofP students spend Saturday 'serving to learn'

LaMike: 'I want to go out and win games'

The past year has been both amazing and awful – and everything in between – for LaMichael James as he sits out on the University of Oregon's season opener Saturday in Eugene.

Rare execution looming days away in Wash.

Unless he wins another stay, Cal Coburn Brown will become the first person since 2001 to be executed in Washington, and the 78th since the first in 1904.

Body of missing climber found in North Cascades
Searchers spotted the body of the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum on a rugged Washington state mountainside Friday afternoon, five days after they began looking for him in North Cascades National Park.
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Hung Far Low sign is back in Old Town
A Portland icon returns to Northwest Portland's Old Town district in the form of the Hung Far Low restaurant sign.
Victim spots burglar in her Clark County home
The victim called 9-1-1 about 12:40 a.m. when she saw a man inside her kitchen in the 6000 block of NE 105hth Avenue.
Cougar shot on Benton County farm near Philomath
A Benton County man says a neighbor has shot and killed a young cougar prowling around poultry pens.
Beaverton expands Hispanic celebration
Local radio commentator Lars Larson wants to know why the city of Beaverton is celebrating Mexico's independence and not the Fourth of July.
Dudley, Kitzhaber to debate Sept. 30
Governor candidates Chris Dudley and John Kitzhaber have agreed to debate September 30 at the KGW studios.
Mac High gets past training meltdown, plays 1st game
The McMinnville Grizzlies kicked off the 2010 season against Sam Barlow Friday night. It came two weeks after half the team got sick at a preseason conditioning camp.
Suicidal man rescued off Florence cliff

Wash. may have 1st execution in 9 years on Friday
Washington death row inmate Cal Coburn Brown is scheduled to be executed early Friday at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.
Portland Navy mom wins $50K charity contest
Amazing social networking effort by a local Mom, transforms her simple idea to support troops into a national non-profit organization that's making a difference around the world.
Horman case prompts new security measures for all Portland schools
The father of missing seven-year-old Kaine Horman spoke to parents during a private meeting at Skyline Elementary School Thursday.
Weekend Guide: Rain, rays, radar and red apes
The weekend weather forecast doesn't look great, cops will be out in force but there are still fun things to do Labor Day weekend.
Happy Valley teen admits hate crime hoax
The 16-year-old son of a Happy Valley family was found to be responsible for racial graffiti and threats found at the home earlier this week.
Pilot survives plane crash into home near Aurora
It happened at the mobile home on 14071 N. Cessna Street just after noon, according to dispatchers.
Investigators seek man who set fire on TriMet bus
Portland Fire Bureau investigators were asking the public for help in finding a man seen starting a fire on TriMet bus.
Suspect sought in acid attack on Vancouver woman
Bethany Storro said she knew right away that the liquid was noxious as her clothes started to dissolve and she heard the skin on her face "bubbling and sizzling."
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