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DATE	CAPTION	LAST TWO WEEKS OF LOCAL NEWS
Friday March 19 2010		4-year-old Zoey Dorsey found crying in the woods 4-year-old Zoey Dorsey found crying in the woods March 19, 2010 By Kimberly West Oregon Herald staff reporter Brookings, Oregon - Four year old Zoey Dorsey had been missing for more than 24 hours. Local authorities and Zoey's parents were frantically trying to find her. She was missing for 26 hours and spent a night in the woods where temperatures dropped into.. [more]
Thursday March 18 2010		Missing Portland cyclist found dead in Willamette River March 18, 2010 By Aubra Salt Oregon Herald staff reporter PORTLAND -- The body of 22 year old Tyler Brady was found in the Willamette River Wednesday near OMSI. Brady was a Portland bicyclist missing since Feb. 19. Police have not said if they suspect foul play but an autopsy was scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. Police were also trying.. [more]
Wednesday March 17 2010		Former Clackamas County deputy sentenced to prison for assaulting ex-wife March 17, 2010 By Aubra Salt Oregon Herald staff editor OREGON CITY, Ore. -- A judge sentenced a former Clackamas County deputy to seven years in prison for assault and other crimes that left his former wife convinced he would kill her. Brandon Scott Claggett pleaded guilty earlier this year to coercion with a firearm, unlawful use of weapons and fo.. [more]
Tuesday March 16 2010		Disagreement Over Portland Water's Future March 16, 2010 By Donna Millsap Oregon Herald staff editor For several years Portland has been involved in a controversy regarding the Environmental Protection Agency and the city’s drinking water. The federal government has pressed the city to invest millions to treat the water in the Bull Run system. Portland officials say it’s unnecessar.. [more]
Monday March 15 2010		Hiker Kate Huether's body found and recovered March 15, 2010 By Ralph Metcalf Oregon Herald staff editor PORTLAND, OR. – Portland Hiker Kate Huether's body was found Saturday at the base of a steep cliff off the side of Table Mountain, four miles north of Bonneville Dam. Because the cliff is so steep, those working on the recovery effort had to wait one more day, until a helicopter arrived.. [more]
Saturday March 13 2010		Earthquake Off Oregon Coast March 11, 2010 By Ralph Metcalf Oregon Herald staff editor (Oregon Coast) - The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 4.9 magnitude earthquake off the Oregon coast about 7:53 PST Friday evening. The epicenter was about 255 miles from Yachats, Oregon. Reports so far indicate no one felt the quake and no tsunami warnings were issued for the Orego.. [more]
Friday March 12 2010		Mother, Father, Son, Possible Murder/Suicide In Sunriver Area March 11, 2010 By Donna Millsap Oregon Herald staff reporter SUNRIVER — Mother, Father, and seven year old son, were all found dead in their Sunriver home Thursday morning. The call came in around 10:30 in the morning to police dispatcher. Someone was reporting seeing a person hanging outside a garage at a home on Hermosa Road, south of Sunriver. Deschutes Cou.. [more]
Thursday March 11 2010		Stafford Area Under Threat Of Future Urban Development March 11, 2010 By Kimberly West Oregon Herald staff reporter LAKE OSWEGO, OR. -- Fears of urban development are deep-seated in the Lake Oswego, West Linn, and Tualatin areas. Now proposed planning strategy could shape development throughout the region for the next 50 years. Last Thursday The Metro Council voted 5-2 to designate several tracts .. [more]
Wednesday March 10 2010		Two year old girl badly injured as man revs engine and crashes into 7-Eleven store March 10, 2010 By Ralph Metcalf Oregon Herald staff editor Witnesses say the man in his car outside 7-Eleven purposefully revved up his engine and smashed into an Aberdeen, Washington store injuring 2-year-old Keitlyn Zinn and her mother. As the girl continues to recover from being pinned by the van on Friday, surveillance video just released.. [more]
Tuesday March 09 2010		Katherine Huether still missing near Bonneville Dam March 9, 2010 By Kimberly West Oregon Herald staff reporter PORTLAND, Ore. -- There are no fresh clues and U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews have joined in the search for a Portland, Ore., hiker missing near Bonneville Dam in Washington since Thursday. Air crews joined a ground crew of about 50 searchers, some with dogs, looking 24 year ol.. [more]
Monday March 08 2010		Kidnapper, Sex offender still at large, police baffled. March 8, 2010 By Jennifer Kennedy Oregon Herald staff reporter PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland police are still hunting the man accused of impersonating a police officer, the same man who kidnapped two women from downtown Portland after a concert on Thursday night. Portland Police Detectives identified the suspect as 42-year-old Paul E.. [more]
Friday March 05 2010		FBI and SWAT Team Take Suspected ID Thief into custody March 5, 2010 By Jennifer Kennedy Oregon Herald staff reporter SALEM, Ore. -- A long police standoff in northwest Salem ended Thursday with police taking an identity theft suspect into custody. Salem police and FBI agents arrived at the Rosewood Lane Apartments on Marine Drive at about 11:30 a.m. to make contact with 37-year-old Adam Williams reg.. [more]
Thursday March 04 2010		Portland water and sewer bills to sky-rocket March 4, 2010 By Aubra Salt Oregon Herald staff reporter The cost of water and sewer costs are set to double. That's why private water wells are looking mighty attractive these days because they're mostly free and often cleaner and fresher than "city water". Portland residents have seen their sewer bills skyrocket over the past fifteen .. [more]
Tuesday March 02 2010		Lawmakers seek to change Oregon State constitution Lawmakers seek to change Oregon State's constitution February 26, 2010 By Kimberly West Oregon Herald staff senior editor Oregon voters will decide this November whether state lawmakers should hold annual legislative sessions. Lawmakers in Salem Thursday approved a plan to ask voters to change the state's constitution to allow annual legislative gatherings.. [more]
Tuesday March 02 2010		Four year old girl killed by Rottweiler March 2, 2010 By Kimberly West Oregon Herald staff reporter ASTORIA, Ore. -- The 4-year-old daughter of Jesse Browning, one of the stars of The History Channel's "Ax Men", died tragically yesterday in Oregon after being mauled by one of the family's pet Rottweilers. Jesse, whose father owns the "rowning Logging" company featured on the show.. [more]