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  PORTLAND EXPLOSION-FINE Oregon company fined $4,900 for Portland natural gas blast (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon safety officials have fined a company nearly $5,000 for its role in a Portland natural gas explosion that caused an estimated $17 million in damages and seriously injured […]

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  CORRECTIONS OFFICER-SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Oregon jail officer pleads guilty to sexual misconduct KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A corrections officer accused of having a sexual relationship with a female inmate at an Oregon jail has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of official misconduct and custodial sexual misconduct. Court records show […]

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 34 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped Portland’s six-game winning streak with a 110-109 victory over the Trail Blazers on Monday night. Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points and Ricky Rubio had 11 points, 16 assists and seven rebounds for the Timberwolves, […]

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  LANDLORD ATTACKS RENTER Man accused of attempting to restrain his renter for rape (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Police say a Eugene man has been arrested for trying to rape his female renter using a homemade restraint system in his basement. The Register-Guard reports 61-year-old […]