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  MAN ON FIRE Man hospitalized after suffering burns in Corvallis field (Information from: Gazette-Times, http://www.gtconnect.com) CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Police in Corvallis say a man has suffered life-threatening injuries after being burned in a field east of the Highway 34 bypass. The Gazette-Times reports that police had responded Wednesday […]

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  MLS-SOUNDERS-SCHMETZER Seattle takes away interim tag, makes Schmetzer head coach SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Sounders have taken away the interim tag and named Brian Schmetzer head coach. Seattle made the announcement at its annual meeting with season-ticket holders Wednesday night. Schmetzer took over as the interim head coach […]

Ballots coming back; tsunami signs will multiply; Eco finds a new home; Port dealing with winter debris; County parks smoking ban rejected; Rhody logo selected

Voters are returning ballots… More than 80-percent of Lane County registered voters are expected to return ballots for next week’s general election.  That means election workers are going to have a busy week. As of yesterday, 81-thousand ballots had been returned… that’s right at 33-percent.  That means they could see […]

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  WARRIORS-TRAIL BLAZERS Curry has 28 points and Warriors beat the Blazers 127-104 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 points, 23 in the third quarter alone, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-104 on Tuesday night to extend their early season winning streak to […]

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  MISSING PORTLAND STUDENT Search for missing Portland State student suspended (Information from: KOIN-TV, http://www.koin.com/) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have suspended the search for a woman who didn’t return home last week after a night class at Portland State University. KOIN-TV and other news outlets report that 25-year-old Emily […]