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Sliding with a toddler on your lap can lead to the emergency room

Parents holding their toddlers on a slide may unintentionally risk breaking their’ kids’ legs.

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Burning wood as renewable power draws scrutiny in Oregon and nationwide

The wood “biomass” plants are gaining favor in Oregon and nationwide as a source of green power. But critics say they’re heavily polluting and question whether they’re truly carbon neutral.

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Regulators tell Albina Community Bank to raise capital levels

Albina Community Bancorp of Portland has entered into a consent agreement with state and federal bank regulators requiring the Portland institution to improve its capital levels as well as the performance of its loans.

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Serrano faces lethal injection, but only after years of expensive appeals

Jurors unanimously say Ricardo Serrano deserves to die for killing a woman and her two sons, but appeals could cost $1 million.

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Milwaukie homes evacuated, traffic detoured for bomb-squad investigation

Officer Ulli Neitch, Milwaukie police spokeswoman, said a Clackamas County sheriff’s civil deputy was on a call in the area around 2:30 p.m., when he noticed some suspicious items and called Milwaukie police for assistance.

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Firefighter and City Commissioners duel over disability award

Thomas Hurley, a former Portland firefighter, was recently awarded over $100,000 in disability back pay. Portland City Commissioners

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SW Barrows Road closed due to gas leak

Firefighters responded to a call of a gas odor at an apartment complex.

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Salmonella-related recall grows in products containing seasoning HVP

Seven companies, including Kroger Co., which owns Fred Meyer, recalled two dozens items, including dips, soup, seasoning and gravy mix.

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Serrano sent to Death Row for killing mother and two sons

Jury unanimously chooses execution instead of life in prison for the 34-year-old man.

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Three large quakes — one 7.2 magnitude — shakes Chile

The aftershocks hit the country as President-elect Sebastian Pinera was being sworn in at the coastal city of Valparaiso, outside the capital, Santiago.

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