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Donors replace vehicle modified for disabled Oregon City man

Paige Spencer Bell and Claire Becker of West Linn bought a Polaris Ranger for Sean Powell, the son of Dr.

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Ex-Clackamas County employee accused of stealing gun-license funds

Annette M. Smith, 40, of Estacada, turned herself in at the Clackamas County Jail after a grand jury charged her with forgery, multiple counts of theft and two counts of official misconduct.

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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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Molalla fee-waiver experiment pays off with new downtown development

Far from generating unanimous local applause, the proposed project has become a focal point in the contentious debate over who should foot the bill for development.

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Google unveils bicycle mapping feature, gives you one more reason to bike today

Google just gave people one more reason to leave the car in the garage and go by bike. At today’s National Biking Summit in Washington, D.C., the Internet giant unveiled the latest feature of its wildly popular Google Maps navigation site: Biking Directions.

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Crash on I-205 sends car airbone and injures couple

The driver and passenger in the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Meridian Park Hospital.

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Voters in Damascus, Estacada rejecting key initiatives

The measures’ backers said they were disappointed with the apparent outcome, saying it will thwart greater citizen oversight of local government spending

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Students from Washington State School for the Blind try skiing at Mount Hood

The outing fits with the school’s mission to expose students to all aspects of life — and to emphasize all the things they can do.

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Coyote sneaks up on Lake Oswego girls playing in backyard

The 10-year-old Lake Oswego girls were left shaken but unhurt after the coyote briefly chased one girl then sniffed the base of a tree that one girl climbed to get away.

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Oregon, California nurseries sue South Carolina over regulation blocking shipment of plants

Potentially millions of dollars are riding on the lawsuit since most of the plant material grown in the two states is exported to markets in the south, east and Midwest.

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