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Missing Mom: Police release case warrants

The latest batch of documents released in the Susan Powell case show investigators seeking permission to mount wiretaps on her husband Josh Powell's phone after she vanished in December 2009. 3 hours ago

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NE Ore. wolves kill 4 sheep

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirms that wolves from the Umatilla River pack have killed four sheep on private land near Weston in northeast Oregon.
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Man in 80s dies after ambulance collision

A driver in his 80s has died after a head-on collision with a Mason County Fire District 2 ambulance.
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Ore. police: 8 lb. pot in festive birthday boxes

Oregon state police say they found about eight pounds of marijuana inside two festively wrapped birthday gift boxes during a southern Oregon traffic stop for a speeding violation.
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APNewsBreak: Deal reached on Oregon wolves

Conservation groups and cattle ranchers have agreed to a landmark settlement in a lawsuit that, for the past year and a half, has kept the state of Oregon from killing wolves that prey on livestock.
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Wash. police detain man after drivers' calls

Police in Lynnwood, Wash., have detained a man after drivers at an Interstate 5 on-ramp called 911 to report a man pointing looked like a gun at passing vehicles.
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Amtrak adding 1 daily round trip n. of Seattle

Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham, Wash., in the coming weeks to help travelers affected by the Interstate 5 highway bridge collapse near Mount Vernon.
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2 Ore. women accused in fake check scheme

Police in Hermiston, Ore., say two local women accused of making and passing fake payroll checks from several businesses have been arrested for investigation of forgery.
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WA lawmakers' official portraits touched up

State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, had some gripes about his official legislative portrait after it was shot in 2011.
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I-5 bridge survivor: 'I can't believe we're alive'

Bryce Kenning saw the void before him in an explosion of dust, and there was nothing he could do.
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I-5 bridge survivor recalls plunge from highway

A survivor of Washington's Interstate 5 bridge collapse says plunging off the highway was "like a roller coaster where you're not attached to the tracks."