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Local Family Turns a Tragedy into a Positive for the Community
Thanks in large part to the efforts of a local family, 140 children who did not have life jackets to wear, do now.

Wildfire Burns Northeast of Glide Oregon
Nearly 7,000 acres are on fire in Oregon. Hundreds of those acres are in Lane County.

Investigators: Body Found in N. Umpqua River is Missing Cottage Grove Man
A group of swimmers discovered the body around 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Narrows Wayside north of Glide.

Pesticide Protestors Will Face Criminal Charges
Ian Van Ornum and witnesses to his arrest filed a police misconduct complaint over the incident.

Hardened Oil Washes Up at New Carissa Site
Titan Salvage reported oil residue in the surf and at the beach on Friday that had formed tar balls with sand.

Defense Key for Beavers
Oregon State's hard hitting defense is looking to set the tone in '08.

Roper Shines In 2nd Scrimmage
Ducks put in uneven performance in Saturday's workout.

UO Christens PK Park
Oregon holds groundbreaking for its new baseball facility.

Sumo Soccer Lightens Fall Camp
Sumo Soccer, watermelon eating, offensive linemen catching punts... these are not new Olympic events. They are the "O" Games.

Beaver 'Back Legacy Continues
Ryan McCants is the latest Beaver to carry the ball -- and the torch -- at Oregon State.

Adviser says Obama to campaign with newly minted running mate Saturday in Springfield, Ill. Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will be hitting the trail with the Democratic hopeful Saturday.

It's a 'boomerang' storm: Fay hits Florida, then mysteriously gains strength over land Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening—once again—to be

AP NewsBreak: Umpires, at odds with MLB, say they'll boycott instant replay conference call Umpires want baseball to take another look at instant replay.

Bigfoot revealed as big hoax: Thawed out 'carcass' turns out to be rubber gorilla costume Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit.

Mets closer Billy Wagner has more pain and swelling in elbow, sidelined indefinitely Billy Wagner has more pain and swelling in his pitching elbow, and the New York Mets' All-Star closer is out indefinitely.

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Local Gymnasts Draw Inspiration from Olympic Contenders
Gymnasts at the National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in Springfield work five hours a day, five days a week.

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Monaco Coach Lays Off More Than 200 Employees
Today, the largest manufacturer of Motorhomes in Oregon announced it would temporaril lay-off more than 200 employees.