OREGON LOCAL NEWS

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The victim was identified as Candace "Candy" Morrison, 57, a music teacher at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver. Full story »

Jason Krohn and and his father, Kelly Krohn, say police and Portland's Independent Police Review Division failed to properly investigate allegations of excessive force.  Full story »

The resolution gives the director of the Independent Police Review Division oversight of all internal affairs investigations; and would make police review board findings on misconduct or use of force cases public, without naming the officers involved.  Full story »

Some said the site wanted them to backpedal away from official city bike routes, often adding 10 or 15 minutes to their usual commutes. Others said it led them to dead ends. One regular rider said Google was trying to kill her by directing her to get on Interstate 5. Full story »

A judge approves a court-appointed attorney for Bill Sizemore, the conservative political activist accused with his wife of tax evasion, after he says he's broke and can barely afford groceries. Full story »

Officers responded to the Guesthouse Inn in the 500 block of Three Rivers Drive in Kelso after 8 p.m. on March 5 and found a woman suffering from a stab wound. A video image of a suspect was passed out to officers. Full story »

The bill, a product of negotiations between environmental groups and the timber industry, is intended to limit old-growth logging, protect watersheds, increase thinning and end eastern Oregon forest disputes. Full story »

Wheeler still intends to testify before the committee tonight and said he still feels strongly that the jails would be best managed under a new department. Full story »

Jerry L. Miller was found guilty on five counts of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 19. Full story »

The mountain of data that supermarket chains compile helped Oregon and Washington state investigators zero in on salami and the source of the outbreak -- the pepper used to season it.  Full story »

Katherine Huether was last heard from a week ago, when she texted a friend to say she was at a trailhead. Full story »

An Oregon economic gauge rose more than 1 percent in January for the third straight month. But growth would have to strengthen for the state to replace the jobs it lost during the recession, says the University of Oregon professor who tracks the numbers.  Full story »

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. Full story »

Proceeds from the dinner will go to help Kanya Sesser travel to the 2010 U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Full story »

Defense attorney asks jurors to consider Serrano's humanity, but prosecutor demands to know where the convicted killer's humanity was when he murdered a woman and her two sons out of vengeance. Full story »

The once-embattled central bank could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation's largest financial institutions. Senate negotiators are considering giving the Fed the authority to supervise nonbank financial institutions that are so large and intertwined that their failure could pose a risk to the entire economy, according to people familiar with the evolving legislation. The Fed also would retain its power to oversee nearly two dozen bank holding companies that hold about two-thirds of the banking system's assets, according to these people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions. That would make the Fed, already one of the most influential agencies in the federal government, the main entity responsible for avoiding a future financial meltdown like the one that struck Wall Street in fall 2008. For the once-embattled central bank, the Senate negotiations represent a remarkable change of fortune.  Full story »

The combination with Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union of California will create a company with $4.6 billion in assets and 320,000 members.  Full story »

Luis Angel Arcos-Cardenas gets three years probation and restitution to the cyclist. Full story »

Tom Slyter, who served as Multnomah County undersheriff under Sheriff Bob Skipper, has announced that he's pulling out of the sheriff's race and is throwing his support behind interim Sheriff Dan Staton. Slyter said in a news release Wednesday afternoon that with the race becoming crowded -- four candidates have filed -- it was unlikely one person would get enough... Full story »

The news rolls on -- and we keep pace. Here are some of the highlights from the past couple of hours. Full story »

She didn't endorse any candidates in the race, but said she hoped the new county chair would focus on public safety and human services issues. Full story »

The 16-year-old is graduating this year, will attend Portland State, then plans on becoming an emergency room physician. Full story »

Jose Hilario-Duran is acquitted of drug charges and admits to forgery. Full story »

NHL and team officials aren't pursuing legal remedies because the logo has been pulled by Delphine. Full story »