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Don't blame Marcus Jordan for Nike spat
The kid just wants to be like Mike.

Ore. man convicted of murder in drive-by shooting
A Springfield man has been convicted of murder in a drive-by shooting after his co-defendant admitted firing the fatal shot.

Oregon teen survives head run over by tire
A bicycle helmet helped an Oregon teenager survive without serious injury when her head was run over by a car following a collision.

Ore. medical marijuana raid seizes 200 pounds
More than 200 pounds of marijuana were seized in a raid on a growing operation in Southern Oregon that produced far more marijuana than allowed for the medical patients it supplied.

Vandal damages Eugene police substation, vehicles
A Eugene police substation has been struck by vandalism for the second time in the past year.

Friday's Scores

Roy scores 24 to lift new-look Blazers over Spurs
Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

Oregon's inmate release program draws flak
Anti-crime activists and some prosecutors are taking aim at the Oregon Legislature's move to reduce many state prison inmate sentences as a way to save money.

Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.

Stanford looks for key 6th win vs. No. 7 Oregon
Stanford has been pointing to the brutal four-game November stretch as the defining moment for the season ever since arriving at fall camp.

Stanford loses top LB to knee injury
The Stanford Cardinal will be without top linebacker Clinton Snyder for the rest of the season.

OSU shooting victim says sentencing too light
A man shot in the leg while looking for cans in an alley behind an Oregon State University fraternity when he was homeless says he feels the student who shot him got too light a sentence.

Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call
Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road.

Mexican national gets 10 years for meth operation
A Mexican national has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for running a multistate methamphetamine operation out of southwest Colorado.

Paintball guns stolen from Oregon church, again
The pastor of a Eugene church says he is going to find a safer place to store property after thieves made off with dozens of paintball guns for the second year in a row.

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