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ROME — Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya say up to 117 other migrants were aboard at the time, a U.N. migration official said Saturday.
It appeared to be the latest tragedy on the dangerous central Mediterranean route from North Africa to Europe.

Is your son or daughter turning 3 years old soon? The Columbian is looking for a child to follow during the third year of his or her life as part of a series examining what it’s like to be a 3-year-old in Clark County. A reporter and photographer will attend the child’s third birthday celebration, check in with the family for updates throughout the year and bookend the series on his or her fourth birthday. We’re specifically looking to follow a child who will turn 3 years old in January, February or March of this year.

SALEM, Ore.  — Oregon Transportation Director Matthew Garrett said he will resign from the Oregon Department of Transportation by the end of June.
The agency said Friday that Garrett has been with ODOT 22 years and has been in the top job for 13 years.
He is the longest-serving department of transportation director in the nation and has led ODOT under three governors.
Gov. Kate Brown said Garrett led Oregon through the implementation of an historic transportation package and will be missed.