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Minimum wage workers in Oregon will start the year with a little more money in their pockets thanks to a programmed increase in the state’s base pay. The minimum wage increases by 15 cents an hour to $8.95 as of Tuesday.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 19 points and No. 1 Connecticut celebrated its return to the top of the rankings with a 95-51 victory against Oregon on Monday. Earlier in the day, the Huskies took over the No.

Searchers have tracked down a Springfield couple who had been missing since last Friday. Leslie and Juanita McAdams were found alive today in the Coburg Hills area, Lane County sheriff’s search and rescue coordinator John Miller said. Juanita McAdams, 77, was found this morning.

A pair of Occupy Eugene members face Jan. 10 court dates after they disregarded an order to leave a public plaza outside the Federal Building in downtown Eugene, the site of recent political demonstrations.

The Egan Warming Centers — which offer sleeping space to homeless people in Lane County — will be open tonight, when temperatures are forecast to drop into the upper 20s. The centers may again open Tuesday and Wednesday nights, according to the program’s website.

NORTH BEND — Two men were hospitalized this morning after a vehicle overturned on a road north of North Bend, Coos County sheriff’s officials said. Deputies and medics responded to the wreck on North Bay Road at 1:07 a.m. They found the vehicle’s two occupants trapped inside the vehicle.

PHILADELPHIA — Andy Reid has been fired after 14 seasons coaching the Philadelphia Eagles. Oregon football coach Chip Kelly is widely believed to be among the candidates the Eagles are likely to pursue. The Eagles made the announcement Monday.

The kids got out their wiggles, and some of their parents and guardians got an early jump on a likely New Year’s resolution to get more exercise Sunday at the Eugene Public Library during a Bhangra dance class.

PENDLETON — A tour bus headed for Canada careened through a guardrail along an icy Oregon highway and several hundred feet down a steep embankment Sunday, killing nine people and injuring more than 20 others, authorities said. The charter bus carrying about 40 people lost control around 10:30 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD — An older couple was reported missing on Sunday by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. Leslie McAdams, 76, and his wife, Juanita McAdams, 77, were last seen about 5 p.m.