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PORTLAND — A soldier accused of beating a 75-year-old driver in a road rage clash in Portland was sentenced Monday to 14 months in prison. Aaron Scott Altabef pleaded guilty last month to attempted assault as part of a plea agreement.

YELM, Wash. — After climbing out of the crawlspace of a Yelm house, a heating repairman told homeowner Velma Kellen he had good news and bad news. The good news: He fixed her heating ducts.

ST. LOUIS — The 36th annual United Van Lines migration study is out, and the northeastern U.S. is once again seeing the most outbound movement. The St.

Police say they cited 18 people and arrested two more for trespassing during a Monday night demonstration by homeless activists at a downtown courthouse plaza.

Notre Dame’s pain was Oregon’s gain Monday, as the Ducks jumped past the Irish in the final Associated Press and USA Today coaches top 25 polls of the college football season. On the strength of its Fiesta Bowl victory Thursday, Oregon finished No.

University of Oregon Dean of Students Paul Shang stood in a trench coat on the top step at the Johnson Hall administrative building today, awaiting the arrival of about 50 drumming and singing protesters, most of them Native American.

After drawing a hearty round of early applause by welcoming back University of Oregon football coach Chip Kelly, Lane County Commissioner Sid Leiken stressed cohesiveness with a promise and a plea to Lane County residents during the well-attended, annual State of the County address earlier today.

A masked man broke into a west Eugene restaurant, threatened employees with a gun and tried to steal cash from an office safe earlier today, police said. Eugene police learned of the robbery at Shari’s, at 2950 W. 11th Ave., just before 9:30 a.m.

COTTAGE GROVE — A search team tracked down an elk hunter who became stranded this morning in the forest west of Cottage Grove Lake while on a solo outing.

LAKESIDE — A Coos Bay woman was found dead in her sport-utility vehicle after it had traveled off a road, down a boat launching area and into a creek. Coos County sheriff’s officials identified the victim as Trudy A. Jansen, 58. Deputies learned just before 7 p.m.