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Eugene police tracked down a stolen pickup and arrested three men this morning, shortly after emergency dispatchers fielded a series of calls regarding suspicous circumstances. The suspects are identified as Dean Sturgill, 55; Charles Jack Tresch, 30; and Joseph Airon Masters, 36.

SPRINGFIELD — A wanted man and his pregnant passenger were jailed Thursday night after allegedly using a stolen car to lead Springfield police on a brief chase that ended when the vehicle crashed into a utility pole.

PLEASANT HILL — A number of vehicles reportedly ran over hundreds of rounds of ammunition found scattered across Highway 58 this morning, state police officials said. Police learned just after 9 a.m.

MEDFORD — Crater Lake National Park is preparing to make some repairs to historic Rim Drive — a 30-mile stretch of roadway at an elevation of more than 7,000 feet on the caldera of a dormant volcano.

MEDFORD — Crater Lake National Park is preparing to make some repairs to historic Rim Drive — a 30-mile stretch of roadway at an elevation of more than 7,000 feet on the caldera of a dormant volcano.

NEWPORT — Fishermen along the Oregon coast say the Dungeness crab catch has been disappointing so far. The quality of the catch is rated high, but numbers are below expectations. The Oregonian reports ( http://is.gd/1ebrMz ) the season was delayed a month so the crabs could fill with meat.

NEWPORT — Fishermen along the Oregon coast say the Dungeness crab catch has been disappointing so far. The quality of the catch is rated high, but numbers are below expectations. The Oregonian reports ( http://is.gd/1ebrMz ) the season was delayed a month so the crabs could fill with meat.

CORBETT, Ore. — A commercial truck driver told Oregon State Police he was stabbed when he parked at a viewpoint on Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge east of Corbett. The man suffered minor injuries to his hand, arm and stomach in the assault early Friday, just after midnight.

CORBETT, Ore. — A commercial truck driver told Oregon State Police he was stabbed when he parked at a viewpoint on Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge east of Corbett. The man suffered minor injuries to his hand, arm and stomach in the assault early Friday, just after midnight.

The developer of the large student apartment project in downtown Eugene has agreed to pay $260,000 to settle appeals filed against the development by Jefferson Westside resident Paul Conte.