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Eugene police are investigating a Thursday evening accident in which a man on a motorized wheelchair was struck by a car on 30th Avenue. The accident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. near the intersection with University Street.

SALEM — A man who worked at an Aumsville church was sentenced Thursday to more than four years behind bars for setting up a camera in the women’s restroom and having child pornography on his computer. The Statesman Journal reports ( http://is.gd/WT3RMq ) 33-year-old Christopher Fowler pleaded guilty Dec.

OAKRIDGE — A 10-vehicle pile-up closed Willamette Pass for four hours Thursday night on Highway 58 east of Oakridge. Oregon State Police say it started when a tractor-trailer truck stalled in the snow. Two other trucks lost traction and slid into the stalled truck.

PORTLAND — State officials expect to clear landslide debris from a stretch of Oregon 126 on Friday. The Department of Transportation said it could be open as soon as Friday afternoon.

The operator of a motorized wheelchair was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, including several broken bones, after colliding with the driver of a Toyota Corrola at the intersection of East 30th Avenue and University Street earlier tonight, Eugene police said.

WILLAMETTE PASS — Highway 58 is closed tonight at the Salt Creek Tunnel because of a multiple-vehicle crash, the state Department of Transportation said. There is no detour available, and motorists should take an alternate route or anticipate delays.

On Oct. 22, the day before the parent company of Pacific Continental Bank, announced plans to acquire Century Bank, an unprecedented 34,200 shares of Century stock traded hands — more than any other day since Century shares started trading in 2005.

A federal judge has dismissed a $375,599 lawsuit against Lane Community College over a pothole in a parking area for disabled students.

A last-minute glitch in an experimental bus guidance system has officials at Lane Transit District scratching their heads, resulting in the cancellation of the system’s rollout. LTD has suspended the Vehicle Automation Project indefinitely while the problem is analyzed. It’s not clear when, or if, the project will resume.

GRANTS PASS — A sudden dump of snow in southern Oregon closed a 33-mile section of Interstate 5 on Thursday, stranding untold numbers of ill-prepared motorists.