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The woman killed Saturday when her husband lost control of his pickup truck on an icy stretch of Highway 126 just west of McKenzie Bridge has been identified as 67-year-old Marilyn Louise Gotter of Springfield. State police said today they are continuing to investigate the crash.

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield police are crediting the newest member of its K9 unit, Dago, in helping to catch a man accused of stealing property from a vehicle. Police said they received a report of theft in progress in the 100 block of S Street early today.

Oregon awards businesses at least $865 million a year in tax breaks and other incentives, according to an interactive search tool created by The New York Times. That amounts to $226 per Oregonian, or 12 cents of each dollar in the state budget, according to the database.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Oregon will have to content itself with the best season in school history.

Two Lebanon residents were injured when a firearm they were discussing trading accidentally discharged, according to the Linn County sheriff’s office. Anthony Catullo, 31, and Brandon Butler, 23, were on the McDowell Creek 600 logging road about 10 miles from McDowell Creek Park when the shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m.

One person has died in a single-vehicle accident on the McKenzie Highway near McKenzie Bridge. Traffic is reduced to one lane in the area and drivers are advised to use caution. Oregon State Police troopers are investigating the accident and say additional information will be released later.

Oregon used a strong defensive performance to stymie Nebraska in a 60-38 win for the Ducks on Saturday at Matthew Knight Arena.

Springfield Police are asking the public to help them identify a woman who stole two Relay for Life jars from a Dari Mart on two separate occasions. The woman stole the jars from the Dari Mart at 1950 Mohawk Blvd, the first on Dec. 8 and the second Dec.

The driver of a van that struck and killed a pedestrian in Eugene on Nov. 29 has been cited by police for careless driving and “causing the death of a vulnerable user of the public roadway,” officials said today. At 8:41 a.m. on Nov.

A Eugene businessman is challenging the community to raise money to build so-called Conestoga huts to house the homeless.