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Paul Bennett likes to tell this story about his Eugene company: In the hours after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, the mayor of New Orleans, desperate for emergency shelters and support of any kind, called Western Shelter Systems.

The nine-member policy board that oversees the Oregon Health Authority will hold a nearly four-hour public forum on Tuesday to talk about how health care reform efforts are affecting people in the state.

The mother of a 7-year-old Springfield girl has filed a lawsuit alleging that she suffered a birth defect due to the negligence of Pfizer, maker of the antidepressant Zoloft.

Detectives are now looking at confessed serial killer Israel Keyes as a possible suspect in the 2005 Lane County campground murder of two Oakridge educators.

OMAHA, Neb. — Oregon will face top-seeded Penn State in the Ducks’ first Final Four appearance in school history after defeating No. 4 seed Nebraska in four sets in the Omaha Regional on Saturday night at the CenturyLink Center.

Oregon romped and stomped on Idaho State at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday, completely dominating in a 87-35 victory. The Ducks (8-1) were led by 12 points by Damyean Dotson, all in the second half, and Dominic Artis, Arsalan Kazemi and Tony Woods each finished with 11.

PORTLAND — Sheldon rallied for 10 points in the fourth quarter to capture the OSAA Class 6A football championship with a 13-6 victory over Lake Oswego on Saturday at Jeld-Wen Field.

If you think of winter as a nice, frosty milkshake, this year’s flavor is likely to be vanilla. That’s the general consensus of forecasters who made their winter predictions at a recent meeting in Portland.

Eugene city government faces a $6 million budget gap, but City Manager Jon Ruiz doesn’t want to plug it all by laying off employees. Instead, Ruiz on Monday is expected to propose the City Council balance next year’s budget through a combination of cost cuts and tax or fee increases.

A judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring three out-of-town owners from trying to sell the Eugene-based Murphy Co. wood products firm. Lane County Circuit Presiding Judge Karsten Rasmussen issued the ruling Thursday in response to a September lawsuit filed by Murphy Co.