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Man accused of stabbing 5 pleads not guilty Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 5:02 PM By Steven DuBois Associated Press PORTLAND — A former Oregon State University student pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted murder and other crimes in a knife attack against five people at a home near the Corvallis-based campus. Benjamin L. Bucknell, 22, started a fire outside the home Monday morning before entering the place and stabbing four men and a woman, police and prosecutors said
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Roadkill bill advances to House floor Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 3:25 PM May 23, 2017 at 3:25 PM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman Roadkill cuisine is one vote and one signature away from a grill near you. A bill that would allow Oregonians to salvage road-killed deer and elk cleared an important hurdle Tuesday in Salem. Senate Bill 372 passed unanimously out of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and will head to the full
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Low steelhead returns could mean summer fishing restrictions Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 5:06 PM May 23, 2017 at 5:06 PM The Associated Press PENDLETON — Very low summer returns of steelhead to the Columbia and Snake rivers have state officials planning out the restrictions they will have to impose on anglers. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is predicting a total summer run of 131,000 steelhead, said Tucker Jones, the agency's Columb
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Pacific Power online map shows where power is out A screenshot shows power outages across Oregon Tuesday morning. Pacific Power recently debuted this map tool to provide up-to-minute information on outages. Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 3:12 PM May 23, 2017 at 3:34 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Pacific Power has debuted a new online tool that shows Oregon customers where power outages are occurring, even if just one customer is blacked out. The
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Costello appointed Klamath County DA, replacing Patridge Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 12:14 PM May 23, 2017 at 2:16 PM The Associated Press KLAMATH FALLS — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has appointed EveLyn Costello to be district attorney for Klamath County. Costello replaces Rob Patridge, who resigned earlier this year. She will serve until an elected DA is chosen in 2018. Brown says Costello will bring a "fresh perspective" to the DA's office, emph
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Smoke near Ashland is from a controlled burn Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 1:56 PM May 23, 2017 at 2:10 PM A large column of smoke stretching into the sky at the the southern end of the Rogue Valley today is from a controlled burn, fire officials said. The smoke is emanating from a 61-acre underburn that is part of the Ashland Forest Resiliency Project intended to improve forest health and reduce the likelihood of wildfires. Ashland Fire & Rescue a
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Community Builder: A century of making things happen Dan Bulkley, 100, ran a celebratory 100-meter race at the SOU track meet last Saturday. [Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch] Sunday May 21, 2017 at 2:00 AM May 22, 2017 at 6:50 AM By Steve Boyarsky for the Mail Tribune Editor’s note: Community Builder is a periodic Q & A series providing perspectives from local people who have been involved in significant change in Southern Oregon. Today&rsqu
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Manchester police name bomber, hunt for accomplices Police officers stand next to their vehicles near the Manchester Arena after a blast at Ariana Grande concert Tuesday May 23, 2017. An explosion struck the concert attended by thousands of young music fans in northern England, killing more than a dozen of people and injuring dozens in what police said Tuesday was being treated as a terrorist attack. PA VIA AP) Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 12:17 AM May 23, 2017 
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Trump makes personal appeal to both sides for Mideast peace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump arrive for a speech at the Israel Museum, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Jerusalem. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 7:48 AM May 23, 2017 at 12:48 PM Trump met with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his quick stop in the region. The Associated
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Trump budget slashes money of clean air and water programs Copies of President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 federal budget are laid out ready for distribution on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 8:53 AM May 23, 2017 at 8:53 AM The White House's proposed spending plan for the EPA amounts to $5.6 billion, a 31 percent cut from the current budget year, according to a briefing provided in a
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Arthur I. Cyr: The Vietnam War: Legacies and lessons Arthur I. Cyr Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 9:12 AM May 23, 2017 at 9:12 AM Arthur I. Cyr More Content Now The Vietnam War used to be described as the longest in American history, before involvement in Afghanistan, and the conflict remains especially costly. Over 2,700,000 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam, and over 58,000 were killed or were reported missing. Estimates of Vietnamese deaths rang
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Ex-CIA chief says he warned Russians about election meddling Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 8:15 AM May 23, 2017 at 10:51 AM Former CIA Director John Brennan said Tuesday he was concerned about the number of contacts between Americans "involved" with the Trump campa
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RISE: Bomber died in concert attack; budget to be released; finals take shape Police stand guard at dawn, after a blast at the Manchester Arena Tuesday, May 23, 2017. An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert attended by thousands of young fans in northern England Monday night, killing more than a dozen of people and injuring dozens in what police were treating as a terrorist attack. PA VIA AP Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 4:00 AM An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concer
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Medford man selling record collection of 260,000 albums Charlie Rice of Medford is selling his collection of 260,000 record albums, including thousands of brightly colored albums he acquired over five decades. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Monday May 22, 2017 at 11:01 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Charlie Rice started buying records when he was 16 years old and never stopped. The 68-year-old Medford resident has 260,000 albums in storage, but he says age and
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Buncom Day is Saturday in the Applegate Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 9:41 AM May 23, 2017 at 9:41 AM Buncom, a ghost town in the Applegate Valley, will come alive for its annual Buncom Day festivities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 27. Activities include a noon parade, live music, face painting, books and plants for sale, a country store, kids activities, exhibits, story times, along with food and beverages. Local resident Ken Phillips will tell
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UK police say apparent suicide bomber responsible for blast Police officers stand next to their vehicles near the Manchester Arena after a blast at Ariana Grande concert Tuesday May 23, 2017. An explosion struck the concert attended by thousands of young music fans in northern England, killing more than a dozen of people and injuring dozens in what police said Tuesday was being treated as a terrorist attack. PA VIA AP) Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 12:17 AM May 23, 2
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History is everywhere as the Trail Creek Museum gets a makeover Russ Underwood is restoring the Trail Creek Tavern into a permanent museum honoring the history of Trail and surrounding logging communities in Southern Oregon. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Monday May 22, 2017 at 4:56 PM May 22, 2017 at 5:24 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil TRAIL — Russ Underwood's grandmother started a small tavern and lunch spot in the 1930s at 144 O
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Crews cover partially-collapsed tunnel at nuclear site Monday May 22, 2017 at 5:18 PM May 22, 2017 at 5:18 PM By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Workers this weekend finished installing a protective cover over a partially-collapsed tunnel that contained radioactive waste on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday. The tunnel that contained highly radioactive wastes left over from pr
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19 people confirmed dead after blast at Ariana Grande concert Emergency services personnel speak to people outside Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, Monday, May 22, 2017. Nineteen people have died following an explosion Monday night at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England, police and witnesses said. The singer was not injured, according to a representative. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday May 22, 2017
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Since You Asked: Roadkill salvage bill rolling through Oregon Legislature Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 12:01 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman I understand that the Oregon Legislature is considering a bill that would let Oregonians keep road-killed animals to eat. I know they've talked about this many times in the past and nothing's ever come from it. Is this one, ahem, dead in the water as well? — T.C., Medford We at Since You Asked Central appreciate a go