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I-5 southbound lanes near Keizer reopen after a crash that killed a pedestrian

Local News - 1 hour 23 min ago
Interstate 5 southbound lanes near Keizer have reopened following this morning's fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash near milepost 259. The victim has been identified but next of kin notification is not completed, according to the Oregon State Police.
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OSU food drive nets record haul

Local News - 3 hours 4 min ago
With furloughs, budget cuts and layoffs, Oregon State University has seen the effects of the economic downturn. Yet that did not prevent OSU employees from making a record donation to the Governor's State Employees Food Drive this year.
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Wah Chang announces temporary layoffs

Local News - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 4:00pm
MILLERSBURG — ATI Wah Chang is temporarily laying off workers at its Millersburg plant at the end of this month.
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Renovation on Lyon Street

Local News - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 3:36pm
Herb Yamamoto bought a deteriorated former homeless shelter on Lyon Street, transformed it into a showplace office and then invited Albany Area Chamber of Commerce members to come take a look during a Tuesday Business After Hours event.
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Notice to DH readers

Local News - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 3:33pm
Beginning Monday, March 22, the customer service hours for home delivery and subscriber information will be 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7-10 a.m. weekends and holidays.
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Water outlook gets worse

Local News - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 1:30pm
Forecasters continue to revise downward their  estimates of the summertime water supply for the Willamette Valley.
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Sweet Home Police make drug arrest in Florence

Local News - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 11:22am
Detectives from Sweet Home Police Department, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Albany Police Department assisted by Florence PD personnel, served a narcotics related Search Warrant at 1497 15th Street, Florence, Tuesday at about 5 p.m.
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Lebanon wraps up "2020" process

Local News - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 9:55am
LEBANON - Reading, writing and math are important.
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Cougars killed near Holley

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 4:45pm
HOLLEY — Two mature male cougars believed to have killed livestock on nearby farms were trapped and shot within an hour of each other Monday.
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Mom satisfied with school's response to fight

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:30pm
Although 14-year-old Tristen Parten has been suspended for five days from Memorial Middle School in Albany for fighting another student, his mother, Angela, said she now is satisfied with how the school handled the incident.
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Harrisburg saved six years to buy new City Hall

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:30pm
HARRISBURG — Kari Hanson dropped into the new Harrisburg City Hall Monday afternoon to sign her son up for summer baseball. She ended up offering to have her Brownie troop plant flowers around the building, which opened for business earlier in the day.
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Public safety log (March 16)

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:15pm
People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses.
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Low river volume limits city hydropower

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:15pm
Albany’s $1.6 million hydropower generator was turned back on Monday after being hampered for nearly three weeks by low flow in the Santiam River.
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Free roof is ‘wonderful’

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:00pm
Liz Unser’s new roof was as good as finished when she got home Monday afternoon.
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Delay proposed for development along riverfront

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 1:45pm
Edgewater Village, a housing development along the Albany riverfront, would be delayed another year under a contract change being proposed to the downtown urban renewal agency.
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S.H. school board waives rent for day care

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 1:30pm
SWEET HOME — Little Promises Daycare will be running as usual this summer, thanks to a deal struck last week with the Sweet Home School Board.
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Lebanon chamber warns of scam

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 1:15pm
LEBANON — The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce has warned business people of a possible scam.
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Film tells story of cochlear implants

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 1:00pm
Film tells story of cochlear implants
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Willamette forest ranks No. 1 in carbon storage

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 11:00am
EUGENE (AP) - When it comes to storing carbon, no national forest in the United States does more than the Eugene-based Willamette, according to a survey released by an environmental group.
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Oregon's Feb. unemployment rate at 10.5 percent

Local News - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 10:45am
PORTLAND (AP) - Unemployment in Oregon fell slightly in February to 10.5 percent.
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