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December 17, 2001
 Standoff Woman Had History of Pain
Debra Brock will be remembered as the mask-wearing woman who shot her landlord and a deputy last week before shooting herself. But her family said Brock is a normal person whose life was ruined by mental illness...
 Camas Man Sentenced for Fondling Boys
A Camas, Washington, man was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison for fondling two Hillsboro boys while taking their temperatures rectally. Forty-eight-year-old Brandon John Oberly was convicted last month on six of seven counts of sexual abuse...
Snowplow Slides Off Bridge, Crashes
A snowplow went off an Oregon Highway 22 bridge and state officials were forced to close the highway east of Detroit while workers pulled the machine out of the North Santiam River. The truck, equipped with a plow and a sand spreader, landed upside down in the water...
Whirling Disease Detected in Clackamas Drainage
Whirling disease has been detected in the Clackamas River drainage, the first time the parasitic disease has been seen in the lower Columbia River since 1987. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, which monitors private and public hatcheries for the...
December 16, 2001
 Rough Weather Ahead for Much of Oregon
A band of soaking weather marched across the Northwest on Sunday, scattering rough-weather warnings across the state. Forecasters expected localized flooding in smaller creeks and rivers...
 Hundreds Mourn Lost Fishermen
Family, friends and hundreds of others turned out to remember the four fishermen who died when their boat capsized on the first day of crabbing season...
Boy Gets Christmas Wish: Mom's Burial
An outpouring of empathy for a grieving family will allow a 14-year-old Salem boy to realize a sad Christmas wish: to give a proper funeral to his mother...
 OHSU Nurses Reject Contract
An impending nurses' strike at Oregon Health & Science University will not result in elimination of any services, OHSU management said as hundreds of nurses prepared to walk off the job...
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December 15, 2001
 Rainy Weather Raises Flood Warnings
A drenching storm is spinning toward the Northwest, threatening to drench the Willamette Valley and raising flood warnings. The Weather Service issued a flood watch...
I-84 Reopens in Eastern Oregon
Interstate 84 between Pendleton and Ontario in Eastern Oregon has reopened after a 15-hour closure due to heavy snow and ice. The state Department of Transportation closed the highway...
 Schools' Military Recruiting Ban Might End
The Portland School District's six-year-old policy of banning military recruiters on high schools would likely end under an amendment to a national education bill that passed the House...
Dalles Police Face Abuse Allegations
A 20-year veteran of The Dalles police department has resigned amid allegations of sexual abuse and a grand jury indictment. Another former officer is being prosecuted for allegedly serving alcohol to minors...
Sierra Club Sues Over Oregon Plants
The Rogue Group Sierra Club has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in an attempt to protect two rare plant species on Mount Ashland...
December 14, 2001
 Only on KGW: Slain U of P Student's Parents Wait for Answers
The mother of a murdered University of Portland student is scared to go into her own house. Kate Johnson’s brother still has nightmares. Months after Johnson’s body was found in her dorm room, her family members told KGW...
 Driver Gets Two Days in Jail for Accident that Killed Officers
The young driver who drifted off the highway and slammed into three police officers will spend just two days in prison after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide...
 Police Seek Clues to Teenager's Homicide
A team of homicide detectives returned to the quiet neighborhood where a teenage girl’s body was found left in a neighbor’s backyard. Melissa Bittler died of "homicidal violence..."
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