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Missing mom and son's belongings wash up on beach
Authorities in Washington state say a shoe that washed up on a Puget Sound beach over the weekend probably belonged to the woman who appears to have abandoned a van on the beach and disappeared with her 8-year-old son.
Spring Break arrives at PDX
The Portland International Airport's new long-term parking garage opens Thursday. Enter to win a week of free parking!
Crew dismantling rare Ore. covered railroad bridge
Carefully, piece by piece, the Hamilton Construction crew is dismantling an aged and rare covered railroad bridge in Cottage Grove, Ore. Hamilton superintendent Bob Fletcher says the job requires surgical care. Anything too dramatic could send the whole 94-year-old bridge tumbling into the Row River.
Honda to recall 410,000 vehicles for brake problem
Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling about 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of problems with the brake pedals.
Woman, son missing after van found on Wash. beach
A woman heading to her stepfather's house was "beyond lost" when she and her 8-year-old son took one wrong turn after another through the backroads of Washington state and onto a private Puget Sound beach. Video Video
Oregon's Feb. unemployment rate at 10.5 percent
Unemployment in Oregon fell slightly in February to 10.5 percent.
Tiger Woods' statement on his return to golf
Tiger Woods issued a statement Tuesday to announce he will begin his 2010 season at the Masters. Video Video
Two Marion County inmates missing
Marion County sheriff's deputies are looking for two inmates who failed to return to the county's Jail Work Center after being granted three-hour passes.
Percentage of unionized workers rises in Ore.
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says the percentage of Oregon workers who belong to a union rose to 17 percent last year from 16.6 percent in 2008.
Dead baby found at northeast Oregon park
Authorities say an angler discovered the body of a "near full-term baby" at Minam State Park in northeast Oregon.