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Thousands packed the banks of the Willamette Saturday night to enjoy the Fourth of July fireworks.

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Independence Day had an extra meaning for many soldiers who returned home to their families this holiday after more than a year in Iraq. The returning soldiers and their loved ones set off some emotional fireworks of their own inside a Fort Lewis gym. More

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They come by the hundreds to the Clackamas River, loading up rafts and inner tubes with lots of people and lots of beer. Some worry about those who celebrate the Fourth of July by declaring their independence from common sense.

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You can have your peanuts and crackerjack, but a national organization of doctors wants you to stay away from hot dogs, and they're taking their message to Saint Louis just in time for the All-Star Game.

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The Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival runs through Sunday, June 5 and benefits the Oregon Food Bank.

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He was convicted of a horrible crime, his liberty and his family taken away from him. Now, years later, the judge who sent him to prison changes his mind. KATU's Dan Tilkin reports.

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In the middle of northeast Portland lies a little-known sanctuary where fruits and vegetables grow, along with hope for the future.

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Find out how you can help folks who don't have enough food to put on the table.

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A couple survived the fire, which happened early Friday morning.

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Palin didn't say why she decided to step down, but the surprise announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for president. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic at the end of the month.

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The highest pet loss day is July 4th, and if the loud noises scare your pet away, never fear. The Missing Pet Partnership will be stationed outside the Seattle Animal Shelter July 5th, 6th, and 7th from open to close to help relocate as many pets as possible.

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The heat has folks flocking to the water to cool off. Before you go, you need the lowdown on the law. Tubing, rafting, kayaking, boating: whatever your mode of transportation on the river, there are rules. And boating under the influence -- even in a raft -- is a crime.

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KATU Reporter Bob Heye used his cell phone to capture this video of a truck engulfed in flames along Interstate 205 southbound at Stark Street.  The fire happened around 7 p.m. on Thursday and firefighters quickly arrived to help the driver out.

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The man had reportedly been swimming with his girlfriend at Paradise Point State Park in Ridgefield when he went under and vanished. Divers later recovered his body.  His name has not yet been released.

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When it comes to kids' sports injuries, what's the leading cause of emergency room visits? Bike accidents. All too often, the child isn't wearing a helmet.

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Sweat forming on his brow below the sunglasses on his head, Flight Medic Scott Thurman locks his blue eyes on the woman as she teeters on the edge of crumbling into wails of grief. "We’ll do everything we can,” he says.

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Stand owner Rikk Martin says he took a cue from the many espresso shops in the area that feature scantily clad women when he opened his "Nearly Naked Fireworks" stand.  And the complaints are already coming in.

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As the festival got underway, thousands showed up to find a spot along the waterfront.  KATU's Brian Barker reports.

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The hot weather and the Fourth of July weekend have businesses along the Oregon coast seeing dollar signs as they try to make up for a bad start to the year. "So far, it's been very busy," said Patty Morgan, who owns Paws in the Sand in Lincoln City.

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How, the medic wanted to know, did the soldier manage to get bit by the same scorpion on different days? For the soldier, the bites added up to a ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk from Normandy, Iraq, to Balad Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq.

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It's been one week since Michael Jackson's sudden death, and friends, family and fans are mourning the loss of the King of Pop. John Zarrella catches up with one of Jackson's oddest companions, Bubbles the Chimp.

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The ad poses the question - "should bicyclists pay a road tax?"  It was put up by a local company, Webtrends, but some bike advocates say it's just a misguided public relations stunt perpetuating the idea that bikes somehow don't belong.

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The sentence is the latest chapter in Sakewitz's sometimes bizarre story which began in 2006 when she was found with over 250 rabbits, some of them dead or in dire health.

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On Thursday, Multnomah County Commissioners voted in favor of a $925,000 settlement with James Chasse's family. Other lawsuits are still pending in connection to his death. Chasse died while in police custody.

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Officers arrested a 49-year-old Bremerton man Wednesday after he allegedly tried to pay a woman to provide a girl for sex, police said. The man said he was willing to pay the woman and her parent of the girl for the sex, police said. But his divorce papers describe him as "mentally handicapped." More

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A Missouri mother faces up to three years in prison at her sentencing Thursday in Los Angeles for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself.

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Federal law enforcement agents in Seattle have busted a drug trafficking ring that distributed methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico in Washington. Thirty-one people were arrested and over 19 pounds of drugs were seized, along with guns, cars and cash. More