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Local & Regional (New) One dead, another injured in Hwy 30 crash (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 2:12 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 5:00 PM PDT

One person died and another was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 30 west of Scappoose Tuesday afternoon, state police said.

Local & Regional (New) Police seeking two suspects in The Great Watermelon Heist of 2013

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 2:10 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 2:41 PM PDT

Police are looking for Molalla’s Brad Taylor and Canby’s William "Billy" Traverso in connection with the theft of 17 pallets of watermelons from two local grocery stores earlier this month.

Local & Regional (Updated) Bump in state revenue may avert government shutdown in Wash. state

By MIKE BAKER, Associated Press Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:57 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM PDT

A revised revenue forecast in Olympia may help avert a government shutdown, as economists determined Tuesday that an improved housing market will provide government with $120 million more than previously anticipated.

Local & Regional Shellie's travels: Biking the Netherlands (Photo Gallery)

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 11:38 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 11:40 AM PDT

Local & Regional Bandit boats to Idaho cabin, soaks in hot tub after failed break-in (Photo Gallery)

By KBOI Web Staff Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:23 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:23 PM PDT

Deputies at the Valley County Sheriff's Office are hoping someone will recognize this man who tried to break into a cabin near Horsethief Reservoir over the June 7-9 weekend.

Local & Regional Court docs: Man told officers he killed wife, neighbors; motive unclear

By Jeff Barnard, Associated Press Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:12 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 2:22 PM PDT

An affidavit filed by a sheriff's deputy in last weekend's triple homicide in Coos County says a 65-year-old man told officers he shot and killed his wife and two neighbors and then set fire to the two houses. But there is no word on why he did it.

Local & Regional Oregon unemployment rate falls below 8 percent

By Associated Press Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 11:57 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:12 PM PDT

The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great Recession in the fall of 2008.

Local & Regional (Updated) Driver in Old Town crash that killed woman pleads no contest (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 11:51 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 4:12 PM PDT

A Cornelius man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed one woman and injured six other people in Portland’s Old Town pleaded no contest in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tuesday.

Local & Regional (Updated) Italy's high court bashes Amanda Knox acquittal (Photo Gallery)

By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 9:35 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 3:18 PM PDT

Italy's high court has explained why it reversed the acquittal of American student Amanda Knox, saying the decision acquitting her of murder was full of contradictions.

Local & Regional (Updated) Man fights for his right to ... paint a fire hydrant a different color

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 8:22 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 4:29 PM PDT

Angry over a note advising him to repaint the fire hydrant in front of his house, a Camas man showed up with a gun at the home of a Water Department employee. A fight ensued, and he was arrested on assault charges.

Local & Regional Photos: Hops' house-warming party (Photo Gallery)

By Kai Hayashi, KATU News Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 7:23 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 7:23 AM PDT

The Hillsboro Hops played their first home game Monday night at their new ballpark.

Local & Regional 3-year-old recovering after scary fall into crawl space

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 6:49 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 2:13 PM PDT

A three-year-old girl falls into a crawl space while her mother and a real-estate agent look at a potential new home in Oregon City. She is in critical condition but improving after being airlifted to the hospital.

Local & Regional Taking neighborhood watch to a new level: The 'Glock Block' (Video)

By Erica Nochlin KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:00 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 8:54 AM PDT

Coy Tolonen says she's done with calling 9-1-1 and is ready to take action herself.

Local & Regional Facebook page created to bully taken down after call from police (Video)

By Ian Parker KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 17, 2013 at 9:30 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 17, 2013 at 9:34 PM PDT

No one is sure who created a Facebook page to bully kids at Newberg High School, but Facebook didn't take it down until KATU News, the district and finally the police called the social media giant.

Local & Regional Delay sought in sentencing for Christmas tree-lighting bomb plotter

By Steven DuBois, Associated Press Published: Jun 17, 2013 at 9:45 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 17, 2013 at 9:45 PM PDT

Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to delay sentencing for the Somali-American man convicted of plotting to bomb a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland's town square.