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The killing of Christopher Klein was no darkly buried plot. Colby Benson — who was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder Tuesday — told his girlfriend he’d done it and asked another woman to get rid of the gun. He also beat up a man who challenged Benson for shooting Klein in his car, according to trial testimony.

The hardware chain True Value Co. warned it could lay off 98 workers at a Springfield warehouse if its planned bankruptcy sale to a rival falls through. The company told state officials the layoffs would come between Dec. 14 and Dec. 28 if it’s not able to close a sale to Do It Best Corp.

A man who sped away from police on Interstate 5 and threw two large bricks of packaged heroin out his driver’s window during the chase was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking charge. Francisco Javier Paredes-Villasenor, 24, apologized to U.S....

NW Natural’s residential customers will see a rate increase of 4.5% on November bills, a much smaller increase than the company wanted. Customers will also no longer bear the cost of paying for the expansion of the natural gas system in Oregon and for the gas company’s political lobbying.

The vast majority of Oregon’s high school cross country teams competed on Wednesday in their respective district championships. The cross country state championships will be held on Nov. 9 at Lane Community College. Here are some of the top results from Wednesday’s action:. Someone’s missing. Led by...

Communications chip manufacturer Qorvo said this week it will move some production to Hillsboro from a factory in Greensboro, N.C., but the company said the size of its workforce won’t change at either site. Qorvo said the shift will help it operate more efficiently as it works to adjust...

The following is a listing of all home transfers in West Linn reported from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27. There were 8 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,457-square-foot home on Troy Court in West Linn that sold for $571,000.

Former S-Ray CEO Stephen Baird was found dead after missing his sentencing hearing for wire fraud last week, the Department of Justice said in a news release on Wednesday. Baird, 69, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in May after an investigation into his misuse of investor money while leading S-Ray, a medical device startup. Prosecutors were urging U.S. District Judge Richard Jones to hand down a 7-year prison sentence on top of more than $10 million in restitution.

The moves come the same month that CEO Elliott Hill started work and signal Nike will continue its renewed focus on sports.

Annie shares the writings of Yeats, Frost, and others.

Local and federal law enforcement officials, Portland and Multnomah County leaders along with business and community representatives united Wednesday to send a message ahead of possible Election Day protests. “While I’m hopeful it won’t be necessary, we are prepared to interdict criminal behavior if it should occur,” said Portland Mayor...

Federal officials on Wednesday reported more cases of E. coli poisoning among people who ate at McDonald’s, as government investigators seeking the outbreak’s source identified an “onion grower of interest” in Washington state. The Food and Drug Administration said 90 people across 13 states have fallen...

Oregon will play the highlight of its road schedule this season when it travels to Ann Arbor to face Michigan. The Ducks beat the Wolverines in front of 109,733 people at the Big House in 2007, but few current Ducks really know what to expect in college football’s largest stadium. Derrick Harmon, however, does. The D-lineman who previously played at Michigan State said on Wednesday that games at Michigan are “not that loud.”

DeForest Buckner returns to the lineup after a five-game absence and he performed as if he wasn’t never injured. Buckner produced a strong individual performance to help the Indianapolis Colts defense, contributing to improve the overall effectiveness of the unit. The Colts suffered a 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, but they came away knowing how much a healthy Buckner on the field means to the team.

We’ve made it to week nine, the final week of the football regular season. And with the end of the regular season, we have the final power rankings for Class 6A football. On Friday night, when the final games are completed, the OSAA’s computer rankings will freeze and the football brackets will be posted. The games will be win or go home, and the state’s top teams will have to put their best foot forward.

About 500 damaged ballots have been linked to voters who will be sent replacements.

Clackamas County is “catching up” on scanning ballots after the Elections Office’s mechanical sorter experienced glitches last week, according to Clerk Catherine McMullen. In Oregon Elections Division data released Wednesday morning, Clackamas reported the lowest rate of ballots received from registered voters at 18%, behind Multnomah County...

USDA officials said the infection occurred non-commercial farm and that there is no risk to the nation’s pork supply.

EUGENE — Top-ranked Oregon and its top 15 defense will have to contain run-heavy Michigan offense led by the most balanced and one of the most prolific running back duos in the Big Ten. Kalel Mullings and Donovan Edwards have combined for over 1,100 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns...