12/29/09 Fortune had frowned so severely on Sam Thomas of late that he could be pardoned for sensing some perverse punishment for the glorious year that made him a sporting pin-up. Thomas needed a break and it came yesterday, gift-wrapped by fog. 12/29/09 Deadline to register to vote in the Jan. 26 statewide special election is Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m., according to Wasco County Clerk Karen LeBreton. Registration cards must be received by the elections office or postmarked by the deadline. 12/29/09 Oregon Highway 18 between the Oregon Coast and the Willamette Valley closed Tuesday afternoon, and traffic on Interstate 5 southbound came to a halt at Ashland due to winter conditions and numerous vehicle crashing blocking the highway. 12/29/09 Oregon Highway 18 between the Oregon Coast and the Willamette Valley closed Tuesday afternoon, and traffic on Interstate 5 southbound came to a halt at Ashland due to winter conditions and numerous vehicle crashing blocking the highway. 12/29/09 Sunny day follows snowstorm and tricky driving, numerous crashes across High Desert - but forecasters say New Year's Eve storm will bring up to 10 inches of snow Thursday. 12/29/09 Casey Matthews is the third son of former Browns legend Clay Matthews to play college football, and doing quite well as the first family member to play linebacker at Oregon. 12/29/09 Oregon Police Say Man Allegedly Tries To Rob Bar In Which He Had Been Drinking 12/29/09 HARRISBURG, Ore. - Police arrested a man accused of robbing the same Harrisburg bar in which he had been drinking. Sheriff Tim Mueller of Linn County said the man had been drinking at MacEnzi's Bar and Grill on Saturday. 12/29/09 ALBANY, Ore. - A teddy bear placed at the front door of the Oregon State Police office in Albany proved to be as harmless as a teddy bear. Employees arriving for work Monday thought it might be a bomb. 12/29/09 Five people were killed in five separate fatal traffic crasheson Oregon roads during the second of three December specialenforcement periods for law enforcement agencies nationwide,according to preliminary figures released Monday by Oregon StatePolice (OSP). 12/29/09 A robber struck two pizza joints in one night and police are hoping to get information that will help track him down. This robbery happened Sunday, Dec. 13 around 5:23 p.m. at the Pizza Hut at 1747 S.E. 122nd. 12/29/09 The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is asking for help in identifying a robbery suspect caught on surveillance video. | 
