OREGON NEWS

• Coast Guard changes Umpqua River rule 3/18/2010, 12:40 a.m. PDT
(AP) — WINCHESTER BAY, Ore. - After an outcry from Winchester Bay residents, the Coast Guard says it will no longer keep crabbers out of prime grounds on Oregon's Umpqua River when the agency determines that unsafe conditions are present where the mouth of the river meets the ocean.

• Winning numbers drawn in OR 'Megabucks' game 3/17/2010, 8:06 p.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:

• Winning numbers drawn in OR 'Win for Life' game 3/17/2010, 8:06 p.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were:

• Winning numbers drawn in OR 'Pick 4 - 7PM' game 3/17/2010, 7:15 p.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 - 7PM" game were:

• Utah (35-30) 3/17/2010, 6:53 p.m. PDT
(AP) — 1944-beat Missouri 45-35; beat Iowa State 40-31; beat Dartmouth 42-40, OT. National champion.

• Winning numbers drawn in OR 'Lucky Lines' game 3/17/2010, 6:20 p.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:

• Body pulled from Willamette River in Portland 3/17/2010, 5:39 p.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland police have pulled a body from the Willamette River in southeast Portland near the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.

• Winning numbers drawn in OR 'Pick 4 - 4PM' game 3/17/2010, 4:15 p.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 - 4PM" game were:

• CALIFORNIA (23-10) 3/17/2010, 4:02 p.m. PDT
(AP) — x-2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

• Lights stay on in Myrtle Creek 3/17/2010, 3:33 p.m. PDT
(AP) — MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. - The Myrtle Creek City Council rejected a proposal to turn off almost half the city's 293 street lights.

• Ore. massage therapist charged with sex abuse 3/17/2010, 2:25 p.m. PDT
(AP) — OREGON CITY, Ore. - An Oregon City massage therapist has been arrested on an accusation he sexually abused a patient.

• Nike 3Q profit rises, helped by improved sales 3/17/2010, 1:35 p.m. PDT
(AP) — BEAVERTON, Ore. - Nike says stronger sales helped more than double the athletic shoe and clothing company's third-quarter profit.

• Winning numbers drawn in OR 'Pick 4 - 1PM' game 3/17/2010, 1:25 p.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 - 1PM" game were:

• Abandoned Applegate schoolhouse to reopen 3/17/2010, 1:02 p.m. PDT
(AP) — APPLEGATE, Ore. - A forlorn old schoolhouse will soon get back to what it does best: housing children eager to learn.

• Ore. deaths ruled double murder, suicide 3/17/2010, 12:47 p.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - Authorities say the deaths of three people found at a Central Oregon home last week resulted from a double murder and a suicide.

• Governor declares drought in Klamath County 3/17/2010, 12:20 p.m. PDT
(AP) — GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Gov. Ted Kulongoski has issued a state drought declaration for Klamath and surrounding counties.

• E. Oregon wheat growers need rain, higher prices 3/17/2010, 11:48 a.m. PDT
(AP) — PENDLETON, Ore. - Eastern Oregon wheat growers need some spring rain after a drier than normal winter.

• Ore. hospital death draws Justice Dept. rebuke 3/17/2010, 11:27 a.m. PDT
(AP) — SALEM, Ore. - A newly formed Oregon State Hospital advisory committee is expected to question hospital Superintendent Roy Orr on Thursday about the death of Moises Perez.

• Oregon's George Fox adds football program 3/17/2010, 11:05 a.m. PDT
(AP) — NEWBERG, Ore. - George Fox University will field an NCAA Division III football team that will begin play in 2013.

• Penn out as Portland's VP of basketball operations 3/17/2010, 10:13 a.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers have dismissed Tom Penn as vice president of basketball operations.

• Penn out as Portland's VP of basketball operations 3/17/2010, 10:13 a.m. PDT
(AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers have dismissed Tom Penn as vice president of basketball operations.

• Coos County man pleads guilty in brother's death 3/17/2010, 9:13 a.m. PDT
(AP) — COQUILLE, Ore. - A 41-year-old man has admitted killing his brother in Coquille last fall.

• Developers sue Eugene over trespassers 3/17/2010, 8:48 a.m. PDT
(AP) — EUGENE, Ore. - Developers have filed a $4.5 million lawsuit against Eugene, claiming the city encourages people to trespass on their land.

• Canby hires Ellis as city administrator 3/17/2010, 8:23 a.m. PDT
(AP) — INDEPENDENCE, Ore. - The city manager in Independence for the past decade is leaving to take the vacant city administrator position in Canby.

• Man in guns seizure wants Medford to address issue 3/17/2010, 8:15 a.m. PDT
(AP) — MEDFORD, Ore. - An Oregon Department of Transportation planner who had his guns seized after being placed on administrative leave wants Medford officials to address what he describes as a civil rights violation.