News from around the state

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Oregon prosecutors say they haven't yet
decided whether to seek the death penalty against a man accused of
killing his wife and four young children last month. Jordan Adam
Criado was arraigned Friday. He appeared via video slumped in a
wheelchair as he recovers from the fire authorities say he set
after stabbing his family. He was released this week from a
hospital where he spent three weeks being treated for smoke
inhalation. He hasn't entered a plea.

WATERVILLE, Ore. (AP) - A pilot escaped injury after his biplane
flipped in the McKenzie River in Oregon after making an emergency
landing. The Register-Guard reported says 65-year-old John Proctor
was flying a biplane equipped with floats when he landed on the
river Saturday. He was headed for Detroit Lake but had to look for
an alternate landing site because of fog. He landed in the river
but flipped after striking submerged debris.

GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - A man has been arrested in Gresham on
suspicion of killing a 1-year-old girl. The Oregonian reports that
22-year-old Jeffrey Locker was arrested Friday in connection with
the death of Brooklyn Saechao. Gresham Police Sgt. Wallace Coon
says paramedics responded to the home Tuesday when Locker called to
say the girl had hit her head on an object in the house. She was
taken to a hospital but died Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - Police in Springfield are trying to
figure out how a man was injured before he was found lying on the
ground near railroad tracks. Police say they don't know if the man
fell, jumped or was hit by a train. The man was in a hospital's
intensive care unit on Friday, and police say his injuries are
life-threatening.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -Lane County veterans sometimes have to make
the long trip to the VA's Roseburg Medical Center because of
limited services at the Veterans Affairs medical offices in Eugene.
The Register-Guard says Lane County veterans made nearly 40,000
trips last year in a van or by private car to get health care at
Roseburg.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Ervin Santana pitched into the ninth
inning of his fourth consecutive phenomenal start, and Mark Trumbo
homered off Felix Hernandez in the Los Angeles Angels' 2-1 victory
over the Seattle Mariners yesterday. Santana held the Mariners to
seven hits and won his duel with Hernandez, whose 12 strikeouts
were one shy of his career high. Santana lost his shutout bid on
Mike Carp's one-out homer in the ninth inning.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - One casualty of the coming federal budget
crunch could be a new $3 billion bridge carrying Interstate 5
across the Columbia River. The project's sponsors acknowledge that
the bridge project is going to take another whack. At worst,
though, the cutback in federal spending could force officials to
shelve $130 million worth of plans, or to scale back the project.
Its backers say they're not ready to consider either option.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A group of western pond turtles raised
at the Oregon Zoo will be released into the Columbia River Gorge in
Washington this week. The Columbian reports the release is part of
a recovery plan, started in 1991 by Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo and
the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Oregon Zoo

VERONIA, Ore. (AP) - After narrowly losing his bid to become
Oregon's first Republican governor in 24 years, Chris Dudley has
returned to running his charitable foundation. Dudley told the
Oregonian that he hasn't ruled out the possibility of another
campaign. But for now, the former Trailblazer wants to focus on his
family.

ATLANTA (AP) - Angel McCoughtry scored 17 points, Erika de Souza
added 13 and the Atlanta Dream snapped a two-game losing streak
with a 70-53 win over the Seattle Storm yesterday. In a rematch of
last year's WNBA finals, the defending champion Storm committed 29
turnovers, tying the league's single-game high this season. Swin
Cash scored 16 points and Katie Smith had 11, but Seattle's
three-game winning streak ended.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Washington County sheriff's deputy is
recovering after being stabbed with a pencil by a jail inmate.
Authorities told The Oregonian the deputy was treated for multiple
puncture wounds to his face and has been released from a hospital.
Authorities say other inmates came to the deputy's aid during the
attack.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Tens of thousands of workers represented by
Oregon's top two state employees' unions are preparing to vote this
month on a proposed union contract. The Statesman Journal reports
the unions say that an analysis of the deals finds the contracts
would protect workers' current pay levels.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks haven't completely
revamped their secondary from last season, but as their training
camp gears up the depth of Seattle's defensive backs is younger and
bigger. John Schneider has opted to stick with the young defensive
backs that he and head coach Pete Carroll drafted in the last two
years, passing on several high-talent cornerbacks who hit the free
agent market. The Seahawks play their first pre-season game
Thursday against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium.


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