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Thursday, January 31, 2013  Daimler Trucks North America is warning 1,300 jobs could be lost at three North Carolina factories, reversing course a year after announcing plans to rehire more than a thousand workers there.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Potentially large layoffs loom at Daimler Trucks factories in North America.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  President Barack Obama's proposed ban on new assault weapons and large-capacity magazines struck a nerve among rural lawmen and lawmakers.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Jacob Tyler Roberts arrived at the mall with several fully loaded magazines of ammunition three days after he apparently missed a flight to Hawaii he had been planning.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Witnesses said the suspect fired several times near the mall food court until the rifle jammed and he dropped a magazine onto the floor.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Medical marijuana supporter wins Democratic primary in Oregon attorney general race

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Man who stripped at Oregon airport says TSA invaded his privacy

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Oregon teenage girl dies after inhaling helium from a tank at drinking party

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Walter the tabby cat, all 28 pounds of him, is looking for a good home...and some exercise.  The Oregon Humane Society is hoping to find Walter his forever home, perhaps even in the Midlands

Thursday, October 06, 2011  An Oregon sheriff called the suspected killers' weeklong road trip by down the West Coast "a vicious, vile reign of terror."

Friday, September 16, 2011  Oregon couple unwittingly recorded their first use of a webcam and became online stars

Thursday, June 30, 2011  Oregon man stung by scorpion on Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Anchorage

Saturday, June 25, 2011  Gamecocks Coach Ray Tanner says freshman pitcher Forrest Koumas will likely start in game 1 of the College World Series finals against Florida Monday.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  Prosecutors: Man posing as psychologist persuaded moms to sexually abuse kids, send images.

Thursday, December 23, 2010  The same jury that convicted a father-son team of planting a bomb that killed two police officers inside an Oregon bank has now recommended that both be put to death.