The Oregonian - Fri Dec 18

The Colton Fire District found itself on thin ice this week when three board members resigned under pressure and the embattled fire chief -- the district's only paid firefighter -- went on sick leave.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Fri Dec 18

When a rescue team came on Luke Gullberg's body at the top of a Mount Hood glacier and tried to figure out what had become of his climbing partners, they looked up at a forbidding rise of ice and snow.

The Newberg Graphic - Fri Dec 18

A A Jim Weidner wants a second crack at Salem. A A The freshman state representative filed for reelection last week.