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	Judge convicts Mexican police officers in Yoncalla man's death A judge has found four Mexican police officers guilty of homicide in the Aug. 27 death of an Oregon tourist.
	Eugene man arrested in bias crime incident Intimidation and criminal mischief charges have been filed against a 28-year-old man accused of vandalizing a Eugene business.
	Police ID man swept off Newport jetty The Newport Police Department identified a man swept off a jetty at the Oregon coast as 23-year-old Arnold Halstad of Tigard.
	Sutherlin man pleads not guilty in shooting of intruder A man facing charges for shooting an intruder in his home has pleaded not guilty and faces trial in May.
	Rare black rhino dies en route to Oregon Zoo A rare black rhinoceros has died while in transit from Kansas City to Oregon.
	High school bans Posse items; students protest The Insane Clown Posse is not welcome at Lebanon High School.
	Lebanon schools, superintendent part ways Lebanon school Superintendent Jim Robinson has resigned effective immediately after the school board approved a $400,000 settlement package.
	Acting Eugene police chief named Eugene’s city manager has appointed a senior police captain to be the acting chief of police until a permanent chief is chosen.
	Tests confirm rabies in second Southern Oregon bat A second bat has tested positive for rabies in Southern Oregon.
	Oregon average gasoline price down 9 cents The average price for regular gas in Oregon has dropped 9 cents, to $3.49 a gallon - a penny more than the national average of $3.48.