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FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2016, file photo, a marijuana harvester examines buds going through a trimming machine near Corvallis, Ore. Three years after Oregon lawmakers created the state's new legal marijuana program, marijuana prices in the state are in free fall and the craft cannabis farmers who put Oregon on the map decades before legalization are losing their businesses to emerging chains and out-of-state investors. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

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Glut of pot in Oregon is cautionary tale, experts say

by Gillian Flaccus Associated PressMay 31, 2018

Rescuers depart Timberline Lodge in a snow tractor on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Teams on Mount Hood were attempting to reach stranded climbers on the Hogsback. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

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One climber dies, several rescued on Mt. Hood

by Steven DuBois Associated Press, and Gillian Flaccus Associated PressFebruary 14, 2018

U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Billy J. Williams, middle, speaks at a marijuana summit in Portland, Ore., Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, as Oregon Gov. Kate Brown sits to the right of Williams. Oregon's top federal prosecutor, Williams, is holding the marijuana summit to hear how the state, law enforcement, tribal and industry leaders plan to address a pot surplus that he says has wound up on the black market in other states and is fueling crime. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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US prosecutor: Oregon has big pot overproduction problem

by Gillian Flaccus Associated PressFebruary 3, 2018

Ursula Le Guin American author of novels, children's books, is seen in a Sept. 9, 2001 photo at home in Portland, Ore. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Portland, Oregon, according to a brief family statement posted to her verified Twitter account. She was 88. (Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian via AP)

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Ursula K. Le Guin, celebrated science fiction author, dies at 88

by Gillian Flaccus Associated Press, and Hillel Italie Associated PressJanuary 23, 2018

This aerial image from video provided by KOMO-TV, shows the site of an Amtrak train that derailed south of Seattle on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Authorities reported "injuries and casualties." The train derailed about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Seattle before 8 a.m., spilling at least one train car on to busy Interstate 5. (KOMO-TV via AP) TV OUT MANDATORY CREDIT

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Amtrak train derails on Wash. overpass; at least 3 die

by Rachel La Corte Associated Press, Gillian Flaccus Associated Press, and Michael Sisak Associated PressDecember 18, 2017

A poster advertising the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse hangs in the window of a McDonald's restaurant in Madras, Oregon, on June 12, 2017.

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Total solar eclipse casts spotlight on Oregon town

by Gillian Flaccus GILLIAN FLACCUSJune 23, 2017

Jeremy Joseph Christian shouts as he is arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Ore., Tuesday.

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Ore. stabbing suspect defiant in court

by Gillian Flaccus Associated Press, and Steven DuBois Associated PressMay 30, 2017

A heart-shaped wreath covered with positive messages hangs on a traffic light pole at a memorial for two bystanders who were stabbed to death Friday, while trying to stop a man who was yelling anti-Muslim slurs and acting aggressively toward two young women, including one wearing a Muslim head covering, on a light-trail train in Portland, Ore, Saturday, May 27, 2017. A memorial grew all day Saturday outside the transit center in Portland, as people stopped with flowers, candles, signs and painted rocks. Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, was booked on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in the attack. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

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Muslims grateful for support after rant, attack in Portland, Ore.

by Gillian Flaccus Associated PressMay 28, 2017

Well-wishing messages and candles for an injured employee are shown outside a grocery store in Estacada, Ore., Monday, May 15, 2017. Police say a man carrying what appeared to be a human head stabbed an employee at the grocery store. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

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Man holding human head stabs store clerk; mother found dead

by Gillian Flaccus Associated Press, and Steven DuBois Associated PressMay 15, 2017

Kelli Stewart, right, celebrates with Maureen Valdez outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse after the leaders of an armed group who seized a national wildlife refuge in rural Oregon were acquitted Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 in the 41-day standoff that brought new attention to a long-running dispute over control of federal lands in the U.S. West. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

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Jury acquits leaders of Oregon standoff of federal charges

by Steven DuBois Associated Press, and Gillian Flaccus Associated PressOctober 27, 2016