A Salem couple returns two valuable books stolen in 2023 from the home of the late James Strand.

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Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill said he'll fight the order to bring the officer back. “We ... will not allow antisemitic behavior at our office," he said.

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"He was pretty excited to get back up," one firefighter said.

“Deafening silence has been the only response by the Defendants in explaining, let alone justifying, the actions taken here,” the judge wrote.

Police said Friday no arrests have been made in the shooting in the 6600 block of Southwest Capitol Highway.

Pablo Figueroa wanted the $2,000 winning ticket when he followed the victim home.

In a dramatic moment caught on camera Friday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at a federal immigration detention center.

The agency said the Southwest Power Pool's market design and the governance were better for its customers.

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