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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Early voting opens Friday for Louisiana's Nov. 18 election, with the special runoff to fill the state treasurer's job the only contest facing many voters.

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The ninth annual Oregon State International Film Festival, presented by Dasfilmfest, will run from Nov. 3 through Nov. 7, at the Darkside Cinema, 215 SW Fourth St., Corvallis. Each year, this curated festival presents award-winning films from across the globe.

The Willamette Valley Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethoven, Prokofiev and more for French Horn with Lydia Van Dreel as soloist in two concerts this weekend in Albany and Corvallis. It will be the season-opening performance.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State Rep. John Huffman has resigned from the Oregon Legislature.

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House Republicans are unveiling key details and the text behind their tax legislation Thursday, but not without some reservations from rank-and-file members.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former team ophthalmologist for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Bob Corker.

With colored lights on the set and a smoky haze in the room that makes beams of light visible, the set for Robin Hood at Corvallis High School looks more like a rock concert than a school play.

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Something clicked in Corvallis High’s players early in the second half Wednesday night when the scoreboard showed Sandy with a 2-0 lead.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 7PM" game were:

Linn-Benton Community College's plans to expand the college’s Benton Center in Corvallis has received a boost from a city board.

There were times last season when Destiny Slocum found herself watching many different women’s college basketball games.

As a redshirt freshman last season, Omar Hicks-Onu got the vast majority of his playing time in 12 games on special teams.

BEND — After battling to tie the game late in regulation, the Crescent Valley High boys soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to Bend in the OSAA 5A playoffs on Wednesday afternoon.

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A task force has recommended how to shrink the state's pension-fund deficit by $5 billion, and two of the suggestions — including privatizing the state's public universities — got a cold reception from Gov. Kate Brown.