Offshore wind power — A Washington company intends to moor five wind turbines off the Oregon coast, and hopes the project dovetails with a separate proposal for liquefied natural gas. The Coos Bay World reports reluctant fishermen on the southern Oregon coast agreed after six months to support Seattle-based Principle Power’s plans for a 30-megawatt wind energy flotilla off the waters of Coos Bay. The company plans to anchor its proposed wind farm beyond the three-mile limit, outside of state jurisdiction and under federal law.

Cane caper — Nancy Thompson thought she must have just misplaced her credit cards when she opened her purse on March 30 at a Portland restaurant to pay for her adult daughters’ meals and found the cards were gone. A half hour later, a Bank of America employee called her at home to question a quick series of purchases being made on her stolen credit and debit cards. Police discovered restaurant surveillance video showed a woman with a cane sitting near Thompson and her daughters. The video showed the woman hooking her cane on Thompson’s purse, sliding it across the floor, extracting the credit cards and pushing the purse back. Police are looking for the woman.

Crane collapse — Work crews fled an unusual sound while using a 600-ton crane to remove an outdated bulk loader at the Port of Portland. One minute later, the crane collapsed. No one was injured in the Saturday collapse. The Oregonian reports the port has concerns the marine pier may have been damaged.

From wire reports