Logging accident — Washington County authorities say a logger reported to have two broken legs has been hoisted out of a 400-foot ravine and sent to the hospital. Forest Grove crews couldn’t get a vehicle to the logger Monday morning, so they called in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. KGW-TV quoted Fire and Rescue Capt. Chris Woodford as saying he didn’t believe the injuries would be life threatening. He said a large log rolled down the hill and struck the logger. The man was not identified.

Portland protest — Hundreds of people gathered in north Portland’s Peninsula Park Sunday afternoon to protest neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. KGW reports speakers took turns using a megaphone to share concerns and frustration about what they consider racial inequality in the criminal justice system. The peaceful rally was one of many across the country after Zimmerman was found not guilty Saturday of murder or manslaughter. He says he fired in self-defense.

Rafting death — A South Carolina man has died after falling in the Rogue River when his raft got stuck in a rapid. Curry County Sheriff John Bishop said Monday he is waiting for the body to be examined by the medical examiner to know whether the man drowned or died of a medical issue. Bishop says 57-year-old Steven D. Hoyer of Spartanburg died Friday at Blossom Bar, a Class IV rapid in the wild section of the popular whitewater river.

Ashland home rentals — The Ashland City Council plans to take a look at loosening restrictions on renting houses to tourists, something that’s become easy to do with online listings and communications. The idea has drawn opposition from the local lodging association representing, hotels, motels, bed and breakfast operators and people who rent vacation homes legally in a market that attracts thousands for Shakespeare plays, wine country visits and other tourist activity. The city has been notifying some property owners that they’re operating illegally in single-family zones, the Ashland Daily Tidings reported. The City Council meets today to debate whether to loosen restrictions.

Hikers rescued — Rescue teams have brought back three Southern Oregon hikers who took what looked like a shortcut down Mount McLoughlin and got lost. The Medford Mail Tribune reports the three spent Saturday night at 5,600 feet, lighting a fire to keep warm. Rescuers went up Sunday morning to get them. Search and Rescue Sgt. Shawn Richards said they took what appears to be a shortcut through a field of rock that often gets hikers lost — crews rescue more than a dozen a year who try it.

— From wire reports