Around the State

Published 5:00 am Saturday, September 21, 2013

Capitol tours halted — Guided tours have been suspended at Oregon’s Capitol while authorities review security in a building noted for openness and accessibility. Five people were arrested Thursday after two of them broke away from a tour, rappelled down the face of the Capitol dome and unfurled a large banner denouncing Gov. John Kitzhaber for a plan to sell acreage from the Elliott State Forest in the Coast Range.

Man attempts to steal firefighters’ SUV — A Portland Fire and Rescue spokesman says a simple medical call took an unexpected turn when a man firefighters were examining jumped up and tried to steal their vehicle. Spokesman Rich Tyler says firefighters on Friday decided to use one of the new SUVs put into service for calls that don’t require a big fire truck. They were checking out a man they found on the ground in east Portland when, as Tyler puts it, “for whatever reason he had enough of it.”

Logging death — Marion County authorities say a 64-year-old man died in a logging accident when a stalled bulldozer lurched as it was being jump-started, backed down a ravine and ran over him. A second worker was taken to the hospital with serious arm injuries.

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