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Published 5:00 am Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Woman’s body found — The U.S. Coast Guard says the body of a woman missing after a fishing vessel crashed into the north jetty at Coos Bay has been recovered. The woman has not been publicly identified, nor were two men who survived. The vessel was named the Ruth and was from Charleston. The Coast Guard said the crew of one of its vessels found the woman’s body Monday evening more than mile southwest of the entrance to the bar at Coos Bay.

Officers stop suicide — Portland police say a man climbed over the Vista Bridge’s new suicide-prevention fencing and threatened to jump before officers persuaded him to live. The 36-year-old man was standing on the outside rail when police arrived late Monday. Officers convinced him to climb back over the barrier, and he was taken to a hospital. In the past decade, at least 19 people have jumped from the bridge known locally as “The Suicide Bridge,” including five this year. To prevent further deaths, the group Friends of The Vista Bridge asked the city to erect suicide-prevention barriers. Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick agreed and approved the installation of temporary fencing until money is available for a permanent barrier that is architecturally appropriate. The 9-foot-high fences were installed just before Labor Day.

Boy ignites mobile home — Fire officials in the small southern Oregon community of Winchester say a 3-year-old boy playing with a butane “torch” lighter set fire to a toy, igniting a fire that raced through his family’s mobile home. Douglas County Fire District No. 2 officials say no one was hurt in the Monday blaze. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of the home when they arrived at the Pine Wood Mobile Home Park. The Eugene Register-Guard reports the fire caused an estimated $9,000 in damage. Winchester is north of Roseburg.

Crossbow hunting decision delayed — Oregon fish and wildlife commissioners had to delay action on whether to allow disabled people to hunt deer with crossbows because of the partial shutdown of the federal government. Meeting in Newport on Tuesday, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission had hoped to hear from the Americans With Disabilities Act coordinator from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but the shutdown meant the person could not attend.

Embezzling case — A former worker at Powell’s bookstore in Portland has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $40,000 from Local Union 5 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The Oregonian reports that Britta Duncan admitted converting union funds to her own checking account and falsifying financial records while serving as the local’s secretary treasurer. Duncan’s lawyer says his client plans to make full restitution and pleaded guilty without benefit of a plea agreement. She will be sentenced Jan. 28.

— From wire reports

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