Beaverton killing — A 43-year-old Lane County man convicted of killing his girlfriend, hiding her body in his house for two weeks and then dumping the corpse in the woods was sentenced Friday to at least 25 years in prison. A jury found David Bowen guilty on Wednesday of murder, abuse of the corpse and evidence tampering, rejecting his self-defense claim. On Friday, Judge Charles Carlson imposed the sentence, tacking on an additional year for the evidence tampering, the Eugene Register-Guard reported. The prosecution said Borda planned to kill Tammy Borda, 55, and witnesses testified he had made threats against her. “If you say you’re going kill somebody, then you do it, that’s murder,” prosecutor JoAnn Miller said in closing arguments. Bowen was arrested Dec. 17, 2013, after police served a search warrant and found blood on his kitchen floor. He had initially denied involvement in Borda’s disappearance. But he later told investigators that he had shot her in self-defense after she pulled a gun on him. One of his lawyers, Clayton Tullos, said there will be an appeal based on “significant and broad constitutional issues that occurred both in the investigation and during trial.” At the sentencing hearing, Bowen gave a brief statement in apology to Borda’s friends and family. During the sentencing hearing, the victim’s daughter, Markie Borda, called it a “senseless, careless crime.” “All my mother wanted was to be respected and for you to care for her,” she told Bowen.

Suspect found in Oregon — Prosecutors want handwriting samples and dental images from a man accused of strangling his girlfriend and then posting crime-scene photos online before the killing was reported. The Kitsap Sun in Washington reports that prosecutors will ask Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jeanette Dalton on Monday to compel David Michael Kalac to provide dental impressions and handwriting samples so they can compare them to a handwritten confession investigators said they found as well as bite marks on the victim’s body. Kalac is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Amber Lynn Coplin, 30. She was found dead Nov. 4 at their apartment in Port Orchard. Gruesome photos were posted on an Internet message board before the crime was reported. Kalac was arrested at a transit center in Wilsonville a day later. He surrendered to a police officer without incident. Kalac is being held on $2 million bail. He pleaded not guilty on Friday. Deputy Prosecutor Robert Davy said he could not comment on whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty. Washington state law allows capital punishment, but Gov. Jay Inslee instituted a moratorium on executions earlier this year.

Pipeline spill — The pipeline that connects four north Puget Sound oil refineries with Seattle and Portland is operating again after a small leak at Burlington was repaired. The 400-mile Olympic Pipeline is operated by BP and runs from Blaine to Portland, carrying diesel and gasoline for fuel customers as well as jet fuel for Sea-Tac Airport and Portland International Airport. BP spokesman Scott Dean said the line was shut down Nov. 5 and resumed full operations Monday. He said the fuel had leaked from a half-inch valve fitting. The Skagit Valley Herald reported about 60 gallons of mixed fuel spilled. The Washington state Ecology Department ordered a cleanup and repairs. Dean says it took a while to find the leak because it was initially thought to be residue from a previous spill.