• Boeing swoops into gorge life
WHITE SALMON, Wash. -- The only thing moving faster here Tuesday than the 30-knot Columbia River Gorge wind was news that giant Boeing Co. was buying local success story Insitu -- maker of unmanned, drone aircraft.

• Hollywood says hurray for Portland comic books
If there were any doubts about the hottest trend in movies, they were crushed like a Gotham City police car last weekend. "The Dark Knight," the latest interpretation of the Batman saga, swooped off with 158.3 million box-office dollars, the highest weekend opening ever, according to Variety.

• Oregon to get tough on invading insects and snails
SALEM -- State officials have identified 20 new insects and snails that have arrived in Oregon since 2007, including some with the potential to turn into destructive pests.

• Vancouver police chief wants to expand internal affairs unit
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Police Chief Clifford Cook plans to more than double his agency's internal affairs unit in the wake of an arbitrator's decision to reinstate a police lieutenant who was fired based on a faulty, biased investigation.

• The fight to save the county fair in Oregon
NEWPORT -- The Lincoln County Fair's centennial was not exactly the celebration of the century. The rock band played too loud, Spider-Man had problems circulating among the crowd, and when it came time for the watermelon seed spitting contest, well, it turned out the watermelons were seedless.

• Windsurfer responds to Columbia River crisis
Scott Ringenberg was blasting through head-high swells on the Columbia River, keeping an eye out for a windsurfing companion, when he spotted a patch of red in the wind-whipped water.

• Oregon State Hospital suspends off-campus outings
SALEM -- The Oregon State Hospital has suspended off-campus patient outings and launched a security review after two recent escapes.

• Oregon to get tough on invading insects and snails

• Vancouver police chief wants to expand internal affairs unit

• The fight to save the county fair in Oregon

• Windsurfer responds to Columbia River crisis

• Oregon State Hospital suspends off-campus outings

• A job fair for veterans, spouses will be Thursday

• A job fair for veterans, spouses will be Thursday

• Bone-building drugs may do the opposite

• Corrections

• Eighth initiative makes ballot

• NEWS IN BRIEF

• Older iPhones getting top dollar on secondhand markets

• Oregon health care workers seek out people missed by the system

• Overloading zinc actually may risk prostate health

• PEOPLE'S

• Reduce your risk of falls by tracking medications

• Silverton officer denied bail in sex case

• SW Washington panel favors six-lane I-5 bridge

• THE YOU DOCS

• This kind of sporting life

• Traffic fatality

• Would-be ice-cream man pleads guilty to murder

• Would-be ice-cream man pleads guilty to murder

• Groups aiding women must first heal selves

How To Unsubscribe: In order to unsubscribe from this newsletter, click unsubscribe.