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Baby Grace Tentatively Identified; Parents Arrested

The girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 19, and her husband, Royce Clyde Zeigler II, 24, were arrested in the case.

(GALVESTON, Texas ) - News sources are reporting that "Baby Grace", a small child whose body was discovered on a Texas beach, has probably been identified.

Tentative ID has been made, but authorities are awaiting DNA test results to positively confirm that the girl is 2-year old Riley Ann Sawyers of Spring, Texas.

Body of Missing Silverton Man Recovered

Luke Troseth had been the subject of an ongoing search, officials believe he took his own life.

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - A missing Silverton-area man was found deceased Saturday afternoon by divers in the South Falls pool at Silver Falls State Park. Family members reported the man missing to Silverton Police on November 17th, and preliminary investigation indicates no signs of foul play and that he took his own life.

20-year old Luke Troseth has been the subject of a search by Oregon State Parks and Oregon State Police in the area of the park's south falls and surrounding area.

Missing 9-Year Old In Oak Grove Found Safe

New information indicates that this juvenile was located safe – unharmed - and is reunited with her family in Oak Grove.

(Oak Grove , Ore.) - The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office was asking for the public's help in seeking a 9-year old girl who failed to return home today, but the girl has now been safely located.

Information received from the Clackamas Sheriff's Office indicates that this juvenile is no longer missing, she was located safe and unharmed. Sheriff's Office Spokesman Jim Strovink says she has been reunited with her family in Oak Grove.

Murderer Makes Unauthorized Exit from Oregon State Hospital Custody

Walker was admitted to the hospital on January 10th 1989 as a forensic commitment on a conviction of two counts of murder from Multnomah County.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A 46-year-old psychiatric patient serving time for two counts of Murder was reported on unauthorized leave today from the Salem campus of Oregon State Hospital.

The patient is Christopher Walker, who was on a day pass to visit a relative in the Portland area. Walker was admitted to the hospital on January 10th 1989 as a forensic commitment on a conviction of two counts of murder from Multnomah County.

Man`s Body Located by Searchers Near Quartzville

The cause of death is undetermined at this time pending an autopsy

(ALBANY, Ore.) - A Sweet Home man was found dead yesterday afternoon after an overnight search led teams to the Quartzville area. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says 53-year old Ricky Dean Hurse was picking mushrooms Saturday approximately three miles from Quartzville Road near the 600 line when he was reported as overdue.

"He was reported overdue by his girlfriend at approximately 11:30 PM Saturday night when he failed to return home," Mueller stated. He says deputies, members of the Linn County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Post and the Sheriff's Mounted Posse responded to the area and searched throughout the night and Sunday.

Search Called Off for Missing University of Oregon Professor

Daming Xu was last seen on Nov. 4 by some hikers who said they saw him near the Ollalie Summit.

(McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore.) - The search for a missing University of Oregon professor who became lost during a hike to the summit of Olallie Mountain over a week ago has been suspended.

High winds, rain, sleet, and snow have hampered search efforts for 63-year-old Daming Xu over the past few days.

Oregon Search Crews Still Confident of Finding Missing Professor

The search for Daming Xu was hampered Saturday by low clouds and fog which grounded all air search units.

(McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore.) - Search crews looking for a missing University of Oregon professor who became lost during a hike to the summit of Olallie Mountain last Sunday have found a $20 bill, a candy bar wrapper, footprints in the snow, but still have no clues where Daming Xu is.

Lane County Sheriff Russ Burger says crews have searched almost all of the established hiking trails and most of the wilderness east of Eugene where Xu was last seen.

UPDATE: Amber Alert Issued for Two Texas Kids

The Forney Police Department and the State of Texas canceled the Amber Alert after the suspect vehicle was located.

(FORNEY, Texas) - An Amber Alert issued for Two Texas Children has been canceled. The Forney Police Department and the State of Texas issued the Amber Alert after the children were abducted on Friday afternoon.

Two boys, aged 12 and 16 are missing. The suspect is Lelah Jeanne Sullivan, a 48 year old white female with brown hair and brown eyes, five foot six inches tall, she weighs 115 pounds.

With Bad Weather Coming, Searchers Desperate to Find Missing Professor

Some 100 miles of wilderness in the Willamette National Forest has been CLOSED to the public due to the search.

(McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore.) - The air and ground search for a University of Oregon professor missing since Sunday will get back underway this morning with a sense of urgency with bad weather expected for the area over the next few days. Even some of Daming Xu's colleagues joined the search effort yesterday.

He is believed to be without warm clothing, food, water or a cell phone.

Mountain Search for Missing Oregon Professor Intensifies

The mathematics and statistics professor's car was discovered at a trailhead Tuesday.

(McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore.) - The air and ground search for a University of Oregon professor missing since Sunday will get back underway this morning.

Searchers on the ground and in the air searched the Cascade Mountain foothills east of Eugene yesterday for 63-year-old Daming Xu. Lane County Sheriff Russell Berger says other hikers came forward yesterday, saying they saw Xu Sunday near the Ollalie Summit.