EUGENE, Ore. A nervous Christine Babcock confided in Woodbridge High School coach George Varvas shortly after they arrived at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Tuesday.

A record number of runners filled the streets of Eugene for another holiday tradition this morning: the 35th annual Butte to Butte 10K.

A Marcola man died Thursday night after being thrown from a pickup truck in a crash near Harrisburg.