Northwest News: 100-year-old British Columbia driver gets first ticket; probation for former Talent councilman for ...

Happy Friday, folks!

You've made it through an entire week, the first in March, and it seems fitting that we share two headlines you won't see elsewhere, from news sources across the region. Plus you can listen to this.

We begin with something you don't read everyday: a story, from The Province, about a centenarian, who was born in the era of the Ford Model T, getting his first speeding ticket:

It took 100 years for one Saanich man to tarnish his perfect driving record.

The centenarian was stopped for speeding in a school zone Tuesday, a shock to a Saanich traffic officer when she saw the 1911 birthdate on a driver’s licence, which was good for another five years.

The traffic officer pulled over the 100-year-old driver in a Buick Century when he was spotted going 50 kilometres an hour in a school zone, where the limit is 30 kilometres an hour.

Our next story comes from Medford, where the Tribune reports on an official
sentenced Thursday for trying to take nude photos of a teen girl:

Former Talent City Councilman Dan Goyette must serve three years of supervised probation, undergo sex offender evaluation and treatment as ordered by a probation officer, and serve 120 hours of community service for attempting to take nude photographs of a 17-year-old girl.

Today in Jackson County Circuit Court, Goyette entered an Alford plea on a felony charge of coercion. In such a plea, the defendant doesn't admit to the crime, but admits that the prosecution could prove the charge.

Read the story. Ugh.

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Northwest News: Is Occupy Portland's downtown encampment coming to an end?; epic storm lashes Alaska

The Oregonian front page for Nov. 10, 2011.Good morning, Northwest News readers. You're here to find out what's making headlines around the Pacific Northwest, right? Well, let's get down to business.

But first we'll review the rules of the road, so to speak. This daily news roundup comes courtesy of Oregonian staffers who scan regional news websites to bring you news we think you'll find interesting. We post snippets from the stories in italics and we always provide a link to the original story so you can check it out for yourself.

Time for some news.

We start with a look at the future of Occupy Portland. This morning's Oregonian reports that city officials are losing their patience with the downtown encampments. City Hall and business leaders are ready for Occupy Portland to pack up and leave Lownsdale and Chapman squares, reports staff writer Anne Saker.

Portland police even have a plan to clear out the parks once they get the go-ahead from City Hall.

Official Portland's patience has run out with the camp, which has shifted from political statement to open-air, acute-care facility for many homeless, mentally ill or drug-addicted men and women who have flocked to the squares for the free food, shelter and community. Crime has gone up around the area, and overtime for the police bureau hit $316,000 Wednesday.

Adams and Police Chief Mike Reese scheduled a news conference for 10 a.m. Thursday to discuss the city's next step.

The Bureau of Developmental Services sent seven citations about the squares to the Parks & Recreation Bureau, which cares for the spaces. The citations direct the parks bureau to stop the camping, remove human and other waste, cease the use of an electrical conduit as an overhead support for tarpaulins, remove all structures, cut off the generator and shut down noise-making machinery between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Now for news out of our chilly neighbor to the north. Alaska is getting walloped by a historic storm. We're talking hurricane-force winds and flooding. The Anchorage Daily News reports that the storm's prompted evacuations but so far, no one's been hurt.

There were reports of buildings damaged, roads under water and major beach erosion, and authorities emphasized Wednesday night that the worst hadn't necessarily passed, with water still rising in some communities and warnings still in effect through this morning.

In Nome, the largest city in the path of the storm, peak water levels arrived at about 6 p.m. and began a slow decline, the National Weather Service said.

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Northwest News: Parrish Bennett Jr. revelation leads police to human remains on Rocky Butte; mayor asks Seattle Weekly ...

Northwest News: 7-year-old Anchorage girl beaten unconscious during bike theft; brutal rape, murder trial begins in ...

Good Tuesday, Pacific Northwest news readers.

We have two stories to share today, both reports of crimes that are perplexing in their brutality.

But first, The Rules: we scan loads of papers, television networks and Web sites around the region for articles, you peek at the snippets below (in italics) and click on the links to read the full stories before coming back to sign our guest book. Mind your Ps and Qs when you leave comments here on OregonLive.

Okay, we're going to get right to the Alaska crime story that is making us fume. In a nutshell, a 7-year-old girl was beaten unconscious Sunday by a man after she refused to give him her bicycle:

Neighbors say the man, 32-year-old neighborhood resident Byron Edward Syvinski, had reportedly taken a bag from a 17-year-old boy and rifled through its contents then given it back. When the boy’s father told Svvinski to leave, he punched the father in the face and head with a closed fist.

Svyinski then walked down the road, where he encountered the girl and initially tried to force her off her bike. Witnesses say he then punched her, knocking her to the ground where she lost consciousness, then punched her several more times while she was lying on the ground. Svyinski also went through the girl’s pockets, but witnesses didn’t see him take anything from her.

Upon arrival police ordered Svyinski to the ground. He became so combative that he had to be restrained with handcuffs on both his wrists and ankles, and was transported to a hospital.

Credit for the story goes to KTUU.com, an Anchorage television station website. But Gawker's take was pretty interesting, too. Glad this fellow is in custody.

So is Isaiah Kalebu, who is standing trial in Seattle this week in connection with the brutal 2009 rape and murder of Teresa Butz and the rape and attempted murder of her partner.

The Seattle Times took readers to the night of the crime with stirring testimony from Jennifer Lutz, a neighbor who witnessed the women attempt to escape their assailant:

Lutz called for help, pleading with 911 operators to hurry as she watched her neighbors offer aid to the two victims.

Testifying in court Monday, Lutz recalled seeing Butz's body on the ground and her partner's screams of devotion as the partner was loaded into an ambulance.

Lutz was the first witness to testify Monday at the start of the trial of Isaiah Kalebu, 25, who is accused of the attack.

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