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Caleb Wadlington hangs off a starting block during practice with the Gold Coast Swim Team at Mingus Park Pool in Coos Bay, Oregon. (The World newspaper)

A Curry County crime team was on scene Tuesday at Anchor Inn R.V. Park in Port Orford, Oregon where human remains were found by a maintenance crew Monday afternoon. (The World newspaper)

A fire broke out in a North Bend home on East Bay Drive just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. North Bay and North Bend firefighters were on scene extinguishing the flames that enveloped the home. (The World newspaper)

Derek Claiborne embraces his 12-year-old son Bradley who has autism. Claiborne said most kids with autism don’t show much affection, but Bradley is just like a big puppy dog. (The World newspaper)

Bradley Claiborne, 12, swims at Mingus Park Pool in Coos Bay every Saturday morning. Bradley was diagnosed with autism at age 2 and loves being in the water. Helen Dietz, swim instructor at the pool, has worked with Bradley for about seven years and said the water helps dull his sensory issues. (The World newspaper)

Robert Redmond, left, confronts Quanell X in the crowd of people protesting outside the Texas City Police Department on Sunday after family and friends of Carlton Smith held a press conference. Smith was shot and killed by police outside H.T.’s Lounge on Friday. (The Houston Chronicle)

Kendra Burton, a homeschooled sophomore, had dinner with 17 of her other homeschooled friends at her house before the prom on Saturday. Burton and her friends take classes at Village Home, a center that organizes field trips and classes for homeschooled students in Beaverton, Oregon. (The Oregonian)

Rehanna Madrigal, 4, dances to the music from the Century High School marching band during the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade. (The Oregonian)

Mollie Becker, 16, demonstrates a Russian pas de chat ballet jump at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Webster, Texas. (Coast Monthly)

Betty Perkins, 87, and Don Frisbee, 88, are celebrating their love at a commitment ceremony Saturday at the house of Perkins’ daughter on Skyline Boulevard. They live across the hall from each other in the Terwilliger Plaza apartments and met four years ago. Frisbee says he especially loves Perkins’ cooking. (The Oregonian)

Josephine Boyd, 5, makes a giant bubble during a flash mob event at the Coos Bay Boardwalk. The event was organized by the South Coast Geocachers and was also held in 184 other countries at the same time. (The World newspaper)

Rachel Wintjen shows off her knob tail gecko named Wobble. Wintjen buys, breeds and sells geckos from her North Bend, Oregon home as a hobby. (The World newspaper)

North Bend High School's Drew Matthews sends sand flying as he lands in the long jump pit Friday during the state track meet at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (The World newspaper)

North Bend High School’s Wyatt Cunningham attempts a height during the Class 4A state track meet Saturday. Cunningham won his second straight title in the event. (The World newspaper)

Iram Leon, 34, nears the finish line of the La Porte by the Bay Half Marathon in 10th place while pushing his daughter Kiana, 7, in a jogging stroller. Leon, from Austin, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer four years ago. (The Houston Chronicle)

Clear Creek High School senior Jared Evans is the All-County boys basketball player of the year. (The Galveston County Daily News)

North Bend High School’s Cameron Lucero barely misses a catch during the Class 4A championship game against Baker in Hillsboro, Oregon Saturday afternoon. (The World newspaper)

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