Date: 06/24/2014 09:26 AM
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/266
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The University of Oregon says three former basketball players have been suspended as students for a minimum of four years, and up to 10 years, as a result of rape allegations involving a freshman student. The university confirmed the suspensions of Damyean Dotson, Dominic Artis and Brandon Austin. Prosecutors decided there wasn’t enough evidence to criminally charge the players, who said the sexual contact was consensual.
TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) – ODOT says it expects to reopen a section of the Historic Columbia River Highway today, nearly three weeks after the area was closed by a rockslide at Troutdale. Spokesman Don Hamilton says the road will reopen after installation of a concrete barrier and an eight-foot fence to catch falling rock.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Umpqua Bank says it will close 27 branches by year’s end as it consolidates operations after its April merger with Sterling Financial. The Roseburg-based bank said yesterday that more closures are possible in 2015. The Columbian reports the 27 will include 13 branches in Washington and seven each in Oregon and California.
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) – Central Oregon authorities say a 79-year-old man took his 1930 Ford Model A coupe to church on Sunday to show it off. But when he left it so he could get a bite of lunch, sheriff’s deputies say it was stolen and crashed into the Crooked River south of Prineville. Photos show the mangled vehicle in the river. Police say Erik Halpin, described as a transient, was arrested for investigation of drunken driving and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
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