Date: 10/27/2014 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) – Utility crews worked yesterday to restore electricity to thousands of residents after a windstorm downed trees and knocked out power lines in the Pacific Northwest. In Oregon, Portland General Electric says about 16,000 residents did not have power as of 1 p.m. yesterday. The Oregon State Police says a woman was injured Saturday when a 40-foot-tall tree came down on her car while she was driving in southeast Douglas County.
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) – A 25-year-old Portland man who was shot over a week ago at a Gresham gas station has died of his injuries. Gresham police day John Lowery Jr. died at a hospital Friday afternoon. The Oct. 18 shooting happened at a 76 gas station. Police are searching for a man suspected in the shooting.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – A Scio (SY’-oh) man has been charged with arson in connection with four of five suspicious fires in the Scio area in recent weeks. Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley says 28-year-old Zachary Burghart was arrested Saturday night after fire officials investigated a hay barn fire in the Scio-Jefferson area. Detectives believe he acted alone when he set four fires in October.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Multnomah County will for the first time have a single prosecutor responsible for guarding against wrongful convictions and investigating challenges to convictions. The Oregonian reports that 35-year veteran Multnomah County prosecutor Russ Ratto starts the job today. Ratto will review claims of innocence after convictions have occurred and update office protocols.
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