Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Fiskars Brands Inc. has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle allegations that safety regulators weren’t promptly alerted about a potentially defective ax made by the company’s Oregon-based subsidiary. Gerber Legendary Blades recalled the Gator Combo Axe in 2011. The Oregonian reports that court documents show customers complained that a knife secured by magnets inside the ax handle would slide out and slice them.
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) – A young sea turtle roughed up by chilly, choppy waters off the coast of Washington state is making a strong recovery in Oregon. “Solstice” was found on Dec. 21, the winter solstice. The female olive ridley turtle was dehydrated, and her body temperature was about 15 degrees below the typical 75 degrees. Olive ridley turtles are typically found in tropical waters from Peru to California.
SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) – State police say an 81-year-old Sheridan man is being questioned in connection with the hit-and-run death of a woman using a wheelchair on a Yamhill County highway. Oregon State Police says 66-year-old Connie Nickeson of Sheridan was killed yesterday morning crash on highway 18B.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury declined to issue a felony indictment against a Salem choir teacher accused of hitting a child riding a skateboard with her vehicle and then leaving the scene. The Polk County district attorney reports the felony charge against 52-year-old Kimberly McConnell was dismissed. McConnell’s attorney tells the Statesman Journal that the boy’s family did not want to call 911. He had a broken leg and was taken to a hospital.
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