Date: 08/26/2015 09:17 AM
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/268
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – Aleksander Skarlatos, one of three Americans who subdued a heavily armed gunman on a Paris-bound train, will be awarded one of the U.S. Army’s highest honors. The Army says Skarlatos, a member of the Oregon National Guard, will get the Soldiers Medal – the Army’s highest award for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with the enemy.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Researchers at the University of Idaho and Washington State University will be working to map where severe wildfires are likely to occur in the Northwest. The Spokesman-Review reports that a four-year $2.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help researchers model where fires will burn the hottest and cause the most destruction in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A firearms instructor who was seriously injured when he was hit by shrapnel during a training session in Washington County is facing criminal allegations in the incident. The Oregonian reports the sheriff’s office says Scott Turner of Scio is accused of recklessly endangering another person. Turner was leading a group of former military and law enforcement officers in firearms training involving the use of Tannerite.
TURNER, Ore. (AP) – Oregon vineyard owners are predicting a massive grape harvest after months of hot, dry weather. KATU-TV reports that owner Bill Fuller says vines that typically produce between 2 and 3 tons of grapes per acre could yield an extra ton per acre. Fuller worries these last few weeks will bring a downpour which could break the whole process. If the grapes become much larger, they will split.
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