Date: 10/08/2015 04:00 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A survivor of the deadly mass shooting at Umpqua Community College last week has been released from the hospital. PeaceHealth Medical Center in Springfield says Anastasia Boylan returned home yesterday to continue her recovery. The 18-year-old had been shot through the spine and a bullet had lodged in her back. Her grandmother has told The Associated Press that Boylan played dead and the gunman left her bleeding on the floor.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland City Council has voted to mark the second Monday in October as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” The resolution says the day will honor the contributions of Native Americans in the Portland area. It falls on the same date as the federal Columbus Day holiday.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Health officials have confirmed that a bat found dead on the Lane Community College campus in Eugene had rabies. It was found Sept. 24 after a woman was scratched by a bat that was flying erratically. The woman reported the incident and has been receiving an antibiotic.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Two members of a prominent Eastern Oregon ranching family have been re-sentenced to five years in prison for setting fires on federal lands along Steens Mountain. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the original sentenced given to Dwight and Steven Hammond was too lenient. They allegedly set the fires to improve the grass for cattle feed.
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