Date: 10/16/2015 04:00 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A skeleton found by hunters last year has solved a five-year-old mystery. Portland police say the remains found by hunters near Turner last year are those of 43-year-old Paul Winkleback, who vanished after being suspected of kidnapping two women in Portland. The women were able to break free, but Winkleback escaped.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The state has released report cards for Oregon’s 1,236 schools and 197 school districts. Schools did not receive an overall rating due to the switch to new statewide assessments in English and math. But the cards give parents important information about schools’ success at getting students to reach Common Core standards.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Eugene City Council won’t pursue a blanket fireworks ban, but members say they want increased enforcement against those who use already-illegal fireworks next year. The Register-Guard reports that the City Council last year limited the use of legal fireworks to several days around the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve.
TILLAMOOK, Ore. (AP) – A Boring, Oregon, man has been sentenced to five days in jail for acting as a fishing guide without a valid license. The Oregon State Police says 33-year-old Jereme Jones was also placed on three years of probation and had his angling license suspended for three years. He was arrested after a fishing trip on Nehalem Bay.
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