Date: 11/13/2015 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oracle Corp. is suing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for allegedly violating the state’s public records law by failing to turn over the contents of email accounts used by former Gov. John Kitzhaber. The controversy stems from a legal battle between Oracle and the state over the troubled Cover Oregon health insurance exchange. Brown’s office did not immediately return a call for comment.
BEND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say $17,000 in equipment has been stolen from a fire station in Oregon. The Bulletin reports that the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire District Station 703 was burglarized Tuesday evening. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police arrested a motorist whose vehicle crashed through a woman’s bedroom wall yesterday. A spokesman says 24-year-old Jesse McCormick missed a corner in southeast Portland while speeding. The vehicle struck a fence, a tree, the house and a shop building. Police say the woman was not hurt.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon woman has been charged with child neglect for leaving five young children home alone. The Register-Guard reports that police say a Springfield 7-year-old knocked on a neighbor’s door and said she was left alone with infants. When police arrived, they found four younger children — a 2-year-old and three 1-year-olds. Officers called the state Department of Human Services and charged a 29-year-old woman with five counts of child neglect.
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