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With the New Year comes a new minimum wage Oregon’s lowest-paid workers are getting a pay raise. The state’s minimum wage rises 15 cents to $9.25 per hour. That’s an extra $234 a year for people working 30 hours a week. State analysts say the change could affect as many […]
On the Schedule: The first semifinal in the first College Football Playoff is also the 101st edition of the Rose Bowl, and there’s a Heisman Trophy winner on each sideline at the Granddaddy of Them All. Marcus Mariota leads Pac-12 champion Oregon and its offense against Florida State and Jameis […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin wished the best of luck to former San Francisco 49ers and new Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. Baldwin played for Harbaugh at Stanford and was asked for […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Just over 73,000 Oregonians have enrolled in private health insurance through the federal website that replaced Cover Oregon’s failed portal. The figures released by the federal government show coverage that will begin today. About 79 percent […]
New Administrator and close primary top Lane County Stories Lane County Commissioners approved a contract in March for a new County Administrator; then in May, voters narrowly selected incumbent Jay Bozievich to continue serving the West Lane District on the county board. The March hiring of a new administrator at […]
Gary Payton II had 14 points, nine rebounds and five steals to lead Oregon State past UC Santa Barbara 76 – 64 last night. The 9 and 3 Beavers had six players score in double figures, including Jarmal Reid with 16 points and Olaf Schaftenaar with 14. The Beavers are […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – A lawyer is asking for more time to prepare the defense for a Goldendale, Washington, woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter and wounding her 13-year-old daughter last summer at a Cannon Beach resort. The Oregonian […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A 44-year-old Springfield woman shot and wounded by police after pointing a replica gun has been sentenced to probation in a plea agreement. The Register-Guard reports Amanda Gatewood led Springfield police on a chase last August […]
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