Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Smokers will note the tax on cigarettes in Oregon goes up 13 cents on Jan. 1. In a special session last fall, state lawmakers decided to raise the cigarette tax to $1.31 a pack. The money […]
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AP-NW–SportsMinute/411 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points and 10 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers held on for a 116-112 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers last night. The Blazers have won […]
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AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/259 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Police say a man’s body has been pulled from the Willamette River near Skinner Butte Park in Eugene. The Eugene Register-Guard reported Wednesday it was possible the body was snagged in a shallow part […]
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AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/241 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A British Columbia lawyer for 12 victims of the 2012 charter bus crash on Interstate 84 near Pendleton have filed a lawsuit seeking $700 million. The East Oregonian reports the group is seeking a […]
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AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/250 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The campaign to privatize the liquor business in Oregon is getting started. The Oregonian reports backers have already spent $30,000 on consultants. Oregonians for Competition filed petitions two weeks ago that could lead to […]
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AP-NW–SportsMinute/351 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) – Isaac Fotu led four players scored in double figures with 17 points as Hawaii beat Oregon State 79-73 in the fifth place game of the Diamond Head Classic yesterday. Garrett Nevels had […]
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AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police have identified a man killed in a Christmas Eve domestic disturbance as 61-year-old Terry Lee Rolin. A police spokesman says the state medical examiner performed an autopsy yesterday and confirmed that Rolin […]
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Date: 12/24/2013 09:23 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/252 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Federal budget cuts won’t hit next month’s federal subsidy checks to timber counties in Oregon. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon says the White House Office of Management and […]