AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – The State Board of Education hears testimony today on Native American mascots and nicknames in Oregon’s public high schools. The board could eventually vote to ban those names. Board officials say 15 public high […]

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,329 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Marion County sheriff’s officers say they’ve arrested a Chemeketa (sha-MEK’-ah-tuh) Community College student in connection with two of the recent threats against the Salem, Ore., school. A sheriff’s spokesman says 27-year-old Danielle Sylvia of […]

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,281 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a Gresham woman used her job as a nursing assistant to take photos of dying patients at a nursing home and posted them on her Facebook page with demeaning comments. Nai Mai […]

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,313 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland couple indicted in a $3 million armored car heist in 2005 must remain in jail pending trial after a federal judge decided they are flight risks and have violated their pre-trial release […]

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,325 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has dismissed negligent homicide and other charges against the sole survivor of a 2010 helicopter crash off the Washington coast. The attorney for Lt. Lance Leone says his client “started […]

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,274 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 3-year-old Oregon girl who swallowed 37 tiny magnets is expected to make a full recovery. The Buckyballs were removed from the girl’s intestines yesterday by doctors at Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center. KGW reports […]