AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,338 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon school districts have to decide by March 1 whether to accept students from other districts under a new open enrollment law approved by the Legislature this year. The change raises a number of […]

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,315 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – Convicted of killing a highly decorated Marine Corps flying ace, Jesse Fanus was the youngest person on Oregon’s Death Row when he was sentenced to death in 1999 at age 19. Now a Marion […]

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,362 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Kevin Pangos hit 5 of 7 3-point shots and scored 19 points last night as Gonzaga opened West Coast Conference play with a 90-51 win over Portland. Sam Dower added […]

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,331 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – Southern Oregon University and Jackson County health officials are hoping to get money to fund a study looking at Ashland’s low rate of children vaccinations. The Mail Tribune reports that in 2010, 25 percent […]

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,301 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Drivers caught talking on their cellphones are losing the “I have to use it for work” excuse next week. That loophole in Oregon’s phoning-while-driving ban will be eliminated, one of dozens of new laws […]

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,308 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Police say a 22-year-old man has been jailed on a murder charge in a killing at a Salem motel, and another man has been arrested. Police identified the suspect yesterday as Hugh Crow II […]

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,270 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Police say four people were arrested after they pitched tents on Eugene City Councilor George Poling’s lawn objecting to his vote to close an Occupy Eugene campsite. Poling tells the Register-Guard that on Sunday […]