AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,247 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – An Oregon man pressed his luck one too many times and spent the night in a Nebraska detox cell after twice mistaking a police station for a casino and asking authorities for blackjack chips. […]

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Triple-A reports the average price of gasoline in Oregon is $3.83 a gallon, down a penny in a week and a dime higher than a month ago. Some metro prices from today’s AAA survey […]

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – The Bureau of Land Management says a fossil found by employees on federal land represents the earliest record of living beavers in North America. The 7- to 7.3-million-year-old pair of teeth was found on […]

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,250 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – City leaders at Oakridge have declared several city properties surplus, giving them the option of putting them on sale to fix a budget shortfall. The Eugene Register-Guard reports that city revenues dropped from $1.2 […]

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,276 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A new report on the massive new Interstate 5 bridge and freeway expansion project over the Columbia River has a big surprise for Oregon and Washington. The Oregonian reports that the just-released final environmental […]

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute CORRECTION,260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press (Corrects first item to read ‘in court today’) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say four defendants are due in court today in what is believed to be the biggest drug bust in the department’s history. Investigators […]

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Marion County prosecutors say a woman has been banned from owning animals for five years after pleading no contest in an animal neglect case. Authorities say Mikerra Lane neglected three horses and 14 llamas. […]

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,348 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon State Police have resumed hiring troopers. Eight men and a woman will be sworn in on Sunday, marking the first time in eighteen months the State Police have been able to hire […]