Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press at 6:40 a.m. PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A coalition has decided to drop its push to allow grocery stores in Oregon to stock their shelves with liquor and instead shift its resources into blocking a massive corporate tax hike […]

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press at 5:40 a.m. PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who killed a 33-year-old Portland transient man days after killing a woman in Utah has been sentenced to life in prison. KOIN-TV reports 61-year-old Roberto Garcia-Lopez pleaded guilty Monday to […]

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press at 6:40 a.m. PDT  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene police say an exotic primate that was reported stolen from a pet store was allegedly used by the store’s co-owner to pay a prostitute. Police say Zany Zoo Pets reported that […]

More US troops to head to Syria … Trump ticked at Cruz, Kasich teamup … Unfinished marathon  HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — President Barack Obama says another 250 U.S. military personnel will head to Syria, on top of the 50 already there, to help local troops combat the Islamic State group. […]

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press at 5:40 a.m. PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal study says Oregon’s child welfare system is failing at keeping children in state care safe and healthy. The Oregonian reports that the study found that caseworkers are taking too long […]