AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/216 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – State labor officials say about 98,000 workers in Oregon will get a pay raise when the minimum wage goes up on Jan. 1. It’s a 15-cent an hour hike, from $8.95 to $9.10. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]