OR–3rd NewsMinute/296 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A Hillsboro sex offender has been sentenced to two years in prison after he violated probation for the second time this year. Tyler James Miller’s probation officer learned he had used drugs. The […]

OR–2nd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Kitzhaber administration plans to charge a 75-cent-a-month tax on prepaid cellular phones, despite the objections of Verizon and T-Mobile and a possible court fight. Users of other cellphones and land lines already […]

OR–1st NewsMinute/333 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   ALOHA, Ore. (AP) – The Washington County, Ore., sheriff’s office has identified the deputy who fatally shot a 52-year-old Aloha man last weekend. Sgt. Bob Ray said yesterday the deputy was Brian McLeod, a 12-year sheriff’s department […]

OR–3rd NewsMinute/253 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An outside review of seven shootings by Portland police officers found the biggest problem was a breakdown in communications. The Oregonian reports consultants recommend changes to address communication gaps, excessive delays in getting […]

OR–2nd NewsMinute/242 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have arrested a Salem woman accused of swindling the Oregon Department of Revenue out of more than $2 million by filing a fraudulent state tax return. Krystle Marie Reyes was jailed in […]