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Lane County Health Care Transformation Meetings Rescheduled Changes to the way Oregon provides health care for low income residents will mean the creation of community based “Coordinated Care Organizations”.   The result of that, say lawmakers, will be better access to care, a greater emphasis on prevention, and the integration of […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,0293 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Siltronic says it will lay off 350 employees this summer from a Portland factory that makes semiconductor wafers. KGW reports a notice was sent last week to the Oregon Dislocated Worker Unit. Most of […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,0304 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon environmental officials say there’s no health risk to people or animals after a March 12 fuel spill of more than 5,000 gallons along Highway 58 west of Oakridge. A tanker truck and trailer […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,299 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Washington State’s D.J. Shelton blocked a last-second shot by Tray Woodall as the Cougars hung on to beat Pittsburgh 67-66 in Game 1 of the best-of-three CBI Finals. Abe Lodwick […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,323 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A 20-year-old man has been indicted in the May 2011 death of a Woodburn High School student fatally shot outside his home as his two brothers stood beside him. The Statesman Journal reports that […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,264 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A new kind medical clinic in Eugene is offering patients another option for getting primary care. Rather than billing insurers, Exceptional Health Care charges patients a monthly fee between $39 to $79, depending on […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,278 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Relatively low power rates and favorable tax advantages are helping Oregon’s data center industry flourish. The Oregonian reports Apple and online retailer Amazon are among companies building or expanding facilities, and the Bonneville Power […]