Verger retirement to leave senate seat up for grabs. After 22-years in the public eye, State Senator Joanne Verger will be returning to private life when her second four-year term comes to an end at the end of 2012. Joanne Verger – “I have made a decision not to run […]
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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CRESWELL, Ore. (AP) – Four Creswell High School soccer players who yanked down the shorts on two younger players have been disciplined for hazing. Principal Gary Mounce tells The Register Guard that nothing criminal happened and he did […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – The student body president at Oregon State University has been impeached and faces a trial Nov. 1 by the student Senate on a charge of overstepping her authority. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports that the […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,343 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UMATILLA, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Umatilla have identified a 27-year-old man fatally beaten in an assault near a truck stop. Umatilla County District Attorney Dan Primus identified the victim as Mario Calvillo Ramirez of Irrigon. He was […]
3rd Oregon News Minute
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,299 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A 63-year-old Cottage Grove woman who took her missing father’s Social Security payment for more than 26 years has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Martha Ann McRae also was ordered to pay […]
Local News Digest – Oregon Unemployment;Port Manager; Gas Prices; PUD office
Oregon Jobless Numbers Holding Steady… Oregon’s Job market is stuck in neutral. After reaching a high of 11.6% 16 months ago, the unemployment rate has been at just over nine-and-a-half percent since May of this year. Nick Beleiciks– “We saw a lot of improvement in the unemployment rate, and it […]
2nd Oregon News Minute
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,335 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – After meeting with Gov. John Kitzhaber, two top Oregon Lottery officials say they’ll postpone the launch of a new Internet game site called The ORcade. The governor told the officials yesterday he was concerned […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,340 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – A young couple suspected in a murder spree that claimed four lives in three Western states have been returned to Washington state to face charges that could bring the death penalty. Everett, Wash., police […]