Date: 01/24/2013 10:28 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/360 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Benefits for Oregon state employees now include insurance coverage for sex-change surgery. Public Employee Benefits Board Administrator Joan Kapowich says it will cover any operation a doctor says is […]

Date: 01/24/2013 09:28 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/293 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland commuters can again drive over the Sellwood Bridge. KATU reports it reopened yesterday, a day ahead of schedule, after a week-long closure for a move. The entire 1,100-foot […]

Date: 01/24/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/339 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say an Oregon man has been extradited to California to face charges he allegedly stabbed a woman to death in her Southern California apartment in 1990. Prosecutors say […]

Date: 01/23/2013 10:43 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/301 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Three women accused of neglecting more than 100 dogs were led off to jail in handcuffs yesterday after court appearances where their bail was set at $75,000. The Statesman […]

OR–2nd NewsMinute/288 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Forecasters expect freezing rain to driving hazardous this morning for most of western Oregon and southwest Washington. The National Weather Service says the freezing rain should turn to rain in most locations by […]