AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,283 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press RAINIER, Ore. (AP) – ODOT says a section of U.S. Highway 30 will be dedicated Monday to a Rainier police chief shot and killed in January. Transportation officials tell KGW that the “Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway” will […]
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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,381 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press TALENT, Ore. (AP) – The police chief in the southern Oregon town of Talent says a young woman’s quick cell phone call may have saved her when she was attacked near a park. Chief Mike Moran says the […]
Local News Digest – Verger retiring; Spilde honored; Property Tax Statements; Trophy Elk Wasted
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 […]
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 […]
Verger Opts to Not Seek Re-Election
State Senator Joanne Verger says when her current term expires, she’ll be calling it quits. Joanne Verger – “I have made a decision not to run again, not to run for reelection in 2012. Now, you know that means I have another year. (click to listen) The Coos Bay Democrat […]
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 […]