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Ex-election worker gets 90 days in tampering case

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A former Clackamas County elections worker has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after admitting she tampered with two ballots in the days before the November election.

Four arrested in Linn County kidnapping case

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Linn County authorities say a fourth person has been arrested in the case of a 20-year-old woman who said she was sexually assaulted and held against her will last weekend.

Oregon budget: What comes next?

SALEM— Republicans may have defeated Democrats’ first stab at raising taxes on corporations and the rich this week, but that doesn’t mean tax increases are out of the picture.

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  • By Jonathan Cooper, Associated Press
  • April 26, 2013
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Astoria police pig in the Pink

ASTORIA, (AP) — The Astoria Police Department’s concrete pig is back in the pink and ready for another 20 years of duty.

Feds accept petition on captive orca Lolita

SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government has agreed to accept a petition that asked to have captive killer whale Lolita included in the endangered species listing for Puget Sound orcas.

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SALEM (AP) — Oregon’s top legislative budget officials say they haven’t seriously discussed dropping health insurance coverage for part-time state workers to shift some of their costs to the federal government.

Hanford Reach plants gain environmental protection

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Two plants that only grow in the area of the Hanford Reach National Monument have been listed as endangered species.

Lawmakers have strong PERS ties

SALEM — Oregon House members will vote Wednesday on a Democratic plan to cut inflation adjustments in pension checks for retired government workers — a proposal that has angered Republicans and school board members who say it’s far too timid to curtail the system’s rising costs.

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  • By JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press
  • April 24, 2013

Portland solar company suspends operations

PORTLAND — A government-backed solar power company says it will suspend its Portland operations in June and lay off 29 workers.

Judge: No new trial for Somali American terror suspect

PORTLAND (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon on Monday rejected a defense request for a new trial for a young Somali American convicted in a terrorism case, finding that no serious

Dancing rule draws objections

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Many Port Angeles High School students are declining to attend school dances because of rules known as “Face to Face, Leave Some Space.”

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Kitchen will displace U of O renters

EUGENE (AP) — A new campus central kitchen is expected to displace University of Oregon student renters in a dozen tiny cottages put up after World War II.

Airline balks at rehiring pilot after pot test

SEATTLE (AP) — Horizon Air wants a judge to stop a pilot who was fired for using marijuana from returning to the cockpit, a news website said.

TNT found in Washington shed

CASTLE ROCK, Wash. (AP) — A southwest Washington homeowner says an Army explosives squad that checked out a military projectile he found in a shed determined that it contained 15½ pounds of TNT.

Washington man indicted after 2 killed at pot-grow

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who authorities say shot and killed two armed intruders at his marijuana grow operation last year has been indicted on federal drug and gun charges.

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