Date: 06/30/2014 09:25 AM
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/274
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Triple-A reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Oregon is $3.98. That’s up 2 cents in a week and 9 cents in a month. Some metro prices from today’s survey: Portland $3.96, Salem $3.97, Eugene-Springfield $4.03, Medford-Ashland $4.03.
PACIFIC CITY, Ore. (AP) – A conservation group has been collecting samples of ocean water at Pacific City to test for radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. A big earthquake three years ago triggered a tsunami that washed radiation-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. A lot of tsunami debris reached Oregon shores, and the he Tillamook Estuaries Partnership wants to see if radiation also arrived.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A Douglas County jury found a former Roseburg man guilty of raping a girl during the 1990s and early 2000s. The Roseburg News-Review reports it was the third time John Davis stood trial in the case. He went on trial in 2008, but it was stopped when a judge ruled prosecutors couldn’t use online messages and phone calls between Davis and the girl. He went on trial for a second time last winter, but jurors couldn’t reach a verdict.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – The city of Medford has loosened its restrictions on campaign signs. The Mail Tribune reports the city previously allowed only two campaign signs on front lawns and other areas. The new ordinance removes the limit. However, political signs can only be displayed eight weeks prior to the election and must be removed within seven days after it’s over.
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