Date: 04/01/2014 08:56 AM
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/262
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Though the national deadline to apply for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act passed at midnight, uninsured Oregonians have an extra month to sign up because of the state exchange’s technology problems. The extension means residents can apply for coverage until April 30. Cover Oregon still doesn’t allow the general public to enroll from start to finish in one sitting.
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (AP) – The Clackamas County sheriff’s office has identified a man stabbed to death at a weekend party in the Portland suburb of Happy Valley. The victim of the Sunday night violence is identified as Marcos Fielder of Portland. Deputies say George Gardea of Portland is jailed for investigation of murder and other charges.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man who apologized to a federal judge for hurling a firebomb at an unoccupied Portland police car in 2012 has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in federal prison. The Oregonian reports that Sergey Turzhanskiy called his action “the greatest mistake I ever made in my life.” The firebomb made out of a beer bottle damaged the car, which was parked at a police precinct.
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State has hired Ernie Kent as its new men’s basketball coach, giving him another shot at leading a Pac-12 Conference program four years after he was let go by Oregon. Kent replaces Ken Bone, who was fired on March 18. Kent was the coach at Oregon from 1997 to 2010. He took the Ducks to five NCAA tournaments, including two trips to the Elite Eight.
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