Date: 07/07/2014 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
RAINIER, Ore. (AP) – A teen driver has died in a rollover accident west of Rainier. The Oregonian reports Oregon State Police are investigating the one-car accident in which another 16-year-old was injured yesterday morning. Police say the pair were wearing seat belts and they have found no evidence that alcohol or drugs were involved.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – More than 5,300 people were cremated at Oregon’s state mental hospital between 1913 and 1971. Two-thirds of them were never claimed, their remains abandoned inside copper canisters that were discovered a decade ago in a shed. A research effort to unearth the stories of those who moved through the hospital’s halls, and to reunite the remains with surviving relatives, takes center stage today as officials dedicate a memorial to those patients.
TURNER, Ore. (AP) – A 40-year-old Humpty Dumpty took a great fall at the Enchanted Forest theme park in Turner. Park officials say the popular attraction fell Saturday when two men tried to climb his wall and accidentally pulled him down. KGW-TV reports Humpty Dumpty was an original sculpture by Salem artist Roger Tofte. The park says it hasn’t decided whether to repair or replace it.
SEATTLE (AP) – One year and eight months after voters in Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana, the sale of heavily regulated and taxed cannabis begins in Washington this week. The first few stores are opening amid talk of high prices, shortages and rationing. As many as 20 shops in Washington, out of a planned 300-plus, should receive their licenses today.
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