Date: 07/24/2014 09:26 AM
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/257
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Lane County prosecutors have filed murder and arson charges against a 42-year-old Eugene man accused of killing two acquaintances and setting fire to their rural home at Creswell. Eugene Whitehall could face the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder for the deaths of Dennis Kelley and Carl McFarland on July 16. Whitehall was provided room and board while working on Kelley’s pig farm on the property.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Cooler temperatures and rain helped firefighters increase containment on the 11 large fires still burning across more than 935 square miles of central and northeastern Oregon. The largest is the Buzzard Complex of fires, which was 90 percent contained after burning 618 square miles of rangeland northeast of Burns.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Associated Press review shows an unexpected rush of enrollees has strained Oregon’s expanded Medicaid system, mostly due to a shortage of doctors. Some enrollees have been locked out of the coordinated care system. Others have seen reduced access to care as some doctors, clinics and health centers closed to new Medicaid patients. State officials say they are working to ease the crunch.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Oregon coach Mark Helfrich and Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott both used the league’s opening media day to praise Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota for staying in school. The rest of the Pac-12 isn’t quite as excited about Mariota’s return, but he’s just one reason why the Ducks are favored to win their highly competitive league again.
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