Date: 08/13/2014 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – A woman accused of killing her 2-year-old child before trying to slit her teenage daughter’s throat has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder. Police say 40-year-old Jessica Smith from Washington state drove her daughters to a resort in Cannon Beach, Oregon, before her husband prepared to seek custody of the children. Smith’s attorney says he needs time to prepare Smith’s defenses, including one potentially based on her mental health.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – The state has fined a southern Oregon helicopter company for providing false and misleading information during the investigation into complaints that herbicides meant for timberlands in Curry County fell over nearby residents, making some of them sick. Pacific Air Research, Inc., of White City and pesticide applicator Steven Owen were fined $10,000 each and suspended their commercial pesticide licenses for a year.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – The Clackamas County sheriff’s office is hoping tips from the public will provide more information on a male homicide victim whose body was found in a field between Wilsonville and Aurora. The sheriff’s office says the body of the unidentified man was found Monday. An autopsy showed he died from a gunshot wound.
REDDING, Calif. (AP) – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell agreed to an impromptu meeting with salmon advocates demanding more water for salmon in Northern California’s Klamath and Trinity rivers. After the meeting, salmon advocate Regina Chichizola said Jewell agreed to send someone to assess the situation, but made no promises.
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