Date: 08/29/2014 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Today doctors begin operating on the Klamath County sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the face during a traffic stop. Deputy Jason Weber remains in serious, but stable condition at OHSU Hospital in Portland. William Parkerson has been charged with attempted aggravated murder in Wednesday’s shooting. Also arrested were Parkerson’s girlfriend and a man who police believe was in the Jeep Cherokee at the time of the shooting.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Friends say a man shot to death after he opened fire on Medford police was a veteran of the Marines who served in the Gulf War. The Medford Mail Tribune reports 15 people attended a memorial service for 52-year-old Stephen McMilon. Police say McMilon fired at an officer, and two officers fired back.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Environmental groups are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to push for the creation of strict rules limiting when wolves can be killed in response to livestock depredations. Their petition seeks to limit when the state Department of Fish and Wildlife can kill wolves. It would also require ranchers to use nonlethal measures to protect their livestock. Rules similar to those requested by the petition are in place in Oregon.
ALFALFA, Ore. (AP) – The Deschutes County sheriff’s office says a 66-year-old Bend man has been found dead in a central Oregon pond. Lawrence Domanski was found dead in the water at Reynolds Pond, near the community of Alfalfa. The sheriff’s office is investigating the death.
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