Date: 10/09/2014 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SENECA, Ore. (AP) – Roadblocks have been lifted as the manhunt continues for a gunman in the tiny eastern Oregon town of Seneca. Grant County’s Undersheriff said that they are still looking for the man seen fleeing in the early morning darkness after shots were fired during a domestic disturbance at a cabin in town. The man has been identified as 41-year-old Shane Sanders.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden is on a West Coast tour as Democrats try to maintain control of the Senate. Biden was in Portland yesterday to help Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley with his bid for a second term. He held a rally for hundreds of supporters at the Oregon Convention Center. He heads next to Seattle.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Scientists at Oregon State University have found that the ecosystems on two rivers quickly recovered after small dams were removed, and the geological structure was not far behind. The scientists found that the numbers and varieties of insects downstream of the dams recovered to levels elsewhere on the river within a year, despite large amounts of silt scouring the river bottom after the dams were breached.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A fire department spokesman says a man who was working on his vehicle in the small community of Boring was severely burned when the radiator exploded. The Oregonian reports that the man was airlifted to Portland, where he was being treated at the Oregon Burn Center. The man’s name and condition were not available.
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