Date: 10/22/2014 09:27 AM
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/238
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) – High winds and heavy rain hit the Northwest coast overnight in first strong weather front of the fall. The National Weather Service has posted a wind warning for the coast of Washington and Oregon until 9 a.m. for winds of around 40 mph with higher gusts. Forecasters say an atmospheric river of rain from the Pacific will soak the Northwest in coming days with several inches of rain, mostly in the mountains.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man who was kicked in the head by a drunken stranger at a Portland bar is suing the bar for $749,000. In the lawsuit, Nathan Anderson says the Wishing Well Restaurant and Lounge served Michael Sloan too many strong drinks and fostered an unsafe atmosphere. The lawyer for the bar disputes the allegations.
GERVAIS, Ore. (AP) – The Marion County sheriff’s office says a 13-year-old boy who had been walking on railroad tracks south of Gervais has been struck and killed by a train. Sheriff’s officers responded to the crash scene last night. Gervais is about 30 miles south of Portland.
LEBANON, Ore. (AP) – The Linn County sheriff says his deputies are investigating a tractor accident that killed a woman. Sheriff Bruce Riley says Doris Jennings was working yesterday afternoon with a man to remove an oak tree on private property when the tractor flipped over on top of her. She suffered severe head injuries.
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