Date: 12/03/2014 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon election officials are beginning a hand recount on a ballot measure that would require labels for genetically modified foods. Workers in most of the state’s 36 counties began the tally of more than 1.5 million ballots on Tuesday. They have until Dec. 12 to finish. The first tally showed Measure 92 was defeated by less than a tenth of a percentage point.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expanding a program that allows Oregon ranchers to make improvements to help declining populations of sage grouse, in return for assurances they won’t face further restrictions if the species is listed under the Endangered Species Act. Greater sage grouse populations have dropped sharply in recent decades due to disease, pressure from the energy industry, wildfires and other factors.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Members of a group called Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America have presented Fred Meyer with a petition asking that it stop allowing customers to openly carry guns in its stores. A spokeswoman says the group hopes to change gun policies at businesses where families shop and help business owners realize that they can ban guns from their premises. A Fred Meyer spokeswoman says company policy is to follow local laws.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say three people died when a pickup rolled 300 feet down a steep ravine in a remote section of Lane County. Authorities say five people were in the vehicle when it veered off Siuslaw River Road. Two passengers survived and flagged down help.
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