1st AP Northwest News Minute

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Just over 73,000 Oregonians have enrolled in private health insurance through the federal website that replaced Cover Oregon’s failed portal. The figures released by the federal government show coverage that will begin today. About 79 percent of people who selected plans are receiving federal subsidies.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Three young men indicted on charges that include attempted murder in a Dec. 12 gang-related shooting outside a Portland high school have entered not guilty pleas. Four young people were injured in the shooting near Rosemary Anderson High School. One was grazed by a bullet while the other three were more seriously hurt. The 16-year-old boy appeared in juvenile court but will be prosecuted as an adult.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Portland say a car ran off a road and into the Columbia River last night. KATU-TV reports firefighters were working to get the car out of the water. A police spokesman said it wasn’t immediately known how many people were in the vehicle, which ended up completely submerged in water.

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say their wildlife troopers in southern Oregon have issued criminal citations to two Eagle Point men accused of poaching in a case involving a trophy bull elk and four buck deer. In each case, only the heads were taken, with the rest of the carcasses left to waste. Police say tips led troopers to recover the animals’ antlers and issue citations that require the men to appear in Jackson County Circuit Court.

 

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