Date: 01/21/2015 04:00 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Police in Salem, Oregon, say they’ve interviewed a person of interest in a case of suspected anti-freeze poisoning that has killed at least eight cats. Lt. Steve Birr says the first cat began showing signs of poisoning on Friday evening and the most recent fatality happened Monday. An animal hospital in Keizer is performing necropsies on the dead cats. Initial testing on three of them has been positive for the presence of anti-freeze.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The federal government and two Oregon blueberry producers have settled a dispute over allegations farm workers were paid less than the minimum wage. The case began in 2012 when the U.S. Department of Labor told the growers to pay $220,000 in back wages and penalties Otherwise, the agency said, it would block shipment of their perishable berry crops.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Authorities are looking for a “person of interest” in the death of a Klamath Falls man. Klamath County District Attorney Rob Patridge said Tuesday investigators want to talk to 24-year-old Zachary Nathaniel Craig of Klamath Falls. Investigators probing the death of 49-year-old Donald Clinton Black of Klamath Falls are also hoping to learn more about a white vehicle that may have left the place of the killing.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – PacifiCorp is pushing back against the city of Klamath Falls’ efforts to take over PacifiCorp’s facilities and equipment and form a city-owned utility. The Herald and News reports PacifiCorp filed a lawsuit in federal court in Medford last week claiming the city unilaterally adopted an ordinance renewing PacifiCorp’s franchise to provide the city with electricity without any agreement to terms by PacifiCorp.
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