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HOME-BEACH EROSION
Erosion threatens Oregon beach home
(Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com)
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — The owner of a $1 million vacation home on the Oregon coast says the structure is in danger of slipping into the ocean after waves whittled away a protective sand dune.
The Oregonian newspaper reports Tai Dang built the oceanfront property in Rockaway Beach seven years ago. He’s since applied for a permit to install riprap to stop the erosion from eating away the land under the home, but neighbors, the city, the state and conservationists oppose the proposal.
Conservationists say installing riprap in one location can increase erosion elsewhere by redirecting the flow of water. But Dang notes the city signed off on the home location in 2009.
Jonathan Allan with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries says such battles are likely to increase as climate change causes sea levels rise and storms to intensify.
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MILL PARK MURDER CASE
Police arrest man in connection with girlfriend’s death
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Police in Portland have arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of a 48-year-old woman.
Emergency workers found Cory Jonell Lumber, also known as Cory Jonell Ruth, dead inside a Mill Park neighborhood apartment Saturday evening. The woman’s boyfriend, 37-year-old Spencer Thomas Johnson, was arrested later that night and booked into the Multnomah County Jail.
Police say Johnson has been charged with murder and unlawful use of a weapon and he is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear if Johnson had an attorney.
The medical examiner says Lumber died of a single gunshot wound.
WOMAN SHOT-GRESHAM
Woman shot after argument at Gresham apartment
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — Police say a woman was shot in the leg after an argument between her and a man at a Gresham apartment complex.
Officers had responded early Sunday to a report that someone had been shot. They arrived to find a woman with gunshot wounds, and say the man had fired multiple rounds inside an apartment.
An update on the woman’s condition has not been released.
The 34-year-old suspect was arrested at a Gresham home and has been charged with burglary, assault and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the incident.
The case remains under investigation.
INMATE DEATH
Police investigating after Oregon inmate dies unexpectedly
UMATILLA, Oregon (AP) — The Oregon State Police are investigating after a 29-year-old inmate at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla died unexpectedly on Saturday.
The Oregon Department of Corrections announced Sunday that Rigoberto Corono-Avila was transported off-site for medical care Saturday afternoon. He was pronounced dead a few hours later.
Corono-Avila was serving time on felony assault and sex abuse charges, and his earliest release date was just six months away. The Department of Corrections did not release any details about the circumstances surrounding Corono-Avila’s death. The Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the death, as it does with all unanticipated deaths in state prisons.
Two Rivers Correctional Institution house about 1,800 male inmates. The prison has had several unexpected inmate deaths in recent months, with Corono-Avila’s death marking at least the seventh death since December.
CHILOQUIN-DROWNING
Woman drowns in Oregon’s Sprague River
(Information from: Herald and News, http://www.heraldandnews.com)
KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon (AP) — Oregon State Police are investigating after a woman drowned in the Sprague River near the Robert Draw Reservoir dam.
The Herald and News in Klamath Falls reports that the woman, described as in her late 30s or early 40s, was swimming with friends on Saturday when she began drowning and her companions called 911.
Chiloquin Fire and Rescue chief Mike Cook says emergency workers attempted to resuscitate her for 20 minutes but were unsuccessful. The woman’s name has not been released.
Cook says recreationists should remember to use caution, especially when on slippery rocks and that people should not go swimming alone. He says it doesn’t appear that intoxicants played a role in the drowning.
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OUTDOOR SCHOOL-BALLOT
Outdoor school proposal gains enough signatures for ballot
(Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com)
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A campaign to permanently fund outdoor school in Oregon has gathered 130,000 signatures.
The Bulletin of Bend reports that the Save the Outdoor School for all campaign began in January with a goal of collecting 120,000 signatures to exceed the 87,213 signatures needed to qualify for a ballot spot. If the measure makes the November ballot, it will ask voters to approve permanent funding so that fifth and sixth graders can attend outdoor school.
The campaign proposes suing lottery proceeds to fund the program.
Outdoor school is a program for fifth and sixth graders to learn science and outdoor recreation.
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INVASIVE PLANT
DNR: New invasive plant with toxic sap in Wisconsin
(Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — State officials have confirmed a new giant invasive plant with toxic sap that can burn human skin has turned up in southeastern Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the Department of Natural Resources confirmed hundreds of giant hogweed plants were present in Sheboygan in June.
The plant can grow to as high as 20 feet and sprout 3-foot leaves. Its sap contains glucosides that react with the sun’s ultraviolet rays and can severely burn the skin, cause blisters or cause temporary blindness. The plant was first recorded in Wisconsin in 2004.
A crew from Brodhead-based Applied Ecological Services surveyed the Sheboygan neighborhood where the plants were found and sprayed more than 800 plants with herbicide.
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APPLE DATA CENTER
Apple plans a third data center in central Oregon
(Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com)
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Tech giant Apple Inc. plans to build a third data center in the central Oregon town of Prineville.
Apple’s proposed expansion comes as crews are currently building the company’s second data center in this city located 35 miles from Bend. The California company also plans a warehouse and logistics center.
Prineville senior planner Josh Smith tells the Bulletin that Apple’s third building will be about 330,000 square feet and that site plans are under review.
The city’s engineer Eric Klann says Apple has agreed to pay for a multimillion dollar wastewater treatment facility to supply most of the water needed to cool the facility.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Facebook also has two data centers in Prineville and is building a third.
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Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.
