Chris Lehman

Teen In Alleged Albany Bomb Plot Could Have Rare Mental Condition

Chris Lehman — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:11:54 +0000

The Oregon teenager accused of plotting an attack on his high school has obsessive-compulsive disorder brought on in a rare way: a strep infection. That's according to his mother.

Oregon Weighs Own Gun Measures After Mall Shooting, Newtown

Chris Lehman — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:19:00 +0000

Oregon state lawmakers have scheduled a marathon public hearing Friday on four gun control bills.

Oregon At Odds With Federal Government Over Japanese Tsunami Gift

Chris Lehman — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:20:00 +0000

SALEM, Ore. – The state of Oregon is at odds with the federal government over how to use money from Japan meant for cleaning up tsunami debris. It can’t be used to reimburse the state for money it’s already spent.

The Japanese government donated $5 million to the US this fall to help pay for the cost of cleaning up debris from last year’s deadly tsunami.

Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill To Give Nike Special Tax Status

Chris Lehman — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:15:58 +0000

SALEM, Ore. - Governor John Kitzhaber called the Special Session after he said Nike was being courted by other states for a major expansion. The Democrat said he wanted lawmakers to authorize the governor to extend Nike an offer: In exchange for freezing the way Oregon calculates its taxes for as long as 30 years, Nike would agree to spend at least $150 million in capital improvements and expand by at least 500 jobs. Lawmakers grumbled about the short timeframe to consider the proposal, but in the end relatively few voted against it.

Oregon Lawmaker Calls For Ban On Large Capacity Ammo Magazines

Chris Lehman — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:19:25 +0000

SALEM, Ore. – An Oregon lawmaker wants to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines in the wake of Tuesday's shooting at the Clackamas Town Center.

Police say Jacob Tyler Roberts opened fire at the crowded shopping mall, killing two people and seriously wounding another. Then he turned the gun on himself.

UPDATE: Shooter Identified, Mall Shooting Victim Expected To Survive

Chris Lehman and Sara Lerner and April Baer — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:16:57 +0000

Two people, plus the suspected shooter, are dead after police say a gunman opened fire at a crowded shopping mall in suburban Portland Tuesday.

An ambulance took one survivor of the attack to OHSU Medical Center in Portland. The young woman is expected to survive.

Why Does China Want A Mural In Oregon Destroyed?

Chris Lehman — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:06:00 +0000

The mural in downtown Corvallis, Ore., is big: 10 feet high and 100 feet long. One side shows a peaceful countryside setting in rural Taiwan. The other shows police beating protesters in Tibet and a Buddhist monk setting himself ablaze in protest.

"You burn yourself to death. Painful. And we cannot ignore that," says David Lin, the Corvallis businessman who commissioned the mural.