News Digest
Sunday, June 8, 2008 2:31 AM PDT
Good Morning
Oregon
Ore. salmonella case linked to tomatoes
PORTLAND (AP) — A salmonella case in Eastern Oregon has been linked to a multistate outbreak blamed on raw tomatoes.
Umatilla County health officials say four cases of the gastrointestinal disease have been reported but only one has been definitely linked to the outbreak.
The tomatoes linked to salmonella include certain types of raw red tomatoes — red plum, red Roma and round red tomatoes.
Idaho
Idaho denied fresh start on No Child Left Behind
BOISE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has denied a request to give hundreds of Idaho schools another chance before facing sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The state Board of Education asked the federal agency in May to erase student progress measurements taken between 2002 and 2006, years for which the sanctions are based. The board argued students weren’t prepared to meet the standards because of a poor statewide testing system.
Idaho Catholic diocese ordains 6 priests
BOISE (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise has ordained six new priests, five of them bilingual to help serve the state’s growing Hispanic Catholic population. It’s the single largest group of priests to be ordained in the diocese’s 115-year history in Idaho. The diocese estimates Hispanics make up more than half of the 166,000 Catholics in Idaho.
Boise police note
license plate thefts
increase
BOISE (AP) — Police in Idaho’s capital city are reporting increases in license plate thefts.
Boise Police Department officials say people are using the stolen license plates in order to fill up their tanks at local gas stations, and drive away without paying or being identified. The Crime Prevention Unit is investigating several cases of stolen license plates they suspect are being used to steal gas.
Authorities have asked local motorists to be on guard for while the thefts are taking place.
