OR–3rd NewsMinute/243 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A veteran Portland police officer accused of a child sex crime has resigned. Fifty-year-old officer Scott Elliott has been on paid leave with police powers since his arrest in March. He was accused […]
Month: May 2012
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–2nd NewsMinute/334 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Two Oregon tribes say they’re disappointed with the State Board of Education’s decision last week to ban Native American mascots in schools. The Oregonian reports The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–1st NewsMinute/328 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Police in northwest Oregon say a mother and her three children were found dead in burned house, and the children’s father was found dead later in a car in what authorities believe to […]
NW Sports from the AP
NW–SportsMinute/308 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Elvis Andrus lined a two-strike pitch into the left-center field gap for a two-run triple, Josh Hamilton made two tremendous catches in center field and added an RBI double, and the […]
Local Sports – Cole Named Athlete of the Week
Siuslaw Track and Field standout Ashlee Cole is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The sophomore thrower claimed the Far West District Title in the discus with a personal best throw of 95-feet, 9-inches. She also finished third in the javelin with a toss of 104-feet, 4-inches. Honorable mention […]
Local News – Police Hands Full – Septic System Watched – Bike to School – New Reedsport Superintendent
Police did have their hands full over the festival weekend… The weather was nearly perfect, at least on Friday and Saturday, and the huge crowd that descended upon Florence for the 105th Rhododendron Festival had an attitude to match according to Florence Police Chief Ray Gutierrez. Ray Gutierrez – “I […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–3rd NewsMinute/233 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Sen. Jeff Merkley says a proposed budget cut would surrender national forests to illegal marijuana growers. He recently wrote a letter in opposition to the Obama administration’s proposed two-thirds cut in the National […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–2nd NewsMinute/233 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland jury has awarded $332,000 to two men, finding they were fired after they complained to Oregon regulators about the lack of an on-the-job toilet. The Oregonian reports that Douglas Eki and […]
