Month: February 2013

Diamond Ducks Score Sans Hits

Four Oregon pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts and no walks, scattering 6 Portland hits over nine innings; and the number 14 ranked Ducks held off the Pilots for a 3-1 non-conference win on the diamond yesterday in Eugene. Oregon only managed three hits in the effort…  The first an RBI […]

2nd Oregon News Minute

Date: 02/27/2013 09:31 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) – A 15-year-old teen who rescued an 8-year-old boy from a burning home in Troutdale is a finalist for a national award recognizing citizen heroes. Marcos […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/27/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/328 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   PHOENIX (AP) – Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5. Franklin Gutierrez and Michael Saunders connected for consecutive […]

Restrictive Gun Proposal Not Likely to Go Any Where; Faking It Brings Big Bucks; Long Time Area Physician to be Remembered

26 February 2013 Faking it on stage brings the real thing… It created a big stir when Beyonce did it at President Obama’s 2nd Inauguration.  But when representatives of eight different groups lip-synched last Saturday at Three Rivers Casino… well, it generated nearly $16-thousand for the Boys and Girls Club […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/26/2013 10:28 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/356 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – The San Francisco business software company Salesforce.com has chosen the Portland suburb of Hillsboro for an operational hub. The company says it plans to move into an existing office […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/26/2013 09:34 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/306 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) – Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson says he will not charge a Boardman kindergarten teacher accused of forcing students to wear diapers as punishment. Nelson said police interviews with […]