Date: 08/05/2013 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/283 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) – Seldom-used Henry Blanco hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning off Wei-Yin Chen, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 yesterday behind left-hander Joe […]
Month: August 2013
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/05/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/313 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say rescuers have recovered the body of a Colorado snowboarder killed when an ice tunnel collapsed on Oregon’s Mount Hood. Twenty-five-year-old Collin Backowski had been missing since […]
Dune Fest; Florence Got Talent; Wildland Fire Death
2 August 2013 It’s billed as the Most Fun A Family Can Have on the Sand Today is day three of the annual five-day Dune Fest on the sand south of Reedsport. A stretch of sand just below the Umpqua Lighthouse has been transformed into a small city with the […]
Emeralds End Skid
Northwest League Baseball The Eugene Emeralds used three runs in the sixth inning to get a lead… then added the winning run in the eighth before holding off a late game rally by the Tri-City Dust Devils for a 4-3 Northwest League baseball victory last night in Pasco, Washington. Four […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/02/2013 09:28 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon firefighter died on the first day of what is typically the Pacific Northwest’s busiest month for wildfire, the 28th wilderness fire crew member killed this year in […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 08/02/2013 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/275 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – Daniel Nava’s long single to center field capped a six-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Boston Red Sox came back to beat […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/02/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Firefighters trying to control lightning-caused wildfires in Central Oregon are mourning the loss of one of their own. Fire officials say a falling tree killed a firefighter and injured […]
Siuslaw Hall of Fame; Ems fall on the road
Tickets for the third annual Siuslaw High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Florence Events Center August 31st are on sale right now. The $10 tickets are available at the Blue Heron Gallery, All About Olives and Coastal Fitness. Six former student athletes, a retired faculty member and […]
