Month: June 2015

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/17/2015 09:19 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/247 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A retired Lane County judge is taking the sheriff to court over a concealed handgun licensing dispute. The Register-Guard of Eugene reports that retired Circuit Judge James Hargreaves of Eugene […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 06/17/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/258 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Matt Duffy homered and drove in three runs to help the San Francisco Giants snap a nine-game home losing streak by beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 yesterday. […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/17/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Legislature has approved a bill automatically enrolling Oregonians in a retirement plan if their employer doesn’t already offer one. The bill passed with support only from Democrats, who […]

Fire heavily damages storage facility

16 June 2015 Pacific Pines RV Storage Burns   The large RV and boat storage facility at Pacific Pines RV Park on 42nd street was heavily damaged this morning by fire. The contents of several units were destroyed; boats and RVs sustained varying degrees of heat and smoke damage. One […]

Sandblasters drop season opener

16 June 2015 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports: The Three Rivers Sandblasters committed five errors in their season opener yesterday; falling 9-1 to the Withnell Dodgers in Florence. Zach Inskeep, Jonathon Bennison and Tyler Campbell accounted for the ‘Blasters only hits. Brad Snow went six innings on the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/16/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/274 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A former cheerleader from the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego has pleaded guilty to helping a 31-year-old man take her former schoolmate to Washington for prostitution. The Oregonian reports that […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 06/16/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/260 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Kyle Seager hit his 11th home run with a solo shot in the eighth, Taijuan Walker struck out six in seven innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat […]

1st Oregon News from the AP

Date: 06/16/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/263 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – House Speaker Tina Kotek is unveiling a proposal to gradually raise Oregon’s statewide minimum wage to $13 an hour by 2018. Kotek’s proposal would allow cities to select an even […]