Month: October 2015

Legislation and Mental Health not the only answer

8 October 2015 Society not doing enough to prevent school shootings Society is failing to protect the victims of mass shootings according to a long-time TV journalist. Rick Dancer covered the 1998 Thurston High School shootings. He said the similarities between that and other mass shootings around the country; including […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/08/2015 09:13 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/237 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) – Authorities in Northern California have identified three drifters arrested in Oregon for the killing of a yoga teacher on a hiking trail. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office says Sean […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 10/08/2015 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/263 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta (AP) – Daniel Sedin had a goal and two assists to help the Vancouver Canucks open the season with a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames last night. Jannik […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/08/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/236 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A survivor of the deadly mass shooting at Umpqua Community College last week has been released from the hospital. PeaceHealth Medical Center in Springfield says Anastasia Boylan returned home yesterday […]

Emergency CPR Saves Lives

7 October 2015 Rescuers to be recognized Two recent heart attack victims in Florence are still with us, primarily because of emergency CPR. Bystanders, a volunteer firefighter and police officers who intervened with emergency Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation on two occasions last month at the Port of Siuslaw Marina will be […]