Month: March 2016

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/18/2016 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/253 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (AP) – Three former employees at Les Schwab are seeking an additional $15 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit claiming the tire chain pushed unneeded tires, wipers and other vehicle […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–SportsMinute/294 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mikkel Boedker scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche moved back into playoff position with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Andreas Martinsen also scored for the […]

Forest Service hears opposition to plan

Area residents speak out at public meeting A controversial plan that opponents say would cut off public access to about 31-thousand acres of forest land and render it off-limits for logging got a second hearing last week in Mapleton.  More than 200 people showed up to tell U.S. Forest Service […]