AP-OR–3rd Right Now/1139 SALMON HARVEST-COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN Process starts for Columbia River Basin fishing agreement BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities are working on a plan aimed at deciding how much sport, commercial and tribal fishing for salmon and steelhead will be allowed in the Columbia River and its tributaries. […]
Month: July 2016
50-thousand visitors expected to rural patch of land near Veneta
47th Oregon Country Fair opens today An estimated 50-thousand people will converge on a 466-acre parcel of land between Veneta and Noti this weekend. It’s the 47th annual Oregon Country Fair. Many of the 3-thousand volunteers at the fair have already been working since Memorial Day Weekend to prepare the […]
Rain wins the day in Everett, Washington
Aqua Sox and Emeralds meeting postponed Yesterday’s Northwest League matchup between the Eugene Emeralds and the Aqua Sox in Everett, Washington was postponed due to rain. The two teams will play this evening… the makeup date for last night’s game will be announced at a later time. The Ems will […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/592 MARINERS-ROYALS Salvador Perez sends Royals to 4-3 win over Mariners KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez ripped a double off the wall in the ninth inning, scoring Whit Merrifield and Jarrod Dyson and giving the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners Thursday […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1229 POLICE SHOOTINGS-PROTESTS-PORTLAND Police: Man with gun arrested at Portland protest PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a man who displayed a gun during a Portland rally to protest the deaths of two black men shot by police in Minnesota and Louisiana. Portland police said on […]
Power of flOreNcE; Rhody repairs delayed; gas prices steady; Casino non-smoking expanding
6th annual Power of Florence coming July 16th The third Saturday in Florence has been set aside for “doing good deeds” each year for the past five years. Power of Florence organizer Kaylee Graham says July 16th will be no different. Kaylee Graham – “We have service projects like weeding […]
Emeralds fall in Everett
12-1 loss on the road for Eugene The Aqua Sox unleashed 14 hits and pounded the Eugene Emeralds 12-1 last night in Everett. The Emeralds committed two errors on the night. Eugene’s only run of the evening came in the seventh inning after Tyler Payne got on base with a […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now UPDATE/1268 MARINERS-ASTROS Gomez, Valbuena help Astros to 9-8 win to sweep Mariners HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Gomez had three RBIs and finished a home run shy of the cycle and Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Houston Astros sweep […]
