Month: July 2016

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1182 PORTLAND CAR-BOMB PLOT Christmas bomber case appeal challenges NSA surveillance PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Civil rights attorneys say surveillance evidence used to convict a Somali-American man who plotted to bomb a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony was unconstitutionally gathered through the U.S. government’s warrantless foreign surveillance program. Mohamed Mohamud […]

Multiple calls for firefighters on the Fourth; Special Olympics Torch Run; Mapleton drowning death; Coos Bay Rail Tunnel renovations

Fourth of July a busy one for firefighters Firefighters and other emergency responders were quite busy over the holiday weekend… and particularly on the Fourth of July.  That’s when they responded to seven different calls. Two of those calls were especially concerning according to Assistant Chief Marvin Tipler with Siuslaw […]

Emeralds use homers for win again

Galindo and Pieters each go long For the second night in a row home runs made the difference for the Eugene Emeralds as they came from behind for a 6-2 win over the Everett Aqua Sox.  Wladimir Galindo had a solo home run in the second; then Chris Pieters capped […]

Emeralds open road series with win

Double home runs by catcher propel Eugene to victory Marcus Mastrobuoni hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to tie it up, then added a solo shot in the top of the eighth inning to lift the Eugene Emeralds to a 7-5 win last night over the Everett Aqua […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

AP-NW–Sports Right Now/879 BBA-MARINERS-ASTROS McCullers, Springer lead Astros to 2-1 win over Mariners HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers struck out 10 in seven strong innings and George Springer homered for the second straight day to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday. McCullers (4-2), […]