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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 […]

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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), […]

A Florence Fourth

But, leave your personal fireworks at home You can cap your long weekend with an Independence Day celebration today in Historic Old Town Florence. But you’ll want to leave your personal fireworks at home. Public officials are reminding visitors and residents alike that personal fireworks, even the legal ones, are […]

Emeralds win fifth series

But, record first shutout loss of the season The Eugene Emeralds won their fifth straight series over the weekend, taking two out of three games from the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at PK Park. But, they also sustained their first shutout loss of the season in last night’s series finale. The Vols […]

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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1118 HOME-BEACH EROSION Erosion threatens Oregon beach home (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — The owner of a $1 million vacation home on the Oregon coast says the structure is in danger of slipping into the ocean after waves whittled away a protective sand dune. […]

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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/641 ORIOLES-MARINERS Smith grand slam leads M’s over O’s 9-4 for 4-game sweep SEATTLE (AP) — Seth Smith hit his first career grand slam, homering for the fourth straight game and leading the Seattle Mariners over the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 Sunday for a four-game sweep. Seattle had 31 […]