Author: Bob

Plover protections in place early

Projected high tides could make timely placement dangerous Rope fencing and signs marking the nesting territory of the threatened Western Snowy Plover are going up two weeks earlier than usual. But, officials say they won’t enforce rules keeping people out of the areas until March 15th. The exclosures… intended to […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 03/02/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/241 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 30 points, CJ McCollum had 21 of his 25 in the second half and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New York Knicks 104-85 […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/02/2016 09:28 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/257 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A man from Wales who pleaded guilty to sex crimes against a 10-year-old Eugene girl has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. The Register-Guard reports that 22-year-old Gareth Hall […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/02/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/285 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown has announced the resignation of the director of the Department of Environmental Quality. Brown says Dick Pedersen is stepping down as Oregon’s top environmental official for health […]

101 reopens north of Florence

Slide cleared Traffic began flowing last night through a stretch of Highway 101 north of Florence that had been closed because of a slide. Rocks, mud and trees came crashing down on the highway, just north of Sea Lion Caves early Sunday afternoon. The debris covered both lanes of Highway […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/01/2016 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/300 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon now has more than 100 wolves. The state’s annual wolf report released yesterday shows Oregon had 110 known wolves in 2015, 36 percent more than the year before. Wildlife […]