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NW Sports from the AP

Date: 03/01/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/224 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – The Portland Trail Blazers are facing off against the New York Knicks tonight in Madison Square Garden. Portland is coming off a 111-102 victory over the Indiana Pacers. […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/01/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A coalition of labor unions is dropping its November ballot campaign to raise Oregon’s minimum wage to as high as $13.50 an hour for the entire state. The group says […]

101 Closed north of Sea Lion Caves

Slide covers both lanes A huge pile of rock, mud and trees came down on Highway 101 just north of Sea Lion Caves early yesterday afternoon. The slide, at milepost 178… between the Caves and the Cape Creek Tunnel… covered both lanes of the highway and forced closure of the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/29/2016 09:20 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/250 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The head of Columbia Sportswear has announced he will give $10 million to the University of Oregon’s zebrafish facility to help expand genomics research. The Oregonian reports the donation by […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/29/2016 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/237 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Damian Lillard had 33 points and five rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 111-102 victory over the Indiana Pacers yesterday. CJ McCollumn and Gerald Henderson […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/29/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/259 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BEND, Ore. (AP) – A former Deschutes County sheriff’s captain arrested on federal charges of theft and money-laundering has a court hearing today. KTVZ-TV reports the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed Scott Beard has […]

State Wrestling Meet Updates

Noon update for State Wrestling Meet: Siuslaw 113 pounder Richard Huff and 126 pound Murray Bingham are headed to the consolation side of their brackets at the OSAA 4A State Wrestling finals in Portland. Huff lost a 6-nothing decision to #3 seed Jace Hays of Baker this morning. Bingham, a […]