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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/29/2015 09:20 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man accused of kidnapping and torturing two women in Portland has been arrested in Mexico after being on the run for 24 years. The Oregonian reports that Paul Jackson […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/29/2015 08:38 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/273 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Chris Carter drove in the go-ahead run with Houston’s third solo homer, rookie Lance McCullers pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Astros enhanced their position in […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/29/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/261 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Starting Thursday, Oregon’s medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to sell pot to recreational users. A law passed last year legalized possessing and growing limited amounts of marijuana for personal […]

Florence Public Works Dept to get new headquarters

28 September 2015 Scaled back Public Works Headquarters to begin next spring Florence’s Public Works department will be making a move sometime next year. Public Works Director Mike Miller said a new facility is in the works for the business park just north of the airport. Mike Miller – “We’re […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/28/2015 09:13 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/241 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it’s ceasing exploration in offshore Alaska for the foreseeable future. The company says an exploratory well drilled to 6,800 feet found oil and gas but […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/28/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police are searching for a car that struck and killed a 34-year-old man in a hit-and-run. Investigators say a white, four-door Honda Civic from the mid-2000s struck the man […]