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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/16/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/279 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is adding jobs at its fastest rate in many years. The Oregon Employment Department says the state added 4,400 jobs in August and that follows a revised gain of […]

El Nino to bring warmer winter, but not wetter

15 September 2015 95% chance El Nino will last through next spring The central Oregon Coast has a 60 to 70 percent probability of being warmer than usual this winter. But, despite a strong El Nino, the chances of higher than average amounts of rainfall are pretty slim. That’s according […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/15/2015 09:12 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Salem City Council has voted to permit anyone over the age of 21 to buy recreational pot from existing medical marijuana dispensaries starting Oct. 1. The Statesman Journal reports […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/15/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/254 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Seth Smith homered and Taijuan Walker pitched seven dominant innings to pace the Seattle Mariners to a 10-1 victory over the Angels last night, dropping Los Angeles four […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/15/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/258 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) – An Eastern Oregon wildfire has grown to nearly 20 square miles. The Dry Gulch fire is burning northwest of Richland. Crews are trying to stop it from spreading farther […]

Rods and Rhodies deemed success

14 August 2015 Huge crowd fills Old Town As far as community events go, the annual Rods and Rhodies hot rod show in Florence was a big success says Cal Applebee. Cal Applebee – “The crowd, both on Saturday and Sunday was just phenomenal. People were down there in droves, […]