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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/13/2014 10:43 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/219 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The union for Oregon’s 40,000 teachers is asking state schools chief Rob Saxton to cancel next spring’s Common Core reading and math tests. The Oregon Education Association says the new […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/13/2014 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/238 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press VENETA, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say a 29-year-old man has been killed in a motorcycle crash in Veneta. Troopers from Springfield and Florence are investigating the crash that happened last night. BEND, […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 05/13/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/270 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers staved off elimination in the Western Conference semifinals with a 103-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/13/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon teenager accused of building bombs and plotting an attack on his high school in Albany admitted to the allegations in juvenile court on Monday and was sent to […]

Habitat for Humanity Expands Offerings

12 May 2014 Revitalizing Neighborhoods and Improving Lives The Florence chapter of Habitat for Humanity has embarked on a new mission they say will allow them to increase the number of households they help out each year by as much as ten times: neighborhood revitalization. Ken Gaylord – “It has […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/12/2014 11:03 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BEND, Ore. (AP) – A dispatcher for the Deschutes County sheriff’s office says the search is continuing this morning for a skier on Mount Bachelor. Deputies and the Mount Bachelor Ski Patrol believe 21-year-old […]