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Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

  DEPUTY RESCUES DRIVER Deputy helps revive unconscious driver after crash (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Clackamas County authorities say a deputy helped rescue a man who suffered a medical emergency while driving and crashed his pickup truck into another vehicle. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the […]

Ice and Snow; Cold grip loosens slightly; Police overtime patrols; Elliot State Forest alternatives sought; Local gas prices fall; Cold Weather Shelter open; and Spirit of Siuslaw

Ice and snow pummel southern Willamette Valley Schools and public offices in many parts of the state are closed today because ice and snow blanketed much of the area.  Everything in the Florence and Mapleton areas are open today. Lane County road crews spent much of late yesterday afternoon and […]

Here is the latest sports news in Alaska, Oregon and Washington from The Associated Press

  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Colorado defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt is joining new head coach Willie Taggart’s staff at Oregon, according to reports. FoxSports.com first reported Wednesday that Leavitt, a former head coach at South Florida like Taggart, would be the Ducks’ defensive coordinator. Oregon would not confirm the report, […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

SPACE HEATER-GIRL BURNED Junction City teen burned by propane heater (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A 14-year-old girl is recovering from third-degree burns after a propane space heater caused her to catch fire in the garage of her Junction City home. The Register-Guard reports Delanie Shelton […]

Winter Storm Warning; School Resource Officer; Gas Prices; Less is Best; City Council plans for future; Spirit of the Siuslaw

Winter Storm Warning posted for Coast Range A winter storm warning is in effect through at least midnight tonight for the South Willamette Valley and the Coast Range.  The National Weather Service says there is a high probability of snow, sleet and/or freezing rain for the Valley and the higher […]