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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/22/2013 10:37 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – A two-alarm fire early today damaged the century-old Willamette Community Church in Albany. The fire was reported after 2 a.m. by the assistant pastor who responded to a security […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/22/2013 09:27 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/305 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – A delegation from Astoria returned this week from a visit to a sister city in Germany and was greeted by objections to the expense. The city paid $1,800 each […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/22/2013 05:29 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/269 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   HOUSTON (AP) – Nick Franklin hit his first career grand slam in Seattle’s big second inning to back up a scoreless start by Felix Hernandez, and the Mariners rolled past […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/22/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/286 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) – A wildfire more than 15 square miles large forced the evacuation of an Oregon resort over the weekend and caused road closures. KTVZ reports that the fire on […]

Rockets sweep Sandblasters; Volcanoes erupt with 5 home runs

American Legion Baseball The Mid-valley Rockets swept both halves of an American Legion double-header in Albany yesterday… downing the Three Rivers Sandblasters 9-4 and 6-4. Jake Thompson had a two-run homerun in game one, but that was one of few bright spots on the day. The Blasters are off the […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/17/2013 10:47 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/270 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, Jeff Cogen, said yesterday he had a year-and-a-half affair with a county employee. The Oregonian reports he admitted the extramarital […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/17/2013 09:30 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/283 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon parole board has denied release for a man who killed another man with a hatchet 26 years ago in Portland. The board said yesterday that Kevin Roper […]