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Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1204 POLICE SERGEANT-TRIAL Prosecutor: Ex-cop had career, monetary motives to kill wife (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) GLADSTONE, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Gladstone police sergeant had his wife killed because he was afraid he could lose his job if she disclosed domestic abuse and knew […]

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Fire leaves three homeless; brush fire blackens space north of Florence; School board to meet; Wildland fire forces overnight closure of Highway 138; and gas prices increase

Blaze destroys Florence home, leaves three homeless Fire completely destroyed a single family residence Tuesday afternoon on 17th street east of Highway 101, leaving the occupants homeless and destroying nearly all their belongings. Nobody was injured, but Andrew Kellerman didn’t even have time to put his shoes on before leaving […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

  MARINERS-ANGELS Walker’s 3-hitter helps Mariners beat Angels 8-0 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taijuan Walker pitched a three-hitter for his first career shutout as the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-0 Tuesday night to win their season-high seventh straight. Walker (6-10) was perfect through 5 2/3 innings before […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1150 AP-US-RANCHING-STANDOFF Helpers or law breakers? Oregon standoff trial begins PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The leaders of an armed standoff at a rural wildlife refuge say they came to Oregon’s high desert country to help locals deal with an overreaching federal government that has abused people’s land rights […]

Forestland classification; fire danger; Science Factory; and School Board

Forestland Classification Committee to display findings Another public meeting in the Florence area will be held later this month to show residents which properties have been classified as needing wildland fire protection.  Those same properties will then be assessed a charge by the Oregon Department of Forestry. The Forestland Classification […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

AP-NW–Sports Right Now/789 Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports MARINERS-ANGELS Martin, Cano help Mariners beat Angels for 6th straight win ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Leonys Martin went 4 for 4 with three doubles and three runs, and Robinson Cano homered to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels […]