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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Unionized Boeing Machinists have voted overwhelmingly to approve a four-year contract extension, granting the company a long stretch of labor peace and likely ending a federal complaint that had become a hot topic for Republican […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,440 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State University says a 19-year-old football player collapsed last night and later died. Athletics spokesman Steve Fenk says Fred Thompson was playing basketball at a recreation center on the […]

Local News – Remembering Pearl Harbor – Gas prices plummet – Oregon Prescription Plan – Council pursing CM contract

Pearl Harbor… 70 years ago today Margaret Thorngate remembers watching a car full of old men in a parade in her home town of Carpinteria, California when she was 8-years old.  That was in 1931.  Her mother told her the men were veterans of the Civil War… 70 years earlier.  […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,316 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Mike Leach has been introduced as the new head football coach at Washington State. Leach was introduced at a rally in the student union building that included hundreds of fans, […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,230 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – The Springfield City Council has quickly and unanimously approved an ordinance protecting gays and lesbians from discrimination. The charter amendment adds “sexual orientation” to the list of protected classes, which include race, religion, age, […]