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Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

  INMATE SPITS-DEPUTY Jury convicts jail inmate of spitting at sheriff’s deputy (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Eugene has convicted a county jail inmate of spitting at a sheriff’s deputy. The Register-Guard reports the jury voted 11-1 Wednesday to convict 29-year-old Adam Anderson […]

DeFazio talks on Our Town; Arrests made in dunes fatality; gas prices holding steady; PTA to explore education act; Adventist center aids thousands.

DeFazio featured on Our Town He is currently Oregon’s longest ever serving legislator.  Peter DeFazio has been representing the Fourth District since 1987.  You would think he would naturally be opposed to term limits… and he is.  He watched as Oregon voters mandated term limits for state legislators more than […]

Vikings win, Sailors lose, on the volleyball court; Emeralds open divisional series in Hillsboro

Prep volleyball:  Siuslaw wins at home; Mapleton falls to Alsea On the volleyball court last night… Siuslaw downed Elmira 3-1 for the lady Viks second non-league win of the season.  They’ll be at home again tomorrow for another non-league match… this one against Pleasant Hill. The Mapleton Sailors fell to […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

AP-NW–Sports Right Now/940 RANGERS-MARINERS Andrus has HR, 3 doubles to pace Rangers past Mariners 10-7 SEATTLE (AP) — Elvis Andrus had a homer and three doubles, Jonathan Lucroy hit a two-run homer and the Texas Rangers held off the slumping Seattle Mariners 10-7 on Tuesday night. Texas, which leads the […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

  RANGERS-MARINERS Robinson Cano’s 32nd homer leads Mariners over Rangers 14-6 SEATTLE (AP) — Robinson Cano homered during a five-run first inning, the Mariners knocked out starter Cole Hamels early and then Seattle pulled away with a six-run sixth inning in a 14-6 win over the AL West-leading Texas Rangers […]