Author: Bob

Forest fuels drying out

A combined interagency effort helped contain a pair of brush fires in the Florence area over the weekend.  Aaron Schneider, Assistant Fire Management Officer with the Siuslaw National Forest says the first fire burned about a quarter acre of brush and grass near Sutton Campground Saturday afternoon. Soon after that, […]

Gas prices up for holiday

Hurricane Irene sent wholesale gasoline prices up just in time for the Labor Day holiday.  The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded, as measured by Triple-A, increased four cents a gallon this week and is now at $3.61.  Oregon’s average went up three cents to $3.75, while […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,305 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A $1.5 million lawsuit accuses the Oregon Department of Human Services of failing to prevent the starvation and beating death of Eugene teenager Jeanette Maples in 2009. The Register Guard reports the lawsuit was […]

Dunes Trail Plan moving to next phase

A process to evaluate and reduce the number of trails used by ATVs in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area will likely take several months before a final plan is drafted.  Critics say it’s too restrictive, closing many miles of trails that have been used for years.  Central Coast District […]

NW sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,474 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Mike Trout homered twice and drove in five runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 13-6 rout of the Seattle Mariners last night. Trout started the onslaught in the […]

Bears end Ems six game win streak

The Yakima Bears ended a Eugene Emerald six game winning streak last night, handing the Ems a 7-1 loss in Central Washington.  Things started off well for Eugene, who took a one-run lead in the third, but a six run fourth inning for the Bears put them ahead for good.  […]