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Hunter Kopycinski had four hits and four RBIs, and Rice scored seven runs in the first three innings in the Owls’ 11-4 victory against Oregon Monday night to win the NCAA tournament’s Eugene regional. Rice advances to its first super regional since 2009 with the upset of the eighth-seeded Ducks […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Kaine Horman says it’s hard to believe it’s been three years since his son Kyron disappeared. Horman told KGW the recent rescue of three abducted young women in Cleveland gives him hope he’ll see Kyron again. The boy was 7 years old when his stepmother, Terri […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and legislative leaders from both parties are scheduled to resume budget talks today. In a joint statement, they called discussions yesterday “productive and ongoing” and said they’d agreed to keep talking. Democrats have majorities in the House and Senate, but they’ll need […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s governor and legislative leaders will meet again this morning to try and work out a compromise on the state budget. They failed to find any common ground after a three-hour meeting last night. Democrats have majorities in the House and Senate, but they’ll need Republican […]
SEATTLE (AP) – Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer and Joe Saunders pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Seattle Mariners over the slumping Chicago White Sox 4-2 last night. Tom Wilhelmsen, who had blown three of his last four save opportunities, gave up a two-out RBI single to […]
Relay For Life Heads Back to Miller Park The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be at MillerPark this year after all. After more than a decade at that location, organizers of the annual event had opted to move it to Hans Peterson Field. They had, they felt, […]
Siuslaw Senior’s Jake Thompson and Katy Potter were named Athletes of the Year. Jake Thompson had outstanding season over the past year in Football, Basketball and baseball. Katy Potter claimed an individual championship in the girls 4-A Cross County Championships, followed by a standout track and field season. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A head-on crash has left a motorist dead and a Portland police officer injured. Police say the two vehicles collided late last night on Northeast Portland Highway. Police say preliminary information indicates that the civilian driver crossed over the median and struck the police car head-on. […]
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