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1st AP Oregon News Minute

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Sparks from a car may have caused a wildfire that has burned 115 acres above Grants Pass. The Mail Tribune reports investigators believe the blaze likely started Saturday along the northbound lane of Interstate 5. The Oregon Department of Forestry is asking for help identifying the […]

3rd Northwest AP News Minute

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The director of the Oregon Health Authority says the state human resources department will review whether his staff did anything wrong in managing a survey of children’s dental health during a Portland campaign on fluoridation. Director Bruce Goldberg tells The Oregonian the inquiry will cover all […]

Coast Radio News

Local News – Tsunami Drill – Cannary Station – Free Fishing – Athlete Of The Year Finalist

Sparse Participation in Tsunami Drill A community wide tsunami evacuation drill yesterday caught many in the community by surprise.  It appears that maybe only about 40 to 50 area residents responded to a “reverse 9-1-1” call, telling them about the drill and urging them to participate. Of those, about half […]

1st Northwest AP News Minute

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An American Muslim is alleging he was beaten with batons by prison interrogators while held in solitary confinement overseas for more than three months. Yonas Fikre (YOH’-nahs FEE’-kray) filed a lawsuit yesterday in U.S. District Court in Oregon against the FBI and State Department, claiming they […]