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 […]
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AP Northwest News Minute
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Scott Diamond pitched six shutout innings and Josh Willingham hit one of Minnesota’s four home runs as the Twins trounced the Seattle Mariners 10-0 yesterday. Chris Herrmann hit his first major league homer and Ryan Doumit and Brian Dozier also connected for the Twins. Willingham drove in […]
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 […]
Local Sports – NCAA Baseball
It’s double elimination in Corvallis and Eugene this weekend as the Beavers and the Ducks host regional action in the opening round of the NCAA Baseball Championship series. Number 3 seed Oregon State host UC Santa Barbara and Texas A & M in the opening game at Goss Stadium, The […]
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 […]
2nd Northwest AP News Minute
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Farm Bureau is suing the U.S. Department of Labor. The suit accuses the department of failing to respond to a public records request about actions last summer in Oregon. The Oregonian reports the bureau […]
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 […]
AP Northwest Sports Minute
NW–SportsMinute/282 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) – Nick Franklin hit his first two big league home runs to give the Seattle Mariners a 7-1 victory over the San Diego Padres yesterday. Kendrys Morales, Brendan Ryan and Endy Chavez […]