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Time to take the tree down? One of the most hazardous things anyone can have in their home is a tinder dry Christmas tree. “It’s like gasoline” says Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett. By the time the holidays are over, that once fresh, green tree has become severely dehydrated […]
The annual Les Schwab Tires South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament opens this afternoon at Marshfield High School. The Siuslaw Vikings will be among the sixteen teams will be participating in the boys’ and girls’ tourney. Tournament play opens with the lady Viks playing Coquille. The championship games are set for […]
OR–3rd NewsMinute/263 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Transportation wants to create a wetland along Highway 101 near Seaside to ease flooding on the highway. The Oregonian reports the wetland will serve as a water storage area to […]
OR–2nd NewsMinute/263 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The owners of four Pacific Northwest grain terminals says they will implement the terms of their last contract offer for longshore workers today. The last contract expired Sept. 30 and negotiations have stalled. The […]
NW–SportsMinute/256 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 109-91 last night to avenge a loss on Sunday. Nicolas Batum (bah-TOOM’) scored 18 […]
OR–1st NewsMinute/382 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The owners of four Pacific Northwest grain terminals have informed the longshore union they won’t lock them out of their jobs. Instead, they’ll implement the terms of their last, best and final contract offer […]
OR–3rd NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Two firefighters and a passer-by were taken to a hospital after a house fire yesterday in Salem. The Statesman Journal reports the passer-by saw smoke coming out of the residence and reported the fire. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police are investigating a suspicious death of a woman in a Southwest Portland apartment. The Oregonian reports officers were called to the home last night and cordoned off the apartment with crime scene tape. Police are not releasing any details about how the woman died or […]
