AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1102 OBAMA-NATIONAL MONUMENTS National monument proposals in vogue as Obama prepares exit WASHINGTON (AP) — The race is on to win President Barack Obama’s attention as he puts some final touches on his environmental legacy. Conservation groups, American Indian tribes and lawmakers are pushing him to preserve millions […]

AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1169 BEACH ADVISORIES Health advisories lifted at Rockaway, Seal Rock beaches PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority is telling beachgoers they can head back into water at Rockaway Beach in Tillamook County and Seal Rock State Park near Newport. The health authority had issued health advisories […]

AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1170 FOSTER PARENTS-SENTENCE Foster parents who starved preschoolers get prison (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — A man and woman have been sentenced to over two years in prison for nearly starving to death two children under the age of 6 in their care. The […]

Date: 08/10/2016 06:20 AM AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1237 RANCHING STANDOFF-BUNDY SCUFFLE US wildlife refuge standoff defendant in tussle outside jail (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say Oregon standoff defendant Ryan Bundy was involved in an altercation with deputies when he refused to be handcuffed for transport […]