AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,310 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Road crews have removed more than two dozen trees from Oregon 18 and cleared the road through the Coast Range. The first of two storm systems to sweep in from the Pacific blew down […]

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,290 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere (la-riv-ee-air) says the state Board of Higher Education will not renew his contract at the end of June. He sent an email to faculty and students last night […]

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,319 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Haunted by regret for allowing two men to be executed more than a decade ago, Gov. John Kitzhaber now says it’ll never happen again on his watch. Calling Oregon’s death penalty scheme “compromised and […]

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,301 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A robust November storm sweeping through Oregon packed winds strong enough to blow over a tractor-trailer rig on the coast and topple trees, blocking a major highway in Western Oregon. Falling trees closed Oregon […]

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The National Weather Service says a fierce storm expected to hit Oregon today and tomorrow is likely to bring the strongest winds in four years. Forecasters predict 80 mph gusts on Oregon beaches with […]

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,281 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Forecasters say a storm taking aim at the Northwest could be the strongest since a series of storms that hit the north Oregon coast and southwest Washington in four years. National Weather Service meteorologist […]