Long gone are the days when members of the Oregon National Guard were weekend warriors who fought fires and floods. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, changed virtually everything about the Oregon National Guard. How they operate, how they train, how they deploy and how they are viewed. Most […]
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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An off-duty Portland police officer has been arrested on a drunken driving charge. Clackamas County deputies say officer Randy Vanderhoof was arrested Friday night when a deputy noticed him sleeping in his car off […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,318 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Ted Ginn Jr. returned a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in a minute’s span late in the fourth quarter, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks 33-17 […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,323 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) – Officials say a blaze fueled by lichens and mosses burning in forest treetops on the north side of Mount Hood has grown considerably and moved to the north. Fire spokesman Mike Heilman says […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,330 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) — Red flag warnings are forecast for the Cascade Range through Sunday, alerting firefighters of extreme weather that can whip up fires. Even so, firefighters say they held their ground yesterday against stubborn wildfires which have […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,389 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Justin Smoak hit his first home run in nearly three months, a two-run shot in the sixth inning, to help the Seattle Mariners claim a 4-1 victory over the Kansas City […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,325 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Gov. John Kitzhaber will be flying over the wildfire on Mount Hood. Spokesman Tim Raphael says the governor will take off from Portland on Friday in an Oregon Air National Guard Blackhawk helicopter, fly over […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,301 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – New details have been released about abuse that resulted in the 2009 death of 15-year-old Jeanette Maples in Eugene. State caseworkers’ reports about Maples’ 12-year-old sister and 5-year-old brother were used by Lane County […]