PORTLAND EXPLOSION-FINE Oregon company fined $4,900 for Portland natural gas blast (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon safety officials have fined a company nearly $5,000 for its role in a Portland natural gas explosion that caused an estimated $17 million in damages and seriously injured […]
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HOUSTON (AP) — Jarrod Dyson hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning and Jean Segura drove in a run later in the inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros Thursday night. Dan Altavilla pitched a scoreless eighth for the win […]
High Wind Watch; New LCC president; Walk in wait times; Harbor Trust Fund; Siuslaw Vision 2025
More wind and rain on the way Forecasters say a developing storm over the eastern Pacific will swing inland toward the Pacific Northwest late tonight, possibly raking the Oregon Coast from the south to the north with gusty winds and rain. Wind gusts nearing 60 miles an hour are expected […]
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HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer’s three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 13th inning gave the Houston Astros a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Springer’s shot off Chase De Jong (0-1), who started the inning to make his major-league debut, landed in […]
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CORRECTIONS OFFICER-SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Oregon jail officer pleads guilty to sexual misconduct KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A corrections officer accused of having a sexual relationship with a female inmate at an Oregon jail has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of official misconduct and custodial sexual misconduct. Court records show […]
Tax deadline; dead body found; gas prices up; Siuslaw Vision 2025; Mental Health First Aid
Tax filing deadline less than two weeks away The Oregon Department of Revenue is expecting to receive more than a million tax returns in the next two weeks. That number represents about half of the estimated 2.2-million returns they’ll get this year. Megan Denison with the department’s personal tax and […]
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored 30 points and Rudy Gobert added 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 106-87 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. The Jazz controlled the game most of the night with a defensive effort […]
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OIL TRAIN ACCIDENTS APNewsBreak: Thousands of defects found on oil train routes BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Inspectors have found almost 24,000 safety defects over the past two years along U.S. railroad routes used to ship volatile crude oil. Data obtained by The Associated Press shows many of the defects […]