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Date: 06/02/2016 06:20 AM AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1286 FOSTER CARE-SHUTDOWNS Oregon shuts down 4 Medford-area adult foster homes (Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/) MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Officials in Oregon have shut down four adult foster care homes, including one that accepted extra Medicaid funds but didn’t hire the necessary caregivers. […]

Local disaster response planning to be tested

a Cascadia Rising – A reminder to get ready A four-day exercise for emergency response planners next week will test communications and other preparations in place in the event of a large scale earthquake and tsunami.  Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Chief Jim Langborg says while the drill won’t directly […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

AP-NW–Sports Right Now/541 PADRES-MARINERS Seattle uses 5 home runs to pummel San Diego 16-4 SEATTLE (AP) — Seth Smith hit two of Seattle’s five home runs and finished with four RBIs, Adam Lind and Kyle Seager both hit three-run homers, and the Mariners pummeled San Diego 16-4 on Tuesday. Seattle […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1200 SICK LEAVE LAWSUIT 9 counties sue Oregon over state’s paid sick-leave law (Information from: KEZI-TV, http://www.kezi.com/) ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – Nine counties are suing the state, claiming Oregon’s new paid sick-leave law is an unfunded government mandate. KEZI-TV reports that Linn County commissioners filed the suit Friday […]