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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1222 Man killed by police following incident at Bend museum BEND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say a man was fatally shot by police at the High Desert Museum in Bend. Law enforcement officers responded to the museum on a report Tuesday afternoon of a man with […]
Springfield man, off-duty Coast Guardsman, rescue two boys
Double rescue at the beach… A pair of men teamed up to rescue two boys from the surf near the Siuslaw River’s North Jetty Saturday afternoon. Fireman Dana Gagliardi, an off-duty Coast Guardsman from Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River and Angelo Santiago were able to return the boys to their […]
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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 […]
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GASTON, Ore. (AP) — The Washington County sheriff’s office says seven people were hurt in a Saturday night crash on Highway 47 north of Gaston. One woman was airlifted from the roadway after the collision between a pickup truck and an SUV. SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say they have […]
Coast Radio News – Remembering Those….
Remembering those who served… Veterans who have fallen in the line of duty will be honored this weekend on the central Oregon Coast as communities prepare for their Memorial Day observances. In Reedsport, Sunday is the biggest day, starting with a 2 pm parade and a 3:30 memorial service at […]