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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/1041 ASTROS-MARINERS Altuve, McHugh pace Astros past Mariners SEATTLE (AP) — Jose Altuve homered among his four hits and drove in three runs, Collin McHugh escaped a pair of bases-loaded jams to pitch six scoreless innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Sunday. Altuve […]

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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1050 KITZHABER INVESTIGATION-SPOKESWOMAN LAWSUIT Former Kitzhaber spokeswoman sues over firing PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A spokeswoman fired months before former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s resignation has filed a federal lawsuit against him and others, alleging she was wrongly let go. Nkenge (nuh-KIN’-gay) Harmon Johnson said months after the July […]

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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/782 FC DALLAS-SOUNDERS Dempsey sparks surge, Sounders beat FC Dallas 5-0 SEATTLE (AP) — Clint Dempsey, Andreas Ivanschitz and Jordan Morris scored during a 15-minute span of the first half and the Seattle Sounders routed MLS-leading FC Dallas 5-0 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game winless streak. […]

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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1173 RAILROAD BILL Oregon senators’ bill would require probes of rail accidents PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced a new bill that would require a federal investigation into every railroad accident and clarify transportation officials’ moratorium power. The Democrats’ proposal, introduced […]

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AP-OR–3rd Right Now/1139 CITY COUNCILOR-SEX ABUSE Former city councilor pleads no contest to sexual abuse (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A former city councilor in Estacada, about 30 miles southeast of Portland, has pleaded no contest to sexually abusing a female relative for six years […]