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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/18/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon House has passed a bill to protect the identity of the officer who fatally shot refuge standoff spokesman Robert “LaVoy” Finicum in January. The Oregonian reports representatives approved […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/17/2016 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/232 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The former executive director of a Portland nonprofit is facing charges for allegedly embezzling $144,000 from the group. The Oregonian reports that Herman Bryant was indicted Feb. 1 on theft […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/17/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/207 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Sue Bird has signed a multi-year deal with the Seattle Storm. The 35-year-old Bird was the top free agent in the WNBA this season, although she was always […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/16/2016 09:27 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/219 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A bill that would allow out-of-state investors to enter Oregon’s burgeoning pot industry has cleared its first major hurdle in the state Legislature. The measure would remove a two-year residency […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/16/2016 05:26 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/282 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press WHITEHORSE, Canada (AP) – Alaska musher Hugh Neff has won the 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest dog sled race. Neff finished in Whitehorse around 2:30 p.m. PDT yesterday after starting in Fairbanks, Alaska […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/16/2016 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/359 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – House lawmakers have approved a controversial proposal that would make sweeping changes to Oregon’s energy policies. The bill would eliminate the use of coal power in Oregon by 2030 and […]