Date: 09/17/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/291 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Jesus Montero continued to get the best of Jered Weaver, hitting a three-run homer as the Seattle Mariners handed the Los Angeles Angels their third loss in four […]
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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 09/17/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/263 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon workers who make the minimum wage will not be getting a raise in 2016. Oregon’s minimum wage is re-calculated each year because of a state law passed by voters […]
Food Share gets power boost
16 September 2015 Florence Food Share to get emergency power Two coastal food banks got an important boost from a federal agency this week. Speaking at the “Closing the Hunger Gap” conference in Portland Tuesday, USDA Senior Advisor Max Finberg made the announcement. Max Finberg “The U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — Gresham police have arrested a man accused of being a felon in possession of a firearm after officers were called about a couple having sex on the hood of a car. The Oregonian reports […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 09/16/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/280 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – David Murphy hit a three-run homer and Mike Trout added a solo shot to power the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over Felix Hernandez and the […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 09/16/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/279 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is adding jobs at its fastest rate in many years. The Oregon Employment Department says the state added 4,400 jobs in August and that follows a revised gain of […]
El Nino to bring warmer winter, but not wetter
15 September 2015 95% chance El Nino will last through next spring The central Oregon Coast has a 60 to 70 percent probability of being warmer than usual this winter. But, despite a strong El Nino, the chances of higher than average amounts of rainfall are pretty slim. That’s according […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 09/15/2015 09:12 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Salem City Council has voted to permit anyone over the age of 21 to buy recreational pot from existing medical marijuana dispensaries starting Oct. 1. The Statesman Journal reports […]