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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/24/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Marijuana legalization advocate Paul Stanford has all but snuffed out his effort to put a pair of recreational pot legalization measures before Oregon voters. The campaign had gathered around 50,000 […]

Museum Nets Gift; Sets Opening

23 June 2014 Military Museum Receives Gift, Sets Fourth of July Opening The Oregon Coast Military Museum picked up some unexpected cash last week. When Florence middle-schooler Kaylee Graham won the national Prudential Spirit of Community Award; it came with a $5,000 scholarship for her: Tim Sapp – “But also, […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/23/2014 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Friends and family say the 14-year-old shot and killed by a classmate at an Oregon high school earlier this month loved soccer, selfies and making people laugh. The Oregonian reports […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 06/23/2014 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/340 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Rookie Roenis Elias pitched neatly into the seventh inning, Mike Zunino homered and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 yesterday for a three-game […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/23/2014 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/318 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Forestry is putting together a radio-controlled helicopter to give firefighters a better look at what wildfires are up to in tight smoky places a conventional […]

Recount Shows No Runoff; Crash Victims Remembered

20 June 2014 No Runoffs in the Fall Neither Faye Stewart, nor Jay Bozievich will face an opponent in the fall general election. The results of a recount of ballots from the May 20th primary for the East and West Lane County Commission races confirmed that both had received a […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 06/20/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/236 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) – Rookie Jesse Hahn pitched seven strong innings and pinch-hitter Chris Denorifa singled in the go-ahead run in a four-run seventh for the San Diego Padres, who rallied […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/20/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Documents say the older brother of a 15-year-old boy who killed a student at an Oregon high school told investigators his semi-automatic rifle disappeared on the day of the shooting. […]