Date: 07/12/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon Department of Corrections audit says there were conflicts of interest in contracts approved by the former head of the agency that manages state prison industries. The Salem […]
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Food Initiative Filed; Former Forest Chief; Memorial Set; and Relay for Life Honor Wall
11 July 2013 Food and Farm Rights Initiative Filed in Lane County Backers of a potentially far reaching measure that would not only ban the growth of genetically modified crops in Lane County, but also supersede state and federal agriculture and food laws have begun their efforts to place it […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/11/2013 10:42 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/298 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A firefighter is injured after a three-alarm fire overnight at a Salem woodshop. Deputy Fire Marshal John Stroebel told the Statesman Journal the firefighter was taken to Salem Hospital, […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/11/2013 09:21 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Multnomah County spokesman says a tanker truck rollover on a steep curving road north of Portland led to a spill of more than 2,100 gallons of liquid fertilizer. […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 07/11/2013 05:29 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/321 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – David Ortiz became baseball’s all-time leader in hits as a designated hitter and hit a two-run homer an inning later, leading the Boston Red Sox to an […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/11/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/259 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) – A small amount of a corrosive chemical was released when a Union Pacific freight train derailed in Eastern Oregon’s Grande Ronde Valley. The State Police say there was […]
Governor to pursue PERS reforms; North Bend man admits to killing; Gas prices on an elevator; Are you ready?
10 July 2013 Kitzhaber will keep stumping for pensions, taxes Governor John Kitzhaber says he’s not done with his fight for more substantial savings in the state pension system. The governor said Tuesday he’ll hit the road and travel to places with the most financially struggling school districts in an […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/10/2013 10:56 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say a train derailed around 1:45 this morning in eastern Oregon, east of La Grande in Union County. Two tankers containing hazardous materials are among […]