Date: 04/04/2013 10:31 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/281 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A judge has sentenced a Eugene man to 50 years in prison after convicting him on sex abuse charges involving six young girls. Circuit Court Judge Charles Zennaché found […]
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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/04/2013 09:27 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OAK GROVE, Ore. (AP) – An 85-year-old suburban Portland woman who fell 40 feet down a ravine behind her home has been rescued by firefighters. The Oregonian reported that Carol Fischer of Oak […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 04/04/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/439 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Jed Lowrie and Chris Young hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning, helping Tommy Milone and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 last […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/04/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/346 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Democratic proposal to cut pension benefits for public employees is one step closer to becoming law. A key legislative subcommittee approved the measure in a party-line vote Tuesday, […]
Schools facing budget shortfall; Public land cross targeted; State Representative to hold Florence Town Hall
3 April 2013 School District Dealing With Projected Shortfall Four years ago voters in the Siuslaw School District approved a temporary increase in property taxes to help fund daily operations, it was anticipated that the five-year levy would generate just over $5-million. But, says school district Business Manager Kari Blake, […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/03/2013 10:24 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/306 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – If you include people who gave up looking for work and underemployed people in part-time jobs, Oregon’s unemployment rate last year was more than 17 percent of the workforce […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/03/2013 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/288 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Prosecutors say a Portland man accused of sexually abusing a child may have exposed the child to HIV. Multnomah County detectives arrested 38-year-old Jason Dunn on Monday afternoon at […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 04/03/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/434 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Michael Morse hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, Hisashi Iwakuma followed up Felix Hernandez’s gem with an impressive outing of his own, and the […]