13 February 2013 Voters will decide fate of jail levy That unity shared by the five Lane County Commissioners in the run-up to a vote yesterday on a proposal to send a five-year, $80-million public safety levy to voters failed to appear when it came to make the final decision. […]
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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/13/2013 10:29 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/287 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland General Electric says a downtown Portland power outage last night was caused by an equipment failure at a substation. More than 1,400 PGE customers were in the dark […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/13/2013 09:23 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/290 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Shhhh. The 55 new buses purchased by Oregon’s largest transit agency can record riders’ conversations. The Oregonian reports that with the “3000 series” buses, TriMet joins the ranks of […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 02/13/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/425 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) – LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 30 points and shoot at least 60 percent in six straight games, Chris Bosh scored 32 […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/13/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/387 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) – A man charged with killing a mental health worker in May has pleaded guilty except for insanity and is expected to be sent to the Oregon State Hospital. […]
Superintendent finalists; Street projects; Make the cover.
12 February 2013 Superintendent Search Narrows Three candidates have risen to the top in the search for a new superintendent at Siuslaw schools. One of those has already had a second interview, the other two will meet with the entire School Board again next week. Board chair Paul Burns said […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/12/2013 10:35 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/283 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – The Clackamas County sheriff’s office has asked federal aviation officials for permission to fly drones to take aerial photos and video. A spokesman says the radio-controlled small helicopters […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/12/2013 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/309 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Motorists caught talking on their cell phones or texting while driving would face far stiffer fines – up to $1,000 – under a bill that is being considered in […]