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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/12/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/369 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) – A Washington man charged with killing the Rainier, Ore., police chief in 2011 has been transferred from jail to the Oregon state mental hospital in Salem. Columbia County, […]

Mega Quake Could Strike Oregon Coast; Dalai Lama to visit Oregon; Governor given additional time to comment on Coquille Tribe casino; What’s raised in Florence, stays in Florence.

11 March 2013 Japanese Disaster Two Years Ago Today Today is the 2nd anniversary of that devastating magnitude nine quake in Japan that caused the death of nearly 20-thousand people, caused untold millions of dollars in damage and spawned a tsunami that was more than 40-feet high in many areas […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/11/2013 10:29 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/247 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Convicted murderer Gary Haugen’s request to be executed will be heard by the state Supreme Court this week. The seven justices will hear oral arguments Thursday on whether the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/11/2013 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/208 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a request by convicted murderer Gary Haugen to be executed. Haugen is seeking to reject an unconditional reprieve issued […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 03/11/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/544 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Ryan Anderson capped a 20-point performance with a layup as he was fouled with 1.8 seconds left, and the New Orleans Hornets snapped a three-game skid […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/11/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/337 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a man was taken into custody following a traffic crash in southeast Portland that killed two people. The two victims in the crash Saturday evening have been […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/08/2013 10:29 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/225 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland city employee charged with aiding terrorism is free on bond, pending his trial. Forty-eight-year-old Reaz Qadir Khan is accused of aiding a 2009 suicide bombing of the […]