Date: 09/12/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says atmospheric conditions – a temperature inversion – could mean poor air quality in the mornings through Saturday in the Central Oregon town […]
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Local News – 9/11; Rods & Rhodies; Chowder Blues; School Goals
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9-11 observances lower key this year… but just as reverent Flags across the country are at half-mast today in observance of Patriot Day… September 11th. It was 11 years ago this morning that four jetliners were commandeered by terrorists and crashed into the twin towers of […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 09/11/2012 10:29 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Washington County sheriff’s deputies have shot three men since June while conducting welfare checks. In the latest shooting Sunday a Bethany man was critically wounded after threatening deputies with […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 09/11/2012 09:28 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/273 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland is the largest city in the United States that has yet to approve fluoridation to combat tooth decay. That’s expected to change when the city council meets tomorrow. […]
NW Sports Minute from the AP
Date: 09/11/2012 05:36 AM NW–SportsMinute/397 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – A new arena in Seattle that could bring the NBA back to the Puget Sound appears a step closer to reality. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has issued […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 09/11/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/274 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Strong winds have increased the size of a wildfire burning near the Central Oregon town of Sisters but are also pushing the flames into the Three Sisters Wilderness and […]
Local News – Campaign 2012; Southern Oregon Casino; Florence City Council; Reforming Prison Spending
Monday, September 10, 2012 Campaign 2012 Comes to Florence The Republican candidate for Oregon Secretary of State was in Florence for campaign appearances Friday. Knute Buehler is a Roseburg native, but longtime resident of Bend where he’s an orthopedic surgeon. Buehler also has a Masters degree in Politics and Economics; […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 09/10/2012 10:41 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/251 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – About two-thirds of the workers hired by the state of Oregon since the 2008 recession have been temporary. State figures show that about 25,000 of the 40,000 jobs were […]