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Local Sports – Winter activities hit practice

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… Practice got underway for winter prep sports officially this past week.  There’ll be some familiar faces on the bench, but they’ll be joined by some new ones as well. In Mapleton the boys and girls basketball teams will be coached by the husband […]

Local News – Riders concerned about loss of open sand; City talking about construction project; Lost! and gas prices continue to fall

November 14, 2012 Shrinking Dunes Concern Riders… A group of off-road enthusiasts are becoming increasingly frustrated with management efforts of the U. S. Forest Service.  Barb Rowland says the creation of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area 40 years ago is where it all started. Barb Rowland – “Since the […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 11/14/2012 10:41 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/252 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a regional police task force busted a Texas-based burglary ring that periodically flew into the Portland area to commit waves of burglaries. The Washington County sheriff’s office […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 11/14/2012 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/297 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A southern Oregon gymnastic coach accused of filming his students in changing rooms without their knowledge had been the subject of previous sexual abuse allegations. The Mail Tribune reports […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 11/14/2012 05:46 AM NW–SportsMinute/434 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Damian Lillard had 22 points and nine assists to help the Portland Trail Blazers stop a four-game losing streak with a 103-86 victory over the short-handed […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 11/14/2012 04:03 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/377 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Jackson County say a Central Point woman was arrested after flight attendants reported a disturbance on a flight. The Medford Mail Tribune reported yesterday she was on […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 11/13/2012 10:33 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) – A Beaverton High School student who was crowned homecoming queen a month ago has died of a rare form of thyroid cancer. Students selected 14-year-old Maddie Lauer as their […]