OR–3rd NewsMinute/217 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jobless rates in many parts of Oregon inched higher last month to 8.7 percent. Benton County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 6.3 percent while Crook County, in […]
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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/22/2012 09:26 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/300 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) – Clackamas County deputies say an argument in the checkout line at a Fred Meyer store turned violent yesterday afternoon and two people were hospitalized, one of them with a […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 08/22/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/298 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Felix Hernandez wasn’t perfect. He was still dominant. Hernandez allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings in the first start following his perfect game, Jesus Montero hit […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/22/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/240 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jobless rates in many parts of Oregon inched higher in July. State figures released yesterday show Benton County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the state. However, […]
Local News: Ocean Power Permit; Sex Abuse Apology; Tsunami Debris
Wave Power Project Gets Federal Permit The country’s first commercial wave power park could be located off the central Oregon Coast and could be operating within two to three years. Ocean Power Technologies, based in Pennington, New Jersey, was awarded a federal permit last week to develop a series […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/21/2012 10:42 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/282 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – A 23-year-old mother and her boyfriend have been arrested in connection with the death of her 4-year-old son in Tigard. The Oregonian reports the boy was rushed to an […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/21/2012 09:24 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/290 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Woodburn priest accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy has been indicted on eight counts and ordered held without bail. The Rev. Angel Armando Perez was arrested last […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 08/21/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/201 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Michael Saunders hit a pair of two-run home runs to help Seattle beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3 last night for the Mariners’ sixth straight victory. Saunders also […]