Date: 07/30/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/284 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The Seattle Mariners overcame bullpen problems to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 yesterday for a four-game sweep. Felix Hernandez shook off a line drive to his […]
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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/30/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/251 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s ambitious experiment with redesigning the health care delivery system takes a big step forward this week. New “coordinated care organizations” will launch on Wednesday with 260,000 patients. They’ll […]
Local News: Oregon Mayors; Coast Guard Birthday; Heceta PUD
Oregon Mayors Meet in Florence… Their motto is “Strength in Unity”… the Oregon Mayors Association is meeting this weekend in Florence and they demonstrated some of that unity yesterday afternoon in a “pre-conference summit” that featured after school programs and education. They heard from keynote speaker and Oregon Labor Commissioner […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/27/2012 09:30 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) – The Coast Guard plans is responding to a sheen in the water near the wreck of a fishing boat on the central Oregon coast. A helicopter crew spotted a […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 07/27/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/291 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle starter Jason Vargas allowed one hit in eight innings to win his career-high 11th game, and Mike Carp had three hits to help the Mariners beat […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/27/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/242 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Eugene Police chief says that despite what critics say, his officers are not using a city law to unfairly target homeless people and push them out of the […]
Local News: Early releases bring additional arrests; County hostage rescue team in Florence; Dog Park not quite ready; 2nd Round of Athletic Hall of Fame
Early jail releases turn into re-arrests in some cases… Out of the nearly 400 prisoners released early from the Lane County Jail in the past 30 days because of budget constraints; 17 have been re-arrested once; three have been released and arrested twice. Sheriff Tom Turner closed 96 jail beds […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/26/2012 10:39 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/314 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BEND, Ore. (AP) – A police dog that was laid off from the Polk County sheriff’s office due to budget cuts has found a new job with the Bend Police Department. Ranger is […]