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NW Sports from the AP

NW–SportsMinute/308 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Elvis Andrus lined a two-strike pitch into the left-center field gap for a two-run triple, Josh Hamilton made two tremendous catches in center field and added an RBI double, and the […]

Local News – Police Hands Full – Septic System Watched – Bike to School – New Reedsport Superintendent

Police did have their hands full over the festival weekend… The weather was nearly perfect, at least on Friday and Saturday, and the huge crowd that descended upon Florence for the 105th Rhododendron Festival had an attitude to match according to Florence Police Chief Ray Gutierrez. Ray Gutierrez – “I […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–3rd NewsMinute/233 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Sen. Jeff Merkley says a proposed budget cut would surrender national forests to illegal marijuana growers. He recently wrote a letter in opposition to the Obama administration’s proposed two-thirds cut in the National […]

NW Sports from the AP

NW–SportsMinute/366 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Ichiro Suzuki (EE’-cheer-oh soo-ZOO’-kee) and the Seattle Mariners chased Texas’ Yu Darvish after just four innings in his shortest start of the season, and the Mariners rolled to their fourth win […]

1st Oregon News Minute

OR–1st NewsMinute/314 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in North Bend say a man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing at police. The World newspaper of Coos Bay reports that police discovered the body of 27-year-old […]