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Date: 06/11/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/358 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Andre Ethier (EE’-thee-ur) awakened from a recent slump with his fourth career grand slam to cap a six-run second inning and Chad Billingsley pitched the Los Angeles […]

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OR–3rd NewsMinute/296 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A Hillsboro sex offender has been sentenced to two years in prison after he violated probation for the second time this year. Tyler James Miller’s probation officer learned he had used drugs. The […]

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OR–2nd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Kitzhaber administration plans to charge a 75-cent-a-month tax on prepaid cellular phones, despite the objections of Verizon and T-Mobile and a possible court fight. Users of other cellphones and land lines already […]

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NW–SportsMinute/272 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Brian Banks’ NFL dream is alive for one more week, if he chooses to accept Pete Carroll’s offer. Banks, recently exonerated of rape and kidnapping charges after serving more than […]

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OR–1st NewsMinute/333 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   ALOHA, Ore. (AP) – The Washington County, Ore., sheriff’s office has identified the deputy who fatally shot a 52-year-old Aloha man last weekend. Sgt. Bob Ray said yesterday the deputy was Brian McLeod, a 12-year sheriff’s department […]

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OR–3rd NewsMinute/253 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An outside review of seven shootings by Portland police officers found the biggest problem was a breakdown in communications. The Oregonian reports consultants recommend changes to address communication gaps, excessive delays in getting […]