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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–3rd NewsMinute/218 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland teacher has been placed on leave while the David Douglas School District investigates a complaint that he pulled a student’s hair. The mother of the 14-year-old boy told KGY the teacher […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–2nd NewsMinute/271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The State Board of Higher Education is expected to increase tuition at Oregon’s seven universities at its meeting today. The proposed tuition increases range from 1.5 percent at Western Oregon University to about […]

NW Sports from the AP

NW–SportsMinute/334 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   CHICAGO (AP) – Seattle’s nine-game road trip will continue this evening in Chicago after the Mariners scored 33 runs over three days and took two of three from Texas. The M’s were off yesterday […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–1st NewsMinute/327 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a 62-year-old fugitive from Indiana died from a gunshot wound to the head following a confrontation with authorities in a sparsely populated area of Oregon. Police declined to identify the man […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–3rd NewsMinute/240 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Another 145 cases of whooping cough were reported in the past month in Oregon, bringing the total for the year to more than 290. That’s triple the number at this time last year. […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–2nd NewsMinute/286 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – The 2011 tsunami that devastated coastal towns in Japan also woke up the West Coast. Today thousands of people in Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston are taking part in their first […]

NW Sports from the AP

NW–SportsMinute/438 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Justin Smoak hit two three-run homers against his former team and the Seattle Mariners used a pair of early eight-run innings to rout the Texas Rangers for the second game […]