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NW Sports Minute from the AP

NW–SportsMinute/356 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Police say five-time world boxing champion Johnny Tapia has been found dead by a family member at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. Police spokesman Robert Gibbs says authorities were called […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–3rd NewsMinute/227 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Triple-A reports the average price of a gallon of gas in Oregon is $4.22 for the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, 55 cents higher than the national average. Some metro prices from the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–2nd NewsMinute/286 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   WASCO, Ore. (AP) – State Police say a 33-year-old Seattle man was killed when his Ferrari collided with an SUV in north-central Oregon. Troopers say the Ferrari driven by Gabriel Pigotti was southbound on U.S. Highway 97 […]

NW Sports from the AP

NW–SportsMinute/378 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz) had three hits, including the 450th home run of his career Dan Haren struck out a career-high 14 in tossing his sixth career complete-game shutout, and the Los […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–1st NewsMinute/314 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – Police and fire officials say one person is dead after a fire at an apartment complex in the Portland suburb of Tigard. Fire crews were able to pull the unidentified victim out of […]

Local News – Lane County Public Safety goes from worse to bad. Siuslaw History Class gets up close look; Former Nike Exec to speak in Reedsport; Aquarium celebrates 20.

Things go from worse to bad for Lane County Public Safety… Lane County Sheriff Tom Turner will only have to close 96 jail beds and lay off six patrol deputies and 15 corrections officers next month.  That’s because the Lane County Budget Committee made a last minute appropriation of $3.5 […]

3rd Oregon News Minute

OR–3rd NewsMinute/298 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon State Police trooper arrested for causing a bomb scare in Mount Angel has resigned. Joseph Conklin pleaded guilty last week to resisting arrest as part of a plea deal in which […]