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Emergency Shelter Activated at Mapleton Grange

LANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Thomas M. Turner, Sheriff 125 E. 8th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401 Phone:  541-682-4150 Fax:  541-682-4522 Email:  sheriff’s office@co.lane.or.us<mailto:office@co.lane.or.us> The Lane County Sheriff’s Office has requested a shelter from the American Red Cross for the residents of Mapleton that may experience flooding overnight.  The American Red Cross […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Heavy rains have filled many streams and rivers in western Oregon and much of the area is under a flood warning or watch. Forecasters also are watching for flooding in the Blue Mountains of […]

2nd News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,305 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Prosecutors say an 18-year-old Portland man ate dinner with his parents, then attacked them as they slept with swords and a gun, killing his father and wounding his mother. Jacob Simon has pleaded not […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,318 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Southern Oregon man has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a roommate. The Medford Mail Tribune says 26-year-old Dylan Ashmun was arrested after detectives got a report of the death […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,294 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away from short-handed New Orleans and beat the Hornets 99-93 last night. Wesley Matthews added 18 […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,270 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) – The man awaiting trial in the shooting death of the Rainier police chief was in court yesterday in St. Helens for refusing treatment for a self-inflicted head wound. Lawyers for Daniel Butts asked […]