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NW Sports from the AP

Date: 03/05/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/252 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Mike Moser had 22 points and 17 rebounds to lead Oregon past Arizona State 85-78 last night. Jason Calliste scored 16, Damyean Dotson had 15 and […]

Police train for “active shooter”

4 March 2014 Practice Makes Perfect It had all the makings of a tense situation.  A report of an armed subject, possibly holding hostages inside a vacant restaurant building in Old Town Florence last week drew a large and heavily armed response. It was just a drill. Interim Florence Police […]

Two Viking Girls; No Boys; On All Far West Squad

Far West League Honors Two Siuslaw Viking girls earned All-Far-West League Honors this week for their work on the basketball court.  Senior Ashlee Cole was named to the first-team by Far West coaches; Mikaela Siegel earned Honorable Mention.  No Viking boys made the list. On the schedule today… College basketball… […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 03/04/2014 09:27 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/287 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland hospital nursing supervisor says a man rescued from a caved-in utility trench is listed in serious but stable condition in intensive care. The Oregonian reports that 21-year-old […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 03/04/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/255 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Kent Bazemore threw an alley-oop to Wesley Johnson for the go-ahead dunk with 6.9 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers […]