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Fire Crews Busy over Fourth

9 July 2014 Fire Crews Very Active Over Long Weekend Special events, restaurants and retailers weren’t the only ones busy over the long Fourth of July weekend. Emergency services had a lot of action as well. Between Thursday morning and Monday evening they were called 13 times. Six were for […]

Sandblasters Come Back in Tenth

9 July 2014 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… Sandblasters give up late lead, recover in the tenth. Pete Lahti drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the tenth inning last night with a sacrifice fly and the Three Rivers Sandblasters held on in the bottom of […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/09/2014 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A police spokesman says a 5-year-old boy was hit by gunfire last night in southeast Portland in what officers believe is a gang-related shooting. The boy’s wounds are not believed […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/09/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/262 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Minnesota’s Phil Hughes pitched into the eighth inning, Sam Fuld barely cleared the wall with his second home run of the season and the Twins beat the Seattle […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/09/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/251 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregonians rejected legalization just two years ago but are all but certain to have a chance to reconsider this November. State elections officials haven’t yet validated the signatures turned in […]

Weekend events exceed expectations

8 July 2014 Weekend events exceed expectations The crowd quieted just before ten pm Friday night as the sound of a single trumpet playing the Star Spangled Banner filled the air near the boardwalk in Old Town. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cal Applebee said Ron Green, playing from a […]

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports

8 July 2014 On the schedule… The Three Rivers Sandblasters get back to work this evening at West Albany High School where they’ll take on the Mid-Valley Rockets. Airtime on KCST is at 5:45, first pitch at six. The Eugene Emeralds also return to the diamond after a night off. […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/08/2014 09:20 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/244 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Three people have been arrested in a protest at a wood-burning power plant in Eugene. The Register-Guard reports that the protesters spoke out against Seneca Jones Timber Co.’s purchase of […]