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Oregon Marine Debris Tracking Program

SEEKING GROUPS OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS TO TRACK OCEAN DEBRIS IN OREGON AS PART OF NOAA STUDY News Release from Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. Posted on FlashAlert: November 26th, 2013 10:51 AM Volunteers measure out a grid along the beach for debris monitoring. Downloadable file: Volunteers measure out a grid […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 11/27/2013 09:25 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – State Police say a 74-year-old woman was struck and killed last night as she was walking across Highway 51 in Polk County. Troopers say the woman was using a […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 11/27/2013 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/356 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Five players scored in double figures as Oregon State ran past Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 101-81 last night. Devon Collier led the Beavers with 20 points […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 11/27/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/272 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Clackamas County sheriff’s office says a climber who injured himself after falling more than 200 feet into a crevasse on Mount Hood is recovering at a Portland hospital. […]

Pounding; Snow? Dungeness Crab and Oregon Coast Passport

26 November 2013 Pound for Pound it comes out to more than 14-thousand Florence Food Share benefits from several different food drives and fund raisers year-round.  One of the biggest just concluded.  The annual “Pounding” food drive.  Interim director Ken Gaylord says the 7,200 pounds gathered Saturday comes at an […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 11/26/2013 09:24 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/242 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) – An Oregon woman who left the body of her 89-year-old mother outside a Michigan thrift store has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter. The woman was […]