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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/15/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/276 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana dispensaries. Kitzhaber signed 66 bills yesterday but vetoed parts of two of them. Critics pushed Kitzhaber to veto the […]

Hawks Swoop on Ems

Northwest League Baseball The Boise Hawks used 15 hits to blow out the Eugene Emeralds last night 12-1 in the opener of a three-game series in Idaho.  The Ems had eight hits of their own, but left 9 base runners stranded. Newly added prospect Donovan Tate was two-for-four at the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/14/2013 09:27 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/280 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Polish military officer visiting the United States for training with a drone manufacturer fell about 1,000 feet to his death while recreationally climbing Oregon’s Mount Hood. Authorities said […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 08/14/2013 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/278 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Leadoff hitter Brad Miller homered twice to help the Seattle Mariners send the Tampa Bay Rays to their sixth straight loss with a 5-4 victory […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/14/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – The cool weather that has allowed firefighters to make steady progress against wildfires in southwestern Oregon will be turning warmer this week – so intense burning and smoke […]

One Bad Inning…

Northwest League Baseball One bad inning for the Eugene Emeralds… that’s all it took last night for the Spokane Indians as they blanked the Ems 5-nothing and claimed the rubber match of the five game series at PK Park in Eugene.  Spokane scored five runs in the fifth inning on […]