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 […]
Local News
Two Decades of Discovery; Fire Weather Turning Hotter; Gas Prices Turn Down and Lane County Sheriff Reaches Out
14 August 2013 Two Decades of Discovery 20 years ago the City of Reedsport and a local non-profit group combined to open a center aimed at presenting the history of the area. It was part of an effort to promote economic diversity in the area. The Umpqua Discovery Center has […]
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 […]
Relay Results – OPB Goes “Green” – Cannery Station – Cause for the Paws
13 August 2013 Relay Results Mixed The amount of money raised at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Florence is short of their announced goal, but the books are still open and organizers say they’re hopeful they’ll get closer to their original target of $95,500. Florence Relay Co-Chair […]
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 […]




