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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/07/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/293 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified the man killed yesterday while working on one of five major forest fires in the region. Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson says 19-year-old Jesse Trader was […]

County Commission Terminates Administrator Contract

Lane County Administrator Contract Terminated Lane County Commissioners acted quickly and unanimously today to terminate the contract of Administrator Liane Richardson. The county’s chief executive for the past year and a half had been on paid leave since late July after irregularities in her take-home pay were revealed. She admitted […]

Football Facility Outshines Opening Day for Ducks; Quarterback Competition in Corvallis; and Emeralds on All Star Break

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… Northwest League Baseball The Eugene Emeralds are in the middle of the Northwest League All Star Break… the top players in the south division will face the finest from the north this evening in Everett, Washington. New Duck Facility Shines Mark Helfrich opened […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/06/2013 11:15 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/247 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Grants Pass police have identified a man shot to death as a construction worker who had moved to the city from Salem a few months ago. The Daily […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/06/2013 09:30 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A Umatilla County woman who was assaulted six months ago in a home invasion robbery has died. The East Oregonian reports 80-year-old Joyce Key of died Saturday. Three Walla […]

NW Sports Minute from the AP

Date: 08/06/2013 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/462 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Mark DeRosa’s pinch-hit, two-run single in the eighth inning gave the Toronto Blue Jays and R.A. Dickey a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners last night. Dickey […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/06/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/308 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – A Coast Guard helicopter has transported two burned crew members from a cargo ship about 15 miles southwest of the mouth of the Columbia River. The agency says the […]