PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 28-year-old man who forced teenage girls to work as prostitutes and took the money has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison. The U.S. attorney’s office says Rashad Q. Sanders pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and transporting three minors. A 15-year-old girl told investigators […]
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1st AP Oregon News Minute
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A second day of budget talks between Oregon’s governor and legislative leaders failed to produce a compromise. A spokesman for Gov. John Kitzhaber said yesterday that no meetings are scheduled to continue negotiations. Democrats have been […]
Northwest AP Sports Minute
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Felix Hernandez pitched with a comfortable lead for a change as the Seattle Mariners handed the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 7-4 victory last night. Seattle scored three times […]
Local News – Dive Bombing Crows – Living On Shaky Ground – Memorial Wreathes
Birds Do It… Protecting Their Young No, it’s not a remake of Hitchcock’s “The Birds”… Recent news of people being ‘buzzed’ or harassed by crows in the Old Town Area are actually a somewhat natural phenomenon. This is the time of year when young crows are beginning to “fledge” or […]
Local Sports -Ducks Baseball
Hunter Kopycinski had four hits and four RBIs, and Rice scored seven runs in the first three innings in the Owls’ 11-4 victory against Oregon Monday night to win the NCAA tournament’s Eugene regional. Rice advances to its first super regional since 2009 with the upset of the eighth-seeded Ducks […]
3rd AP Oregon News Minute
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Kaine Horman says it’s hard to believe it’s been three years since his son Kyron disappeared. Horman told KGW the recent rescue of three abducted young women in Cleveland gives him hope he’ll see Kyron again. The boy was 7 years old when his stepmother, Terri […]
2nd AP Oregon News Minute
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and legislative leaders from both parties are scheduled to resume budget talks today. In a joint statement, they called discussions yesterday “productive and ongoing” and said they’d agreed to keep talking. Democrats have majorities in the House and Senate, but they’ll need […]
1st Oregon AP News Minute
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s governor and legislative leaders will meet again this morning to try and work out a compromise on the state budget. They failed to find any common ground after a three-hour meeting last night. Democrats have majorities in the House and Senate, but they’ll need Republican […]