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2nd AP Northwest News Minute

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/268 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say an 84-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease who was reported missing with his wife’s car has been killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Olympia, Wash. Sgt. Pete Simpson says […]

1st AP Northwest News Minute

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/261 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SISTERS, Ore. (AP) – A central Oregon search and rescue coordinator says a hiker who fell while descending from the summit of South Sister has been rescued. Deschutes County sheriff’s Lt. Scott Shelton says 33-year-old Oliver Austin was […]

AP Northwest News Minute

AP-NW–SportsMinute/262 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Reserve Riquna Williams scored 26 points as the Tulsa Shock snapped a six-game losing streak with an 86-59 win yesterday over the Seattle Storm. Glory Johnson added 15 points and Angel Goodrich […]

Rockets sweep Sandblasters; Volcanoes erupt with 5 home runs

American Legion Baseball The Mid-valley Rockets swept both halves of an American Legion double-header in Albany yesterday… downing the Three Rivers Sandblasters 9-4 and 6-4. Jake Thompson had a two-run homerun in game one, but that was one of few bright spots on the day. The Blasters are off the […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/17/2013 10:47 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/270 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, Jeff Cogen, said yesterday he had a year-and-a-half affair with a county employee. The Oregonian reports he admitted the extramarital […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/17/2013 09:30 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/283 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon parole board has denied release for a man who killed another man with a hatchet 26 years ago in Portland. The board said yesterday that Kevin Roper […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/17/2013 05:29 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/218 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   KODIAK, Alaska (AP) – A Kodiak native has set a milestone for Alaskans running the mile. KMXT reports Kodiak High School native Trevor Dunbar became the first Alaskan to officially […]