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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/23/2012 09:30 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A man has pleaded guilty to felony murder in the 2009 hanging death of a Forest Grove woman – a murder disguised as a suicide. The Oregonian reports that […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 08/23/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/281 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Eric Thames hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 yesterday for their eighth […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/23/2012 04:00 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/279 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – The Jackson County sheriff’s office says a county corrections litter crew found a large pipe bomb along Pioneer Road in Medford. Spokeswoman Andrea Carlson says an state police bomb […]

Local Sports – Emeralds and Ducks

  The Eugene Emeralds edged to just a game behind the Vancouver Canadians with a 7-5 win at Everett over the Aqua Sox last night.  Felix Cabrera, playing with the Emeralds on a rehab assignment, seems to be recovering just fine… he and Gabriel Quintana each hit their first home […]

Local News – Breakins, bicycles, gas prices and ballots

Police say burglaries likely related… Three burglaries and one attempted break in between late Sunday and early Monday morning are likely related.  Florence Police Lieutenant John Pitcher said nothing of substance was taken at any of the locations and all were “door kick ins”.  But, he added, all four businesses […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–3rd NewsMinute/217 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jobless rates in many parts of Oregon inched higher last month to 8.7 percent. Benton County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 6.3 percent while Crook County, in […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/22/2012 09:26 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/300 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) – Clackamas County deputies say an argument in the checkout line at a Fred Meyer store turned violent yesterday afternoon and two people were hospitalized, one of them with a […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 08/22/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/298 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Felix Hernandez wasn’t perfect. He was still dominant. Hernandez allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings in the first start following his perfect game, Jesus Montero hit […]