AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say 11 people from the Portland area and southwest Washington have been charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. A one-count indictment unsealed this week accuses the suspects of using cell phones to […]
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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,284 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Police trying to catch the killer who nearly decapitated a grocery store clerk on a bike path through Ashland, Ore., are looking into the victim’s online gaming, including one video game that contains scenes of […]
NW Sports from the AP
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Marshawn Lynch ran for 148 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns and David Hawthorne returned Vince Young’s third interception 77 yards for a clinching score with 4:24 left as the Seattle Seahawks beat […]
Local News – Fiber Optics; Charges of Gerrymandering; Septic Appeals; and See’s Candy
Officials celebrate first fiber optic connection in new network The final touches on a project funded by a 2009 federal stimulus package is nearing completion. The result will be a fiber optic connection between government buildings, public safety agencies and medical facilities in Florence. It’s part of a larger project […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,278 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A 28-year-old Springfield man accused of faking cancer has been charged with theft by deception and ordered top go on trial Feb. 28. Police said members of Charles Embleton’s church who raised money for […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,351 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – An Oregon man accused of driving drunk and causing a Vancouver, Wash., crash that killed an infant has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. The Columbian reports that 26-year-old Christopher Roman of Hillsboro will be […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,337 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Robert Sacre scored 15 points to lead No. 19 Gonzaga to a 73-53 victory over Notre Dame last night. David Stockton scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, Kevin Pangos added […]
1st Oregon News Minute
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,305 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A 22-year-old man has told a judge he understands the murder charge against him in the fatal stabbing of an Eastern Oregon corrections officer who stopped to help a stranded motorist. Joshua Charles Weeks […]