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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Police say a Eugene man accused of aiming his pickup truck at a neighbor out walking his dog has surrendered. The Register-Guard reports that Frank Ochoa was booked into the Lane County Jail yesterday […]

2nd Oregon News from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A group angling to put a bipartisan presidential ticket before voters has submitted what may be enough signatures to qualify for the Oregon ballot in November. The Oregonian reports that organizers for Americans Elect […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,327 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jury deliberations will resume in Portland Tuesday in a lawsuit over the 2008 crash of a helicopter that killed nine firefighters on a wildfire in Northern California. A pilot who survived the crash and […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,334 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Brock Motum scored 25 points to lead Washington State past Wyoming 61-41 in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational tournament on Monday night. Abe Lodwick added 16 points, 12 […]

AP Regional News

     CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Corvallis parks officials have decided that solving flooding caused by beavers at a local park will take a little engineering of their own. The Gazette-Times says beavers have caused flooding at the softball fields at Sunset Park by damming the Dunawi Creek for years. But […]

Efforts to Restore Power Take a Turn for the Worse

Power Restoration Efforts Facing Mounting Obstacles Efforts to restore power to the several hundred customers of Central Lincoln PUD have taken a turn for the worse this morning.  Chris Chandler, PUD spokesperson, says the damage in several areas around Florence in Lane County are worse than first thought. Chandler – […]