AP-OR–Occupy Portland,78 Police arrest Occupy Portland demonstrators PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have arrested about a half-dozen Occupy Portland demonstrators who refused to lift their blockade on Main Street. An Associated Press photographer at the scene says officers moved in about 6 a.m. Thursday to clear the street. Some other […]
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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,279 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – People from Portland to just north of San Francisco reported feeling a magnitude 5.3 earthquake centered 140 miles off the southern Oregon coast last night. The National Earthquake Information Center says there were no […]
Viking Volleyball still perfect on the Far West Court
The Siuslaw Vikings remain undefeated in Far West League play, downing the Douglas Trojans in four close-fought games last night on the road, winning 25-21; 21-25; 25-17; 25-21. Brionna DeSantis was 19 of 19 at the service line with eight kills, Lona Dengler had seven kills and 28 assists… and […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,418 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) – The Oakland Raiders have agreed to acquire linebacker Aaron Curry from Seattle two years after the Seahawks selected him fourth overall in the draft. Raiders senior executive John Herrera says […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,360 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted an area about 140 miles off the southern Oregon coast last night. A National Earthquake Information Center spokesman in Golden, Colo., says there was no danger of a tsunami […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City for Cody Myers. The 19-year-old from Lafayette was found shot in the head Oct. 4 near Marys Peak […]
Local News Digest – Fire Prevention; Flu Shots; Hazardous Waste; Gas Prices
It all started with Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow… It happened 130-years ago this week, leaving 100-thousand people homeless, killing 250 people and destroying more than 17-thousand structures over two-thousand acres. It was the Great Chicago Fire of October 8th and 9th, 1871. That conflagration is also credited with spawning the modern […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The Coast Guard is monitoring a ship that lost propulsion and anchored off the southwest Washington coast. The Coast Guard says the 728-foot bulk carrier Edfu remains about nine miles west of Cape Disappointment as […]