A combined interagency effort helped contain a pair of brush fires in the Florence area over the weekend. Aaron Schneider, Assistant Fire Management Officer with the Siuslaw National Forest says the first fire burned about a quarter acre of brush and grass near Sutton Campground Saturday afternoon. Soon after that, […]
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Gas prices up for holiday
Hurricane Irene sent wholesale gasoline prices up just in time for the Labor Day holiday. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded, as measured by Triple-A, increased four cents a gallon this week and is now at $3.61. Oregon’s average went up three cents to $3.75, while […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,305 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A $1.5 million lawsuit accuses the Oregon Department of Human Services of failing to prevent the starvation and beating death of Eugene teenager Jeanette Maples in 2009. The Register Guard reports the lawsuit was […]
Dunes Trail Plan moving to next phase
A process to evaluate and reduce the number of trails used by ATVs in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area will likely take several months before a final plan is drafted. Critics say it’s too restrictive, closing many miles of trails that have been used for years. Central Coast District […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,314 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Members of President Barack Obama’s jobs and competitiveness council are meeting in Portland today to hear ideas from academics and the public on how to curb a shortage of engineers in the United States. […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,317 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say a hay truck fire closed northbound lanes of Interstate 205 south of Portland for hours and helped snarl the Tuesday evening commute on nearby Interstate 5. Fire crews spent hours […]
NW sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,474 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Mike Trout homered twice and drove in five runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 13-6 rout of the Seattle Mariners last night. Trout started the onslaught in the […]
Bears end Ems six game win streak
The Yakima Bears ended a Eugene Emerald six game winning streak last night, handing the Ems a 7-1 loss in Central Washington. Things started off well for Eugene, who took a one-run lead in the third, but a six run fourth inning for the Bears put them ahead for good. […]
