MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers-Minnesota Timberwolves game has been postponed due to a slippery court. The Timberwolves announced shortly before the scheduled tip on Monday night that the game could not be played. A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures in the Twin Cities and ice laid under the […]
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UBER GREYBALL SCHEME Portland to investigate Uber scheme to thwart regulators (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Portland are calling for an investigation into Uber’s use of software to identify and reject hails from city code enforcers when it was operating illegally in the city. […]
Stanford holds off Oregon State for women’s tourney win; Oregon captures share of men’s Pac-12
Pac-12 Women’s Tournament The Stanford Cardinal held Oregon State to just 14 points in the second half to claim a 48-43 victory at the Pac-12 Women’s Tournament in Seattle. The Cardinal wins the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament… Oregon State, the regular season champion and ranked number six […]
Local elections influenced by fire/ambulance agreement; planning for an eclipse; raffling a rifle; Local seafood?
Local elections driven by fire and ambulance agreement Voters in Western Lane County will be deciding between a pair of candidates for at least one position on the Western Lane Ambulance District board of directors. Anne Stonelake is completing her fifth term and has drawn opposition in her reelection bid. […]
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PEDESTRIAN KILLED Female pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Gresham GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — A 33-year-old woman was struck and killed by a driver in Gresham. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Gresham Police officers were called to the area at 1 a.m. Sunday and determined the pedestrian had been struck by […]
Oregon State advances to women’s Pac-12 Tourney semi-final
OSU beats Cal; will face winner of ASU-UCLA in semi tomorrow Oregon State led wire-to-wire this afternoon and downed the Cal Bears 65-49 to advance to the semi-final of the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament at Key Arena in Seattle. OSU, tied at number six nationwide, is the number one seed […]
Training aimed at boosting emergency response; Home and Garden Show features Kubota; Best Books of 2016; Heceta volunteers sought; Rifle Raffle to benefit VFW
Training aimed at improving medical response The number of trained volunteers with the Swisshome-Deadwood Fire Department and at the Mapleton Fire Department has been dwindling over recent years. That’s meant fewer emergency medical “first responders”. Paramedics with Western Lane Ambulance District rely on those volunteers as they often can get […]
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 33 points, including a key 3-pointer with just under three minutes to go, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied for a 114-109 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night. Alex Abrines’ 3-pointer put the Thunder in front 97-89 with 7:48 left […]