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NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/16/2016 05:26 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/282 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press WHITEHORSE, Canada (AP) – Alaska musher Hugh Neff has won the 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest dog sled race. Neff finished in Whitehorse around 2:30 p.m. PDT yesterday after starting in Fairbanks, Alaska […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/16/2016 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/359 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – House lawmakers have approved a controversial proposal that would make sweeping changes to Oregon’s energy policies. The bill would eliminate the use of coal power in Oregon by 2030 and […]

Prep and college basketball… State Cheer competition

Viking 10 finishes 6th at State The Siuslaw Vikings finished sixth overall Saturday at the OSAA 4A small schools state cheerleading championships. The team competed in three categories and actually finished second out of nine schools in the Tumbling and Jumps portion. Klamath Union won the championship with 175 points, […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/15/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/203 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Klamath Falls in southwest Oregon say they’re investigating after someone fired shots into a local law enforcement officer’s home and vehicles. The Klamath County District Attorney’s Office […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/15/2016 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/268 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Jamie Weisner scored from deep and on slashing drives and tied career-highs with 27 points and four steals as No. 8 Oregon State built an early lead […]

Thursday crash injures two Florence men

One critical Two Florence men were injured, one critically, in a crash yesterday morning on Highway 126 just west of Veneta. Oregon State troopers say 49 year old James Swain of Florence lost control of his pickup for an unknown reason about 9:30 yesterday morning. He side-swiped the guardrail on […]