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High fire danger prompts strict controls; State’s newest wildfire “blows up” in Douglas County

31 July 2015 Emergency order shuts down forest access Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Chief Jim Langborg issued an emergency order yesterday imposing strict limitations on anything that could pose the possibility of causing a fire. His order mirrors one issued earlier in the day by Oregon State Forestry. That […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/31/2015 09:49 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute RESENDING/278 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Portland used boats, personal watercraft, poles and their bare hands to remove protesters in kayaks and hanging from bridges who had tried to block a Shell icebreaker […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/31/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/270 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Eddie Rosario finished a single shy of the cycle and drove in three runs to help the Minnesota Twins snap a four-game skid with a 9-5 victory over […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/31/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/268 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker that was the target of environmental protesters is leaving Portland, Oregon, bound for an Arctic drilling operation. The Fennica headed out yesterday after authorities forced […]