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1st AP Northwest News Minute

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge is considering whether Oracle can sue the state of Oregon over the failure of the Cover Oregon health insurance exchange. Oracle alleges that the state never fully paid for the work it did and now is trying to hide behind a claim of […]

One confirmed dead in fire

4 September 2015 3 AM Blaze destroys mobile home, threatens motel One person is reported dead in an early morning fire one mile south of Florence.  Siuslaw Valley Fire Chief Jim Langborg said firefighters responded about three AM  to a mobile home, immediately south of the Ocean Breeze Motel on […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/03/2015 09:23 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that an Oregon State University fraternity can be held liable for failing to shield a rape victim from harm. The Oregonian reports that […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/03/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/259 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – Rookie Shawn O’Malley had three hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single in a two-run eighth inning, and Logan Morrison padded the lead with a three-run shot in the […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/03/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oracle Corp. is asking the Oregon Supreme Court to exclude five of its employees from a lawsuit filed by the state over the failure of the Cover Oregon health insurance […]

State Parks maintains campfire ban

2 September 2015 Ban on backyard campfires also remains Labor Day weekend campers, at least in Oregon State Parks, will have to find another way to toast their marshmallows. A statewide ban on open flames in Oregon State Park Campgrounds will extend at least another week. Park spokesman Chris Havel […]