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NW Sports from the AP

Date: 08/20/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/260 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Derek Holland won in his return from the disabled list, and Texas hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/20/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/274 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The chief of the U.S. Forest Service says the intense wildfire season ravaging the West and maxing out fire crews and equipment is “the new normal.” Chief Tom Tidwell was […]

County objects to BLM logging management plan

19 August 2015 Board of Commissioners comment The Bureau of Land Management recently released a draft plan for management of forest lands set aside in 1937 by congressional action to provide logging revenue for Oregon Counties. The new plan will replace the 20-year old Northwest Forest Plan. It falls short […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/19/2015 09:25 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/250 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown plans to visit the eastern Oregon command post where fire crews are overseeing the effort to contain a wildfire that’s destroyed at least 26 homes and damaged […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 08/19/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/275 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Hisashi Iwakuma followed his no-hitter by limiting Texas to two runs and five hits over seven innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Rangers 3-2 last night. […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 08/19/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/278 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown plans to visit the eastern Oregon command post where fire crews are overseeing the effort to contain a wildfire that’s destroyed at least 26 homes and damaged […]

Fire danger high… local resources low

18 August 2015 Tighter restrictions imposed The little bit of precipitation that fell over parts of Western Oregon late last week has come and gone… leaving things just as dry as ever. Triple digit temperatures are forecast for most parts of Western Oregon over the next few days. That, and […]