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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/20/2015 09:19 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is about to embark on a first-in-the-nation program that aims to charge car owners not for the fuel they use, but for the miles they drive. The program will […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 05/20/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/242 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) – Jimmy Paredes homered and had a career-high four RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles overcame a home run by former teammate Nelson Cruz in a 9-4 victory over the […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/20/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/270 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers will consider creating a sales tax for marijuana instead of the taxation method approved by voters, which would apply to growers. Proponents of a sales tax say it […]

Election Day… Ballots Due

19 May 2015 Don’t put that ballot in the mail. It won’t get counted. Today is Election Day in Oregon; ballots are due back no later than 8 PM. Voters in the lower Siuslaw Valley are deciding who will serve on fire, port, and ambulance district boards. But they don’t […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 05/19/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/242 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) – The Seattle Seahawks have signed wide receiver Deshon Foxx after he participated in the team’s rookie minicamp as a tryout player. To clear a spot on the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/19/2015 09:22 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/286 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – A Springfield man who struck and killed three children with his pickup truck has been cited for careless driving. The Eugene Register-Guard reports that Larry LaThorpe was cited Sunday and […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/19/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/272 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says a bad deal is worse than no deal, and urged Congress not to support fast-track legislation that would let President Barack Obama pursue a […]