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1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 04/21/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A seven-hour hearing has been scheduled for a bill expanding background checks to cover most private gun sales. The House Committee on Rules set the public hearing for today. They’ll […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 04/20/2015 09:25 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The National Weather Service says wildfires in Siberia are to blame for haze hanging over much of the Pacific Northwest, giving sunsets a red hue. Forecasters in Portland expect the […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 04/20/2015 05:01 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/373 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Reserve Beno Udrih scored 20 points and the Memphis Grizzlies never trailed in routing the Portland Trail Blazers 100-86 yesterday night in Game 1 of the Western […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 04/20/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say troopers used nonlethal force to subdue a suspected drunken driver who fled from authorities in Central Oregon. Troopers say they received reports Saturday night of a […]

National search for new sheriff not in the cards

17 April 2015 Chief Deputy reportedly applied, along with six others. The requirements for someone wanting to be Lane County’s next sheriff are pretty tight. First of all, that person must be an accredited police officer meeting Oregon standards. Second of all, they must have been a two-year resident of […]