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Wildfires move closer to home

3 September 2014 Wildfire moves closer to home Forest Service fire crews spent the day yesterday working on containment of a half-acre blaze in the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area. Forest Service Spokesperson Joni Quarnstrom said the fire, near the wilderness boundary in the Cummins Creek Drainage, was spotted late Monday […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/03/2014 09:28 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/324 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Prominent Portland businessman Robert Keys has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering. The former head of the Private Consulting Group in Portland faces about five years in federal prison […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/03/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/257 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – James Paxton pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners held off a late rally by Oakland for a 6-5 win last night, handing […]

Pedestrian Killed North of Florence

2 September 2014 North Florence Fatality Police say it may have been an intentional act when a Florence man stepped in front of an oncoming car just north of town yesterday morning. The crash occurred just before noon yesterday, the investigation continues. Police say 48-year old Dewayne Arthur Meridith was […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/02/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/238 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Adam Dunn provided instant pop for the struggling Athletics, hitting a towering, two-run homer in his first at-bat for Oakland to highlight a 6-1 win over the […]