AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,346 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Officials in northeastern Oregon have identified the small plane pilot killed in a Wednesday night crash and the injured passenger who struggled across farm country to safety. Morrow County sheriff’s Deputy Lee Jeffries said […]
Month: October 2011
Local News Digest – County Redistricting Approved – Tsunami Trash – Halloween Hazards
Commissioners approve new district boundaries On a split 3-2 vote the Lane County Commissioners approved new boundary lines yesterday for the districts they represent. The three voting in favor, Jay Bozievich, Sid Leiken, and Faye Stewart agreed it was logical, but the two opposed, Rob Handy and Peter Sorenson, […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,261 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HEPPNER, Ore. (AP) – The Morrow County sheriff’s department says one person has been killed in a plane crash near Heppner. KNDU reports a second person was airlifted to a hospital with injuries after the crash last night. […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,297 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland jury has awarded $2 million to a foster child abused and starved for two years. A lawyer for the boy argued that the Oregon Department of Human Resources failed to protect the […]
1st Oregon Sports Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,381 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – An 11-year-old boy waiting for the school bus in the Southern Oregon community of Merlin was shot in the leg, and state police are investigating whether a man shooting at a deer in […]
Local News Digest – Domestic Violence – Gas Averages – Expense Fund – 2 Viks on UO HOF Team
Weaving a common thread… A compelling and awareness-raising reading will be held on stage this evening at the Florence Events Center; tales of three women and their struggles against domestic violence. Leah Goodwin is a domestic violence advocate with Siuslaw Outreach Services. She wrote the play based on the experiences […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Studded tires will be permitted on Oregon roads beginning Tuesday of next week. The studs are legal through March, but state highway officials encourage drivers to consider chains or snow-rated traction tires instead to […]
2nd Oregon News from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,258 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WILSONVILLE, Ore. (AP) – The Yamhill County sheriff’s office is trying to determine whether there was a second person on a plane that crashed after a midair collision south of Portland. One plane made an emergency landing yesterday […]
