Month: February 2012

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,285 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) – An 18-year-old man faces first-degree manslaughter charges in connection with the fatal shooting of his younger brother. The Wasco County district attorney says Daniel Hammond did not intentionally kill his 15-year-old brother, but […]

Local News: Legislature Striving for Completion; Japanese Debris; Marine Storm Warnings; Local Sports

Oregon Legislature making final push… Oregon lawmakers will make one final push this week to find an agreement that would allow all of them to declare victory and leave Salem before Wednesday’s self-imposed deadline.  With the budget and Governor John Kitzhaber’s Medicaid reform plan all but crossed off the list, […]

1st Oregon News Minute

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,322 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says power has been restored on a 648-foot car container ship that was drifting without power off the Oregon coast southwest of the Columbia River mouth. The Coast Guard says […]

Local News: Oregon Budget Deal Reached; Siuslaw Bridge Interpretive Center; Fraudeville; Local Sports

Oregon Budget Compromise won’t close prison Lawmakers in Salem reached a budget compromise last night that avoids closing a prison in Salem, but cuts payments to people who provide in-home care to seniors and people with disabilities.  The budget agreement also calls for cuts in middle management positions.  That move […]