Month: December 2012

3rd AP Oregon Minute

OR–3rd NewsMinute/286 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The year is ending with more than 50 inches of rain falling in 2012 in Portland. The National Weather Service office tells The Oregonian it will be the fourth-wettest calendar year since 1940 when […]

AP Northwest Sports

NW–SportsMinute/262 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman has won his appeal of a four-game suspension for use of performance enhancing substances, making him eligible for the NFL playoffs. Sherman posted “I won,” on his […]

2nd AP Oregon Minute

OR–2nd NewsMinute/258 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Dock workers are on the job at several Pacific Northwest grain terminals, working under contract terms they rejected last weekend. The owners implemented the terms after declaring talks at an impasse. The International Longshore and […]

1st AP Oregon Minute

OR–1st NewsMinute/308 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say a woman in her 20s was stabbed by a stranger without provocation. Police say the assailant, another woman, walked up to the victim and stabbed her last night. The victim was […]

Local Sports – Vikings Play Holiday Basketball Tourney

The annual Les Schwab Tires South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament opens this afternoon at Marshfield High School. The Siuslaw Vikings will be among the sixteen teams will be participating in the boys’ and girls’ tourney. Tournament play opens with the lady Viks playing Coquille. The championship games are set for […]

3rd AP Oregon News Minutes

OR–3rd NewsMinute/263 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Transportation wants to create a wetland along Highway 101 near Seaside to ease flooding on the highway. The Oregonian reports the wetland will serve as a water storage area to […]

2nd AP Oregon News Minutes

OR–2nd NewsMinute/263 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The owners of four Pacific Northwest grain terminals says they will implement the terms of their last contract offer for longshore workers today. The last contract expired Sept. 30 and negotiations have stalled. The […]