Date: 01/30/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/247 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and Brandon Saad each had a goal and an assist in the second period as the Blackhawks beat the Canucks last. […]
Month: January 2014
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/30/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/258 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Strong investment returns and last year’s cuts to public-employee retirement benefits have helped cut the Oregon pension system’s unfunded liability in half. Public Employees Retirement System director Paul Cleary […]
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Considered
29 January 2014 Medical Pot Dispensaries? Some Communities Resisting Them. It’s too early to tell whether or not the City of Florence will be regulating medical marijuana dispensaries, but officials at City Hall will be taking a look at that possibility next week. The Oregon Health Department will begin […]
Prep Basketball Results
Sailors Split With Wolverines Mapleton’s Tucker Ford scored 24 points; Chris Free added 14; and Justin Schaaf (shoff) added 13 and the Mapleton Sailors downed the Alsea Wolverines 68-54 in a boys Mountain West League matchup last night. The Lady Wolverines downed the Lady Sailors 45-27 in the girls’ portion […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/29/2014 09:40 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute RESENDING/232 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – The Washington County dispatch agency hopes to educate people on when to call 911. So it’s debuting a campaign titled “You called 911 for that?!” The agency promises […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 01/29/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/255 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – French defender Mikael Silvestre and Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers have agreed to terminate his contract following an injury shortened season. Silvestre signed with the Timbers […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/29/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a woman was seriously injured as she jumped out of a moving vehicle to escape a kidnapper in the Portland suburb of Milwaukie. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s […]
Budget Adjustments on Legislative “To Do” list
28 January 2014 Budget adjustment on the list of things “to do” An expensive wildfire season and a slight decrease in anticipated revenue will force Oregon lawmakers to rework parts of the state budget. Representative Peter Buckley of Ashland, one of the Legislature’s chief budget writers, says the impact to […]
