Date: 06/27/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/265 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – With no picks in this year’s NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers still made news in offering All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge a maximum contract extension. The offer […]
Month: June 2014
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/27/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/259 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Sponsors of an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Oregon say they delivered 145,000 signatures to the Capitol. If Oregonians approve the measure in November, the state would join Colorado […]
Fire Kills Two in Coquille; Pro-Pot Measure; Eugene Airport Getting Expansion
26 June 2014 Coos County Fire Claims Two Young Lives Two boys staying overnight with their grandmother in Coquille died early yesterday morning when the travel trailer they were sleeping in caught fire. The grandmother, 59-year old Virginia Jennings, escaped with minor injuries; and neighbors pulled a third grandson from […]
Blasters and Builders Rained Out; Emeralds Shut out
26 June 2014 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… The Tri-City Dust Devils manufactured one run in the bottom of the first inning; scoring Marcos Derkes on a wild pitch, then held on for a one-run-shutout win over the Eugene Emeralds in Pasco last night. The Ems managed six […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/26/2014 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – Rejecting an insanity defense, jurors took just 15 minutes to convict a suburban Portland man of two counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of his mother and […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 06/26/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/265 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – David Ortiz hit the 449th home run of his career in the first inning, added a line drive RBI single off the wall in the third, and the […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/26/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/261 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The chances for recreational marijuana legalization in Oregon could improve as the field of likely ballot measures drops to one. The measure is backed by wealthy donors who say they’ve […]
Mixed Results in First Year of Coordinated Care
25 June 2014 Early results mixed for Medicaid Changes The first full year of data for Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber’s health care overhaul shows a reduction in emergency room visits and certain hospitalizations; but mixed results on other measures. The Oregon Health Authority reported this week on the state’s 15 […]
