Month: December 2016

Pre Christmas searches; First Day hikes; Timber payments; Recycling Christmas; Coastal rehab grants; and Watching whales

Busy times for searchers… The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search Friday afternoon for a 27-year old man who was swept from the rocks near Cape Perpetua Thursday.  The man reportedly fell into the water at Thor’s Well, near Cook’s Chasm just south of Cape Perpetua.  That has not been […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

  NUCLEAR PLANT Northwest’s only nuclear plant resuming operation (Information from: Tri-City Herald, http://www.tri-cityherald.com) RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Northwest’s only nuclear power plant is reconnecting to the regional power grid after an unplanned shut down. The Tri-City Herald reports that the 1,190-megawatt Columbia Generating Station resumed late Saturday night. […]

Beavers name athletic director

Oregon State has hired Pittsburgh athletic director Scott Barnes to take over the same position with the Beavers. Barnes was announced yesterday as vice-president and director of intercollegiate athletics Thursday.  He’ll begin his new job in Corvallis in February when he takes the post formerly held by Todd Stansbury.  Stansbury […]

Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press

  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said he was surprised by the combative comments of cornerback Richard Sherman earlier this week. Carroll spoke Thursday after Seattle wrapped up preparations for Saturday’s home finale against Arizona. Carroll said he believed Sherman would have expressed remorse or apologized […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

  ATTORNEY-LICENSE SUSPENDED Salem attorney’s license suspended over ethics concerns (Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Salem attorney accused of ethical misconduct for neglecting and overcharging his clients, including some who were denied refunds. The Statesman Journal […]