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Oregon State Defeats Washington, 52-42
LOS ANGELES — Julie Futch had 17 points as Oregon State rallied to upset Washington, 52-42, in the first round of the Pac-10 Conference Tournament on Thursday. Seventh-seeded Washington...


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Police And Fire Reports March 12
Wednesday 1:49 p.m. — Police responded to a report of a pending disturbance on the plaza in the first block of North Main Street. Officers determined that the disturbance was regarding the...
Sfc Budget Presented To Aspsu
The Student Fee Committee presented its completed budget allocation for the 2010–11 academic year to the Student Senate on Tuesday, March 9. The SFC presented a slideshow reiterating Oregon...
The Grammar Grouch: Exclamation Marks
This is a tough time for punctuation, folks. The Internet and text messaging have greatly spiked the abuse of proper grammar, and it makes a good grammarian weep to take in all the horrendous...
Oregon State Game Thread
Click here . HALFTIME --- OSU 31-22. OVERTON TO THE RESCUE --- Overton is stalking J.Tarver and trying to quicken the pace. He got a steal in the open court and raced in for an uncontested dunk....
Game Thread: Pac-10 Tournament Uw Vs. Oregon State
Jayda Evans covers college and pro women's basketball. While its her first year on the Washington beat, she has covered the Storm since its inception. She'll offer observations, critiques, occasional...
Sounders Fc Loses To Portland, 1-0, At Qwest Field
It was hard to say what was more troubling for Seattle soccer fans Thursday: news that Major League Soccer players will go on strike if the ongoing labor dispute isn't resolved by the season opener,...
11 Young Men Charged In Portland Jeans Thefts
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland police say a ring of juveniles and young men has stolen thousands of dollars worth of designer jeans from upscale stores in the area, often reselling the items for...
Oregon's Lamichael James, Jeremiah Masoli Have Court Dates Friday | College Football
Running back LaMichael James and quarterback Jeremiah Masoli are to appear separately in court Friday, the latest turn in a tumultuous winter for Oregon football...
Portland Bomb Squad Checks Items In Milwaukie Home
About 10 neighboring homes were evacuated and nearby streets were blocked for several hours Thursday. A Clackamas County civil deputy visited the home Thursday afternoon and called for help from...
War Hero Impostor Falls To The Facts
A Portland man has been honored around the state and country as a war hero, lectured school children about his valiant acts, and local and national veterans groups have praised him for years. But his...
Wolf Population Rose Last Year In N Rockies
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- The wolf population in the Northern Rockies rose last year, but at the slowest rate in nearly 15 years, according to a report released Thursday by U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Operations Boss Leaves Mccormick & Schmick’s
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Air Force Concert Sold Out
All tickets for the upcoming free concert by The Commanders, an ensemble from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West, have been claimed. Any remaining open seats will be filed at 6:45 p.m. for...
Bomb Squad Called To Milwaukie Home
MILWAUKIE, Ore. -- The Portland police bomb squad is investigating suspicious items found in a Milwaukie home.Officers are at the scene of the home, located in the 11000 block of Southeast 54th...
Woman Fights For Health Care In D.c., Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. -- An uninsured Portland woman suffering from a brain tumor returned from Washington, D.C, on Wednesday to continue her push for health care reform in downtown Portland.Alaya...
Firefighter And City Commissioners Duel Over Disability Award
Thomas Hurley, a former Portland firefighter, was recently awarded over $100,000 in disability back pay. Portland City Commissioners may be gearing up to fight Hurley in court, over that...
Oregon, Tennessee Hope To Defend Track Titles
Oregon will try to defend its national championship in men's indoor track and field, while Tennessee hopes for a repeat on the women's side. The two-day NCAA championships start...
Epa To Allow States Address Rising Ocean Acidity
SEATTLE (AP) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other...
Portland Commercial Real Estate Experts Launch New Company, Nbs Multifamily Management
Susan Stratton a successful apartment management executive, have joined forces to found NBS Multifamily Management, a company that will manage apartment communities of 100 units or more around the...
Buffalo Extends Ahl Agreement With Portland
Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - The Buffalo Sabres announced on Thursday that the club has renewed its affiliate agreement with Portland of the American Hockey League on a long-term extension....
Oregon Supreme Court Punts On Klamath Water Claims
GRANTS PASS (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has kept alive claims by Klamath Basin farmers that the federal government should pay them for shutting off water to crops in 2001.A federal appeals...
Bill Sizemore Too Broke For Lawyer?
SALEM (AP) — Conservative activist Bill Sizemore now has a court-appointed attorney to help defend him against felony charges of tax evasion, after telling a judge he's too poor to hire his own...
Seattle-portland Rivalry, Extra Quotes
on a big story , in this case the rivalry between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers. While space in the newspaper is limited, I wanted to use this platform to provide extra quotes, some...
Albany, Pepsi Agree On $20 Million Settlement
The Albany Democrat-Herald reports the deal includes an extra $5 million for the city if PepsiCo subsidiary SVC sells the 242 acres it bought as the intended...
Radisys Buys Pactolus Communications Software
Pactolus Communications Software Co. in a deal aimed at bolstering the company’s offerings of Internet-based communications products. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hillsboro-based...
Susan Sokol Blosser Runs For Oregon House
Susan Sokol Blosser is hoping the third time is the charm. The Dayton farmer and small businesswoman filed Tuesday to run as a Democrat in House District 24 to take on first-term incumbent...
Currents Calendar: March 11-20
Thursday, March 11NIGHTLIFEMOVIES AND WII GAMES— 3 to 8:30 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9745, 570 S.W. Douglas Blvd., Winston. Movie screenings and Wii game play. Bring snacks....
Public Meetings: March 11
Camas ValleyTodayCAMAS VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD — 7 p.m., Camas Valley School, 192 Main Camas Road. Agenda includes reports, budget calendar, license contract renewals. Board members will meet in...
Dutch Bros. Offers Free Coffee Friday
In celebration of the grand opening of its fifth location in Roseburg, Dutch Bros. Coffee will offer free drinks all day Friday.Free coffee and other drinks will be served from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m....
Nr Has New Photographer
A new photographer has joined the staff of The News-Review.Michael Sullivan became the paper's chief photographer on Monday. He comes to Roseburg following a nearly three-year stint as the sole...
Woman Taken To Hospital After Tri City Crash
A Roseburg woman was taken to Mercy Medical Center for treatment following a Wednesday night crash on Interstate 5 near Tri City.Brenda Rochelle Fledsher, 24, was headed south on the freeway at about...
Shot Fired At Se Portland Apartments
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Police officers have been called to a southeast Portland apartment after a report of shot fired through a wall.Officers were called to the 2600 block of Southeast 174th Avenue at...
Teen Facing Charges Unrelated To Mom's Death
PORTLAND, Ore. -- State police said the daughter of a woman who died when she was run over on Highway 26 was arrested on two outstanding warrants unrelated to the death investigation.Oregon State...
Mccormick & Schmick's Planning Big Changes
The Portland Business Journal reports the locally-based restaurant chain is planning an overhaul to its establishments. The company will spend nearly $13 million on televisions and audio systems to...
Kids Suffer Minor Injuries In Crosswalk Collision
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Three children suffered minor injuries when a 68-year-old driver struck them in a Vancouver crosswalk.Leonard Leger was driving through the intersection of Southeast McGillivray...
Reminder: Sounders Fc V. Portland Timbers Live Chat
Hey Josh - Are you planning to do live chats for all games this season? I reco game threads instead because I like to follow game threads from...
Epa To Let States Address Rising Ocean Acidity
SEATTLE (AP) -- The U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency says it will consider ways the states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in...
Feds Tell Albina Bank To Boost Capital Levels
Albina Community Bank has been ordered to boost its capital levels and reduce the nonperforming loans on its books. Portland-based Albina, subsidiary of Albina Community Bancorp (OTCBB: ACBC), has...
Brandon Ramey New Head Track Coach At Newberg
NEWBERGBrandon Ramey, a Roseburg High School graduate, is the new head track and field coach at Newberg High after serving as an assistant the past two years.The 31-year-old Ramey, who played...
Ontario Bounces Sutherlin Girls From 4a State Tournament
CORVALLIS — The Sutherlin girls basketball team's string of trophies has come to an end.Ontario eliminated the Bulldogs from the OSAA Class 4A state tournament this morning, 34-31 in a...
Family Erects Signs On Roseburg Road In Memory Of Teen
Dawn and Shane Hutchison of Sutherlin stand with a warning sign installed on West Military Avenue. The couple's 18-year-old daughter, Mandy Cochran, was killed in an automobile accident on the...
Armed Man Robs Harvard Avenue Drugs
An armed, masked man robbed Harvard Avenue Drugs and Gifts Wednesday evening and escaped with several bottles of a narcotic, police said this morning. It is the second time this year the store has...
Police And Fire Logs: March 11, 2010
These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.POLICE...
Health Forums Aim To Improve County's Health
Four relatively simple health factors can make a big impact on one's overall health, according to Community Cancer Center oncologist Randy Moore.His experience with patients suggested that disease...
Keizer Teen Honored For Saving Sister
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Keizer teenager who saved his younger sister from a house fire last summer was selected one of the Newsmakers of the Year at an annual Royal Rosarians event Wednesday.Firefighters...
Les Schwab Pays $2 Million To Settle Eeoc Suit
Les Schwab Tire Centers has paid $2 million to settle a hiring discrimination suit brought four years ago by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC says the company failed to...
Coast Guard Closes Columbia River And Tillamook Bay River Bars
OREGON COAST - Hazardous conditions at the coast have forced the Coast Guard to close the Columbia River and Tillamook Bay river bars. That means all vessels will be barred from navigating the river...
Council Eyes Calif., Oregon, Wash. Salmon Changes
California salmon fishermen may not get much, if any, time on the ocean this year, while their counterparts in Washington and Oregon would fare better because salmon are more abundant there, under...