Monday, Dec 31, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith

First Newscast:

1. The Oregon Department of Human Services will not make Declaration of Domestic Partnership Forms available to the public.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on a new law that will limit the fees check-cashing businesses can charge.

3. Austin Jenkins reports on Washington state becoming the first in the nation to outlaw texting while driving.

4. Lane Transit District will operare regular weekday service on New Year's Eve.

5. A Roseburg man had some bad luck in his choice of stolen vehicles.

6. The University of Oregon football team has won the sun bowl.

7. Relatives of American Troops killed in action will be eligible to obtain a new gold star family license plate beginning in the new year.

8. Hoodoo ski resort is having a record week.

Center:

1. Claude Offenbacher looks back on the big news items in the Northwest in 2007.

2. Mixed Voices.

3. Master Gardener Renate Tilson shares tips on maintaining holiday plants.

Second Newscast:

1. Correspondents Chris Lehman and Anna King asked people around the Northwest what's on their mind as they head into 2008.

2. The FBI says it will revive the case of a man who parachuted from hijacked plane in the Northwest.

Pre-empted.

First Newscast:

1. Basic Rights Oregon is holding candlelight vigils now that a federal judge has put a hold on Oregon's domestic partnership law.

2. Oregon's minimum wage is now $7.95 an hour.

3. Plans for a Home Depot store in Springfield have been stymied for a second time.

4. Chris Lehman reports on a legal challenge to Oregon's test drive of annual legislative sessions.

5. Seaside Aquarium Director Keith Chandler says the remains of a 37-foot-long female sperm whale have been found washed up near Ecola State Park.

6. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the North and Central Oregon Coast and the South Washington Coast.

Center:

1. Mike Van Meter profiles Steve Kulin, a Redmond businessman who is at odds with Deschutes County over zoning issues.

2. Penny Tannlund talks to Daniel Robertson about the Applegate family and the Charles Applegate house.

3. Rachael McDonald reports on the annual State of Lane County address.

Second Newscast:

1. The Oregon State Police say 5 people died over the New Year's holiday.

2. Governor Ted Kulongoski and Attorney General Hardy Myers have announced that Oregon and 14 other states are joining California in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency.

3. A high wind watch has been issued for the South Central and Curry County Coasts.

First Newscast:

1. EWEB has settled a lawsuit with California agencies over the sale of surplus power during the west coast energy crisis of 2001.

2. Officials from Idaho Power Company are asking state regulators for permission to invest in wind energy.

3. The Oregon DEQ is gathering feedback tonight for the proposed hydroelectric facility at Dorena Lake Dam.

4. The Jesuit Order of Roman Catholic Priests says it will pay about 5-million to 16 people who say they were sexually abused.

5. Rachael McDonald reports on the University of Oregon's new plan to help low-income students pay for college.

6. Grants Pass Police believe they have found the individuals involved in numerous incidents of graffiti and criminal mischief last night.

7. Tomorrow, two Springfield High School students will hit the streets to clean up trash and graffiti.

8. A major winter storm is hitting Southern Oregon and is expected to affect travel on I-5 and nearby roads.

Center:

1. Jes Burns reports on last night's vigils to protest Oregon's domestic partnership law being put on hold.

2. Ruby De Luna reports on Seattle's efforts to help battle chronic disease.

3. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports from Jackson-Frazier Wetlands.

Second Newscast:

1. PeaceHealth's Public Affairs Director Brian Terrett has resigned.

2. Nearly $210,000 in state lottery money will be used to support cultural and preservation projects in 2008.

3. The Governor's Advisory Committee on DUII will meet tomorrow.

4. Last month's coastal storms caused damage to navigational markers on the Columbia River.

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