Monday, Jan 7, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith

First Newscast:

1. Officials have begun assessing storm damage to see whether Umatilla County will be eligible for federal disaster relief.

2. The North and Central Oregon Cascades are under a heavy snow warning.

3. ODOT says they are clearing the last of the trees that are blocking Highway 126.

4. A sharp drop in home construction is putting pressures on the Bend city government, which gets much of its funding from building permits and inspection fees.

5. Chris Lehman reports on how Northwest voters are getting involed in the presidential election process.

6. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Hell's Canyon are suffering what biologists say is the worst die-off of lambs since the breed was reintroduced in the early 1970's.

Center:

1. Ruby De Luna reports on the how food banks are trying to be more health conscious.

2. Tom Banse reports on the first geothermal power plant to go online in the Northwest.

3. Guy Hand reports from the Magic Valley in Idaho about conflicts over regulating dairy cows and pollution.

Second Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on the increase in violent crimes in Eugene.

2. Chris Lehman reports on the Democratic priorities for the Oregon Legislature's one-month special session.

3. A lengthy drug investigation in the Salem area ended yesterday with 12 arrests and resulted in 8 children being removed.

4. Fishing and hunting groups say a plan to triple logging on 2.6 million acres of federal land in western Oregon would threaten fish and game.

First Newscast:

1. Workers and management at Albertsons, Safeway and Fred Meyer stores in Eugene and Springfield have been in a contract stalemate for almost a year.

2. State Treasurer Randall Edwards and State School Superintendent Susan Castillo have both endorsed Barack Obama for president.

3. Chris Lehman reports on the hotly contested primary race for Oregon's U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Gordon Smith.

4. Oregon Democratic lawmakers are defending a planned special session next month.

5. A federal grand jury has indicted five men, including two former Portland State University football players, accused of using bad checks to inflate bank accounts and ATM cards to withdraw the extra money.

6. Highway 20 towards Salem has reopened.

7. Much of western Oregon is under a heavy snow warning.

8. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Eugene has installed the second largest photo voltaic system in the Pacific Northwest.

Center:

1. Jes Burns reports on last night's State of the City of Eugene speech by Mayor Kitty Piercy.

Second Newscast:

1. Mike Van Meter reports on treacherous road conditions in Bend.

2. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire says she does not support assisted suicide.

3. Anna King reports on the shift in the fruit industry leading to the closure of a Tree Top juice plant in Cashmere, Washington.

4. A small jet landing at Medford's airport struck a coyote, killing it.

5. The federal government said today it will consider endangered species protection for the pygmy rabbit.

6. OHSU plans to open a satellite vaccine research campus in Florida, adding to the growing biotech cluster forming in the Port St. Lucie area.

First Newscast:

1. A faculty panel says the University of Oregon's proposed new basketball arena may not be financially viable.

2. Jes Burns reports on a proposed 7-story apartment building in the South University area of Eugene.

3. The Oregon College Savings Plan recently had 5.2-million dollars invested.

4. Springfield Police are investigating the death of 54-year-old Tricia Meadows.

5. Austin Jenkins reports on the right-to-die initiative filed today in Washington.

6. Tom Banse reports on the federal government's announcement to consider endangered species protection for the pygmy rabbit.

Center:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken's state of the city address.

2. Viz City's Terry Way interviews local press proprietor Sandy Tilcock about a broadsides show opening at Maude Kerns Art Center.

Second Newscast:

1. Anna King reports on state environmental managers in Oregon agreed to reopen public debate on how to get rid of equipment used to break down deadly chemical weapons.

2. Lane County is warning people living in flood-prone areas that conditions may be right for flooding similar to that seen in the winter of 1996-1997.

3. Anna King reports on the City of Kennewick's grant to study storing millions of gallons of Columbia River water in underground basalt formations.

First Newscast:

1. A former student at a private Christian college in Portland is accused of sending emails threatening two teachers.

2. Police are investigating the death of a Springfield woman as a homicide.

3. A tornado touched down in a residential area of Vancouver, Washington.

4. A public health advisory has been issued for the water at Nye Beach in Lincoln City.

5. The Army has refused Aberdeen, Washington's $165,000 bill for security at the Port of Grays Harbor in May when anti-war demonstrators protested a shipment of Fort Lewis equipment.

6. Hall of Fame basketball star Bill Walton is the new campaign chairman for Oregon Secretary of State candidate Rick Metsger.

7. Tom Banse reports on a small winery in Washington being accused of trademark infringement by the US Olympic Committee.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman reports on widening gaps in service for mentally ill people in Oregon's rural counties.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on tomorrow's deadline for public comment on the Western Oregon Plan Revision.

3. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports from West Eugene Wetlands.

Second Newscast:

1. Two Californians and a Texan have made the final cut as candidates for the open post of Eugene City Manager.

2. Oregon's public health agencies are now part of a national radio network which allows them to communicate during emergencies.

3. Tom Banse reports on the tornado that hit Vancouver, Washington.

4. Authorities say a woman found in a car in Klamath County had a blood alcohol level nine times the legal limit.

5. A study by OHSU suggests that methadone can kill, even at therapeutic levels.

First Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center's decision to not build a hospital at the Delta Ridge site in Eugene.

2. Eugene developer Arlie & Company announced plans for a mixed-use development in Florence across from the Fred Meyer.

3. Nine elderly Regency Park Place residents are among 25 in Corvallis who might have Norovirus.

4. Jes Burns reports on the City Club of Eugene's program on timber and revenue.

5. ODOT is offering rewards of up to $1000 for info leading to the arrest of individuals stealing wire along state highways.

Center:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on the death of U.S. Army Specialist Zachary McBride of Bend.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on a legislative hearing in Olympia, Washington over logging and clearcuts.

3. Lauren Sommer reports on what technological breakthroughs are coming soon.

Second Newscast:

1. Deschutes County is undertaking a community survey.

2. Oregon running back Jonathan Stewart plans to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

3. The BPA says the amount of wind power being delivered to customers via its transmission lines has exceeded 1000 megawatts.

4. Springfield Police have arrested Carl Lee Meadows in the alleged homicide of Tricia Jo Meadows.

5. A judge set bail at one-million dollars for Gervais-area resident Ivan Cam, who faces an array of drug charges.

6. A former Oregon State Fair employee has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing about $94,000.

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