Monday, June 23, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on the report from the Governor's Task Force on Federal Timber Payments to Rural Counties.

2. Public criticism concerning marine reserves has prompted Governor Kulongoski to reorganize his plan involving coastal communities.

3. Scientists at Washington State University and University of Idaho are studying less invasive ways of determining if a sturgeon's eggs are ready to be harvested and sold as coveted caviar.

4. Anna King reports on the federal government using explosives to demolish parts of the "N" Reactor at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

5. Becca Bartleson reports on improvements to Eugene's Ridgeline Trail System.

6. Rachael McDonald reports on the Food For Lane County  free summer lunch program.

Center:

1. Tripp speaks with Lisa Mulcahy about this Saturday's Sea Fest at the Hatfield Marine Science Center.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on the hype over so-called "green collar" jobs.

3. Andrew Bartholomew spoke with several local athletes today who will be competing in the Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Second Newscast:

1. Eugene Public Works crews began smoke-testing about 35 miles of wastewater pipelines today.

2. After a judge last week their most prolific well must be removed, the Harrisburg City Council plans to look at their options at their meeting Wednesday.

3. The Coos County Medical Examiner's Office says an object that washed ashore 2 weeks ago is the skeletal remains of an aquatic carnivore, not a human foot, as previously believed.

First Newscast:

1. The recent increase in racially-motivated crimes is causing concern in Eugene.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on grants to LCC and UO for sustainability education.

3. OPB's Pete Springer reports on the slight gains in housing prices for Seattle and Portland.

4. A federal judge now says sprinter Justin Gatlin cannot compete in this weekend's Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene.

5. More than 2,400 Oregon firefighters have been sent to Northern California to battle lightning-caused forest fires.

6. The board at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coose Bay will proceed with an outside review of the college president's job performance and assert more oversight against staffing decisions.

7. Becca Bartleson reports on the opening of fireworks season.

Center:

1. Interview with David Wilson, President of Northwest Christian College, about the school changing its name to Northwest Christian University.

2. Angela Kellner reports on creative ways people are presenting their homes for rent during the Olympic Trials.

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on the Eugene City Council work session.

2. The Creswell City Council yesterday voted to put a gas tax measure on their November ballot.

3. Passenger air service to Astoria and Newport could be re-established.

First Newscast:

1. Some Astoria fishermen say today's SCOTUS ruling dropping damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill by about 80 percent was expected.

2. High food and gas prices are sending more Oregonians to food banks for help.

3. Fire crews from OR have arrived to help California crews battle hundreds of blazes.

4. The Nature Conservancy has established a 272-acre preserve in the Gopher Valley area of Yamhill County.

5. Claude Offenbacher reports OHSU has unveiled a spartan financial plan to ease budget problems.

6.  The Eugene City Council is giving away Eugene '08 tickets.

Center:

1. Claude Offenbacher interviews Senator Ron Wyden about gas prices.

2. Tripp Sommert interviews Tresa Horney about the OR League of Conservation Voters fundraiser.

3. Viz City

Second News:

1. Motorcycle club leader Justin Deloretto's one-year sentence has lasted one day in Lane County jail.

2. Jes Burns reports that Eugene, Springfield and Lane County elected officials met last night to hear testimony about a Metro Plan Amendment.

3. A Salem woman convicted of killing two Eugene Symphony musicians in a car crash has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison.

First Newscast:

1. An Oregon Legislative Subcommittee voted today to provide coastal fisherman with half-a-million dollars in aid from the state's Emergency Fund.

2. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire says food banks are running out of gas money.

3. Oregon firefighters are helping with the California wildfires.

4. Volunteers in Eugene and Springfield will begin trapping and sterilizing feral cats in September.

5. Supporters of a Washington initiative to allow doctors to help terminally ill patients end thier lives have turned in their first batch of signatures in Olympia.

Center:

1. Interview with Clarence Williams and Clifton Kemp, members of local funk bank G-Soul.

2. Wendy Ray on the original glory days at Hayward Fields.

3. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports from Mary's Peak.

Second Newscast:

1. Andrew Bartholomew reports on America's best sprinter, Tyson Gay, speaking at a press conference in Eugene today.

2. The University of Oregon plans to appeal a decision by the City of Eugene requiring a special permit for its proposed new basketball arena.

3. Tomorrow is Bill Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft.

First Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on the final countdown to the start of the Olympic Track & Field Trials.

2. Justin Gatlin's pursuit of Olympic gold is really over.

3. Five Makah Indian whalers who killed a gray whale without a permit will be sentenced Monday in federal court in Tacoma.

4. A Douglas County grand jury has indicted Gabriel Riley on multiple counts involving the murder of his adoptive mother Lindi Riley and the attempted murder of his adopted father Craig Riley, before setting their Sutherlin home ablaze in March.

5. 27-year-old Hyleas Fountain of Ohio broke three records today at Hayward Field in the women's hepathlon 100 meter hurdles.

6. Some Oregon Coastal residents say they aren't happy with the idea of new marine reserves along the coast.

7. As of Sunday, the state will raise the minimum and maximums for unemployment benefits.

8. A major Portland interchange is open after crews worked through the night to repair damage from a train derailment.

Center:

1. Tripp speaks wwith Jay Bowerman about his father, Bill, and the Oregon Bach Festival performance of "Bowerman, Man of Oregon."

Second Newscast:

1. Tom Banse reports on the rising price of alternative fuels.

2. AAA estimates that for the first time this decade, the number of Americans traveling for the fourth of July holiday period will drop.

3. The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials are underway in Eugene.

4. The Customs and Border Protection Agency no longer trusts a Bellingham woman who was in the "Trusted Traveler" program.

5. Claude Offenbacher reports on NBA draft picks with Northwest ties.

6. Albany Police are investigating a man who may have sexually abused children over the past 20 years.

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