Monday, July 21, 2008
Hosted by: Brandon Smith & Angela Kellner

First Newscast:

1. A pair of breeding wolves is confirmed for the first time in Oregon in a century.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on Eugene City Councilors will hear public testimony on a proposal to create a public safety zone downtown.

3. The Eugene City Council will also hold a public hearing on the University of Oregon's proposed new basketball arena.

4. Becca Bartleson reports on public meetings to examine the need for adding another area code in Oregon.

5. Two more initiatives have qualified for the Oregon ballot.

Center:

1. Interview with Ron Bertucci, Brooke Cagno & Alex Huntsberger about Lane Summer Musical Theatre's production of "Hello Dolly."

2. Chris Lehman profiles minor league baseball players in the Northwest.

Second Newscast:

1. Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio says help may be on the way for the shuttered rail line between Eugene and Coos Bay.

2. EWEB has a new program for recycling refrigerators and freezers.

3. The father of an 18-year-old psychiatric patient struck and killed on Interstate 84 has filed a 3.4-million dollar wrongful-death lawsuit against the state.

First Newscast:

1. After spending millions of dollars to get rid of the Tui Chub to restore the natural balance at Diamond Lake, the state has found another non-native fish.

2. Chris Lehman reports on an initiative petition qualifying for the November ballot that would base teacher pay on classroom performance.

3. Doug Nadvornick reports on plans for a wolf hunt in Idaho being put on hold.

4. Jes Burns reports on the Eugene City Council hearing nearly four hours of public comment on three different proposals - one of them was an ordinance that would allow police to ban criminal offenders from sections of downtown without a conviction.

5. Lane County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating the drowning of a 3-year-old girl in Fern Ridge Reservoir west of Eugene.

6. Rachael McDonald reports on Saint Vincent De Paul taking steps to be more environmentally-friendly at their Eugene service station.

Center:

1. Interview with Isha Marin & Katie Gillette about next week's Climate Convergence in Coburg.

2. Dorothy Velasco reviews the Ashland Production of "The Further Adventures of Heda Gobbler."

Second Newscast:

1. The President of the Oregon Senate, Peter Courtney, is calling for an independent review of security at the State Hospital.

2. The Eugene City Council heard testimony last night about a University of Oregon request that the city give up ownership of an alley and portion of street near the site of their new basketball arena.

3. Becca Bartleson reports on a dozen lightning-caused fires in Central Oregon.

4. BRING Recycling has partnered with Re-Cork America to recycle wine and champagne corks.

First Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on the announcement that Eugene-based States Industries will lay off 14% of its workforce.

2. Seven western states have joined four Canadian provinces to plan limits on greenhouse gas emissions.

3. The Oregon Public Utility Commission is visiting the coast this week to hear what residents have to say about a new telephone area code.

4. The City of Astoria has settled a lawsuit by a couple whose home was damaged in a December 2005 landslide.

5. The Silverton police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a young man from Ireland last month has been denied bail on unrelated sex abuse charges.

Center:

1. Tripp speaks with Steven Wax, author of "Kafka Comes to America - Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror."

2. Becca reports on the mock move staged by Sacred Heart to practice moving patients to the new Riverbend Hospital in Springfield.

3. Viz City's Lotte & Terry on diversity in glass.

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on a meeting to discuss how Springfield will cope with growth amongst a buildable land inventory that is an estimated 1,000 acres short.

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