Monday, Dec 15, 2008
Hosted by: Andrew Bartholomew & Angela Kellner

First Newscast:

1. Several roads have reopened in Eugene after being closed earlier today because of ice and snow.

2. Here's a partial list of closures...

3. A few flights were delayed earlier today at the Eugene airport.

4. As Northwest Oregon overcomes the worst of the season's first winter storm, the region is bracing for another round of snow.

5. Oregon's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in November.

6. Authorities have identified the man arrested in the bombing of a Woodburn bank: 32-year-old Joshua A. Turnidge.

Center:

1. KLCC Sound Economies Series: Janet Beckman, Homeless Liason for Springfield Schools.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on sexual crimes against women in the U.S. military.

3. Good Gardening with Renate Tilson: Holiday gifts for gardeners.

Second Newscast:

1. Officials are urging caution for people traveling by car, bike or on foot during the snowy, icy weather.

2. The wintry weather in the Northwest almost cost Barack Obama an electoral college vote today.

3. Oregon and Washington fish and wildlife commissions can't agree on how to allocate the catch from the Spring Columbia River Chinook Salmon run.

4. Newport and Astoria are competing with Seattle and Bellingham for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lease for its marine operations center.

First Newscast:

1. Crews have worked around the clock since Monday morning to address ice and snow build up on the more than 500 miles of Eugene streets.

2. Forecasters say another big, cold storm is predicted for Wednesday and Thursday.

3. List of school closures and delays for Wednesday.

4. Rachael McDonald reports on Lane County's homeless in times of severe cold.

5. OPB's April Baer reports on the arrest of a second suspect in the fatal bombing of a Woodburn bank.

6. Oregon gas prices have risen for the first time in 86 days, but are still near their lowest level in 5 years.

Center:

1. Interview with Paul Engelmayer, the state-wide Conservation Representative for the Ocean Policy Advisory Council.

2. Interview with Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio about his ideas to help stimulate the economy.

Second Newscast:

1. People with pets should take extra care when the weather is cold and snowy.

2. Chris Lehman reports on a new report from the Oregon Center for Public Policy that shows tough times started years ago for many Oregon families.

3. The Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint against Swanson's Pest Management after a review found violations of federal law in the death of a Florence woman after her house was sprayed with pesticide.

First Newscast:

1. The unusual winter weather is expected to stick around until Christmas Eve.

2. A list of closures in the area.

3. Chris Lehman reports on the cost of cleaning up from the early winter storms.

4. The Oregon State Police did not have the proper bomb equipment at the site of a Woodburn bank bombing.

5. Tom Banse reports on 2009 shaping up to be another banner year for salmon returns.

6. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says it will grant a total of 1.6 million dollars to help buy 49 acres of wetland at Nehalem Bay in Tillamook County.

7. Doug Nadvornick reports on Avista's 168-million dollar dam licensing agreement.

8. Anna King reports on the Hanford downwinders lawsuit.

Center:

1. Interview with Tanja Jenson. She's helping to organize a fundraiser for 5-year-old Zoe who has cancer.

2. Anna King reports from the dig site where the Kennewick mammoth skeleton was discovered.

Second Newscast:

1.  Snow, rain and freezing rain are all in the forecast.

2. This week's icy weather comes at a terrible time for retailers.

3. The Oregon Attorney General and 31 other states have settled a consumer protection investigation into the health claims of Airborne.

First Newscast:

1. Andrew Bartholomew reports on the forecast for more snow and ice.

2. The City of Eugene has lifted its parking ban for priority routes and closed down its emergency command center.

3. A list of cancellations in our area.

4. Northwest winemakers are harvesting ice wine this week.

5. Tom Banse reports on why the federal government is setting up DTV assistance centers in the Northwest.

Center:

1. Claude Offenbacher speaks with Dr. Rick Padgett at OHVI about heart attack survival.

2. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney spots the winter wildlife on the east shore of Fern Ridge.

Second Newscast:

1. OPB's Rob Manning reports on the nomination of OSU scientist Jane Lubchenco being picked to head up NOAA.

Friday, Dec 19, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

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