Monday, December 6, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. Lane Community College has canceled a class called "What is Islam?"

2. A cell phone video aired last week by a Portland TV station shows a side of Mohamed Osman Mohamud that took friends at OSU by surprise.

3. Prosecutors say the father and son accused of murdering two police officers in an OR bank bombing should not be let off.

4. Incoming Gov. John Kitzhaber is calling for a bigger focus on young children as OR lawmakers try to close a $3.5 billion budget gap.

5. With unemployment lingering in the double digits in OR, communities of faith are working to make a difference.

6. Lane County has announced a new plan for pest control in subsidized low-income housing.

Center:

1. Interview with Jesse McReynolds.

Second Newscast:

1. Sid Leiken's Election in November to the Lane County Board of Commissioners leaves the postioin of Springfield mayor open.

2. WA Gov. Chris Gregoire says she will call a special session of the legislature to address the ballooning budget crisis.

3. Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and UO running back LaMichael James are finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

4. And oversized ESPN Lee Corso mascot head reported stolen after the annual Civil War game has been found.

5. The Coast Guard says the cutter Alert returns to its home port at Astoria today. 

First Newscast:

1.  Eugene Police have arrested 24-year-old Miguel Angel Chavez in the death of 55-year-old Deborah Ann Stone.

2. Governor-elect John Kitzhaber has chosen two Lane County educational leaders to head his transitional schools teams.

3. The Springfield City Council approved a plan to rent jail beds to the City of Eugene for misdemeanor offenders.

4. A small boost in domestic housing starts and China's growing needs are giving western lumber producers hope for the new year.

5. Jes Burns reports on a new foreclosure prevention program that could be a welcome gift for 5,000 Oregonians struggling to stay current on their mortgage.

6. Bluegrass farmers in WA & ID are accusing the Scotts Company of reneging on contracts worth millions of dollars.

7. Austin Jenkins reports on a Republican lawmaker in Washington who wants to ban state agency lobbyists.

8. The Medford Water Commission has been fined nearly $279,000 for discharging fish-killing levels of chlorinated water into Lone Pine Creek.

Music in: Sir Paul McCartney "Your Way"

Center:

1. Rachael McDonald speaks with Springfield's newly-appointed Mayor Christine Lundberg.

2. KUOW's Patricia Murphy reports on how some Army recruits have turned to steroids to help them bulk up.

Music out: Les McCann "I Can't Stand It"

Second Newscast:

1. The National Transportation Safety Board says Carson Helicopters of Grants Pass was partly to blame for a crash that killed 9 Oregon firefighters in 2008.

2. The case of Bruce and Joshua Turnidge, who are accused of planting a bomb that killed two Oregon police officers, is in the hands of a jury.

3. The son of an imprisoned spy has been sentenced to probation by a federal judge for helping his father renew contacts with Russian agents in a scheme to collect money for his past work with the Russians.

4. Austin Jenkins reports on an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of contracts by Washington State Parks.

5. Lieghti Sharp reports on the text campaign to raise money for Oregon food banks.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:


1. A relative of one of two police officers is pleased that a father and son have been convicted in a botched robbery.

2. A 19 year old gang memeber who shot up a Springfield house has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.

3. Lieghti Sharp reports a Lane County Human Services organization is looking for support from residents as they face funding challenges.

4. A drunken driving citation for riding a bicycle while intoxicated still counts toward a three strikes rule on driver's license revocation.

5. The Obama Admin is working on a pair of pilot logging projects in Southwestern OR.

6. The verdict on recommended cuts to PERS.

Center:

1. Leslie Hildreth reports on a Eugene meat company that's operated for more than 3 decades.

2. Viz City

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports the latest on the LCC/Barry Sommer controversy.

2. Rachael McDonald reports Eugene Mayor is holding a forum to discuss tax support for local schools.

3. The Astoria City Council is considering a new derelict building code. 

First Newscast:

1. Eugene 4-J School Superintendent George Russell has revised his recommendations for budget cuts next year.

2. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon joined President Obama today for the signing of a bill Merkley co-sponsored to ban animal crush videos.

3. A new commission will re-examine Oregon's criminal justice system.

4. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger released a list of Oregon's 20 worst charities.

5. Rachael McDonald reports on the McKenzie River Trust buying a 217-acre property on the Siuslaw River for fish and wildlife habitat conservation.

6. Lieghti Sharp reports on a group of UO students spending part of their winter break investigating poverty and homelessness in Portland & Bend.

Center:

1. Amelia Templeton reports on efforts to find Northern Spotted Owls.

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

3. Tom Banse reports on the Bing Crosby Film Festival in Spokane.

Second Newscast:

1. The city of Ashland is looking at the way they handle their homeless residents.

2. Guards from prisons across Washington are taking a stand against further staff cuts.
 

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on the trial of three Lane County commissioners accused of breaking public meeting laws.

2. Angela Kellner reports on Corvallis firefighters voting to forgo a wage increase next year to help the city deal with a $3.1-million budget shortfall.

3. The Springfield jail is now leasing up to ten jail beds to the City of Eugene.

4. Medford-based Harry & David is not opening its call center in Eugene this year.

5. The Oregon Attorney General's Office is warning sports fans to beware of scams related to the BCS National Football Championship.

6. SPR's John Vlahovich reports on the WA Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the state's formula for calculating how much money school districts get for special education classes.

Music in: The Beatles "Norwegian Wood"

Center:

1. Interview with sitar master Paul Livingstone.  

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