Monday, December 13, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. A new state survey indicates about a third of the private employers in OR expect to hire workers over the next six months.

2. Austin Jenkins reports WA welfare recipients will see their monthly cash stipends cut perhaps as early as thier next payment.

3. Rachael McDonald reports the state is considering ramping up logging on the Elliott State Forest.

4. The Ashland City Council has rejected a proposal to add fees for municipal court cases.

5. David Nogueras reports the 2010 National Cyclocross championships wrapped up yesterday in Bend.

6. Ignore a security zone in Puget Sound and the Coast Guard will fire a flashbang explosive over your head.

Center:

1. Interview with Jackie Hopper, curator wouldhavesaid.com.

2. Good Gardening

3. Austin Jenkins reports WA lawmakers hope they've taken a sizeable bite out of the state's budget shortfall.

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports police in Lane County are calling off the search for a body believed to be in the landfill.

2. Lieghti Sharp reports a new hooka shop that opened in mid-town Eugene last week is facing backlash.

3. A vacant city block in downtown Astoria collapsed this weekend.

4. Some veterans in southern OR are working to bring a little holiday cheer to needy youngster by fixing up old and broken bicycles. 
 

First Newscast:

1. A tornado struck the small Oregon town of Aumsville today, tearing roofs off buildings, and uprooting trees.

2. The Red Cross has opened a shelter at a church in Aumsville to help displaced families.

3. Jurors have reached a decision on a sentence for Bruce Turnidge, who could face the death penalty for killing 2 police officers in a bank bombing two years ago.

4. Unemployment is stuck in a holding pattern in Oregon and Washington.

5. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire wants to consolidate several state agencies and eliminate 3 dozen boards and commissions to save money.

6. The Washington Department of Revenue has launched a statewide effort to collect sales tax from medical marijuana dispensaries.

7. An Oregon prosecutor, Rand Overton, has pleaded guilty to official misconduct after he admitted using his position to seek sexual favors.

8. A vocal opponent of the removal of Gold Ray Dam from the Rogue River last summer has been charged with menacing after she allegedly fired a rifle shot over the heads of 4 workers drilling wells.

9. Rachael McDonald reports on the achievement gap in Oregon after the release of a national report.

Music in: Morcheeba "Ten Men"

Center:

1. Leslie Hildreth interviews Eugene's favorite food blogger.

2. Deena Prichep reports from Yamhill County where a well-established vineyard is experimenting with growing olive trees.

Music out: The Mavericks "Things I Cannot Change"

Second Newscast:

1. Oregon's Emergency Response System is on standby to assist with clean-up efforts in Aumsville, after a tornado touched down.

2. Lieghti Sharp reports on high winds damaging the Seahorse Oceanfront Resort in Lincoln City.

3. Kitsap County, WA sheriff's deputies say a woman was killed when a tree blew down and crashed into her house.

4. Gresham Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found Monday in the Columbia River.

5. University of Washington researchers say nearly 2 years of monitoring show the Admiralty Inlet is an ideal place to harness tidal energy.

6. Digital x-ray equipment is providing art researchers with a new view of a priceless painting by Vincent Van Gogh.

7. A Salem man was arrested twice in 90 minutes with stolen DVDs.

First Newscast:

1. The dump trucks are rolling into Aumsville as families begin the long process of rebuilding after a reare tornado.

2. OR's two Democratic Senators have voted against the tax bill.

3. Rachael McDonald reports Lane County does not have enough money to fund all its human services agencies.

4. Managers overseeing the businesses of a Sikh community founded in OR have been sued.

5. OR middle and high school students will be able to use computer spell check on state writing tests.

6. WA budget woes update.

Center:

1. Interveiw with Jivin Johnny.

Second Newscast:

1. There was an officer involved shooting in Eugene this afternoon near Valley River Center.

2. Two UO T&F stars are up for the Bowerman Award.

3. The Corps of Engineers says old Navy munitions found under Seattle's Cruise terminal are not a major threat. 

4. Wire thieves have disabled the lift span on the Murray Morgan Bridge in Tacoma.
 

First Newscast:

1.  Angela Kellner reports on U.S. Senator Ron Wyden's prostate cancer diagnosis and prognosis.

2. Police say a mother and daughter in Bend were found dead in their home by the husband returning from work. The 2-year-old son is in the hospital.

3.  Oregon's state gas tax will go up 6-cents on January 1.

4. The Emerald Public Utility District Board of Directors voted to sell their portion of the investments of two hydro electric facilities in Dorena and Fall Creek.

5. A college English instructor in Portland is the first Pacific Northwest driver to get a Nissan Leaf electric car.

6. A decision on a proposed labor contract between Deschutes County and a union of deputy district attorneys has been delayed until January.

7. The leaders of a troubled project to build a statewide public safety radio network have asked Oregon lawmakers for guidance on the next step as deadlines approach.

Music in: Big Head Todd & The Monsters "Drought of 2013"

Center:

1. Rachael McDonald speaks with Lane County Commissioner Rob Handy about the tough choices ahead in the Human Services budget.

Music out: Peter Bradley Adams "I'll Forget You"

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

Second Newscast:

1.  Recap of top story.

2. Albany Police have arrested a man in connection with an arson fire that destroyed the American Legion Hall last July.

3. The Port of Astoria has signed a sister port agreement with the South Korean Busan Port Authority.

4. Nine levees in the Portland region meet "minimally acceptable" standards.

5. Eugene Police say Michael Thomas Mason was shot at by two officers Wednesday - Sergeant Bill Solesbee and Officer Marcus Pope - after Mason allegedly fired shots at cars at Valley River Center.

6. Douglas County is going to officially take over opeations and maintenance of the Umpqua River Lighthouse at Winchester Bay.

Friday, December 17, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on a ceremony to honor Major Thomas Egan.

2. Fire officials in Astoria suspect the flames that destroyed two neighboring buildings on the city's waterfront may have started as two separate fires.

3. The Judge in WAMU won't unseal confidential documents.

4. David Nogueras reports OR Rep. Greg Walden has been tapped as the new Chair of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

5. A man who was sexually abused as a child has sued the state.

6. Spotted owl experts don't like Obama's protection plan.

Center:

1.  Interview with Scottie Onedrop and friends.

Second Newscast:

1. Incoming Gov. John Kitzhaber has name Dr. Bruce Goldberg and Mike Bonetto as co-chairs of his Health Care Transition Team.

2. A Eugene man who complained after LCC canceled his class plans to teach it anyway.

3. This month 30 bighorn sheep were moved as part of efforts to re-establish the animals in thier native habitat in Oregon. 

4. A Marion County Grand Jury has refused to idict a former OR Ass. Attorney General for his conduct in a water pollution investigation.

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