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Northwest Passage, Dec 27-31, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Three people died in three separate crashes over the Christmas holiday weekend.
2. Rachael McDonald reports on a program that offers Oregon school teachers grants to help students pay for warm clothes and other necessities.
3. 13 OSU researchers have helped sequence the genome of a woodland strawberry.
4. A Kennewick, WA man was among 8 tourists killed in a bus accident in Egypt over the weekend.
5. The father of a dead snow boarder says the 15-year-old did not die from a fall on Mt. Hood.
6. Tom Banse reports on new research looking at how fogginess along the coast has changed over time.
Music in: The Blazers "Short Fuse"
Center:
1. Austin Jenkins reports on some WA welfare recipients who withdrew cash at out-of-state liquore stores, smoke shops and strip clubs.
2. Master Gardener Renate Tilson has tips for recycling Christmas trees on Good Gardening.
Music out: Glamour Puss "Swingin' Cin"
3. Mixed Voices: Underground
Second Newscast:
1. Four women who spent the night in the mountains after getting lost snowshoeing at Snoqualmie Pass in Washington have been found, safe but cold.
2. Forecasters say travelers should be ready for heavy snow in the mountain passes of Oregon & Washington this week.
3. The state of Oregon has withheld approval of a Bend land deal that raised questions in the city because the land was co-owned by the parents of an official who oversees purchases by the state.
4. Brandon Smith reports on U.S. timber producers and their Canadian counterparts are headed to court.
5. The trial has been postponed for a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl who disappeared in Ruch in 1996.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports Lane County DA Alex Gardner says an officer-involved shooting earlier this month was consistent with OR law.
2. Portland Police say the man shot and wounded by officers on Monday night remains in critical condition.
3. The US Senate adjourned without confirming President Obaqma's nominee for the topy federal prosecutor in OR.
4. A new law that kicks in on Saturday affects just about every driver on WA's roads.
5. A Seaside grocery store was destroed by fire early this morning.
6. A Lebanon farmer is closer to making Blueberry wine, but is running up against Linn County's interpretation of Oregon's wine rules.
Center:
1. Austin Jenkins reports on lawsuits in WA costing tax payers money.
2. Video game party!
3. Seattle fashon industry goes green.
Second Newscast:
1. A program that helps residents of Oakridge and Westfir replace thier old wood stoves got an infusion of federal money this month.
2. The ghosts at OR's Geiser Grand Hotel are going live.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newcast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports Sheltercare of Eugene/Springfield has received a $100,000 anonymous donation to support its efforts.
2. A coalition of business groups says it's determing its next steps after a judge rejected a request to delay a minimum wage hike.
3. A Coast Guard Captain is asking all vessels in the area to stay at sea while the Chetco River Bar entrance at Brookings Harbor remains closed.
4. A new bottle redemption center opens tomorrow in Oregon City.
5. Police have announced additional arrests stemming from a Dec 11 raid on a White City cockfighting ring.
Center:
1. Chris Lehman interviews Governor Ted Kulongoski.
2. Lieghti Sharp reports on a program that helps women in prison maintain contact with their children.
3. Anna King reports on efforts to predict wind.
Second Newscast:
1. Lane County Shefiff Russ Burger was appointed this week by President Obama to be a US Marshall for Oregon.
2. Jes Burns reports Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy is being honored by The Nation magazine.
3. Rescuers in WA are expanding thier search for an OR man near Beacon Rock State Park.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Chris Lehman reports on the Oregon Supreme Court giving the green light for a jury to reconsider the amount of damages to be awarded to the family of a woman who died after years of smoking.
2. Tom Banse reports on tax hikes in Oregon and Washington.
3. A small earthquake struck in Central Oregon.
4. Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging officials say a new federal rule to curb greenhouse gas emissions could unintentionally delay their plan to produce clean, renewable power.
5. The Washington State Pharmacy Board has voted to ban the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana.
6. A complaint from a citizen to an advocacy group was enough for the city of Prineville to take down its nativity scene at city hall.
7. The Eugene Opera kicks off its 2010 season tonight with Puccini's La Boheme.
Music in: Mountain Heart "Ramblin' Heart"
Center:
1. Jes Burns reports on the top Oregon stories of 2010.
Music out: Afro-Celt Sound System "Mother"
2. Natural World with John Cooney: Long Tom River.
Second Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports on a man who shot his stepson Monday night in Lowell will not be charged.
2. Portland Police have identified the 8 officers on the scene of the shooting of a Portland man who remains in critical condition.
3. Glenn Mosley reports on on a new study showing that living wage jobs remain hard to come by in the Pacific Northwest.
4. A U.S. Forest Service plan to create a Central Oregon wetland from the Deschutes River has drawn protests from local irrigation districts who say the project will suck water from irrigators downstream.
5. The new year brings a new era to the University of Oregon with the Matthew Knight Arena hosting its first game on January 13th.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Capitol Steps 4-5pm
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