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Northwest Passage, Jan 24-28, 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

First Newscast:

1. Dozens of police officers from five jurisdictions are searching coastal neighborhoods and woodlands today, for the man suspected of shooting a Lincoln City officer last night.

2. Chris Lehman reports OR Gov. John Kitzhaber is warning there will be deep cuts to education and social services in the budget he proposes next week.

3. Springfield School District is facing declining enrollment and is looking at how its facilities are used.

4. Two U of O students were killed in a car accident outside of Oakridge this weekend.

5. Lane County Extension is restarting it's Food Preservation Program.

6. Rachael McDonald reports a restoration project on the Willamette River near Eugene is aimed at improving habitat for Chinook Salmon.

Center:

1. Interview with guitarists Richard Smith and Brooks Robertson.

2. Good Gardening on fragrant house plants.
 

Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

First Newscast:

1. Police are still searching for 43-year-old Anthony Durham who is suspected of shooting and critically injuring Lincoln City Police Officer Steven Dodds.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on a fund being set up to help with Officer Dodds' medical bills.

3. Jes Burns reports on the Eugene City Council debating a proposed city income tax to benefit public schools.

4. On Wednesday, 22 agencies will participate in the annual one night count of Lane County's homeless population.

5. Tom Banse reports on Alaska & Horizon Air announcing a record 2010 profit.

6. WA Governor Chris Gregoire says she supports citizenship checks for drivers' licenses.

7. State biologists are working to make a stretch of I-5 more animal friendly to avoid collisions with traffic.

Center:

1. Laura McCandlish speaks with Richard Settersten, co-author of "Not Quite Adults: Why 20-somethings Are Choosing a Slower Path to Adulthood, and Why It's Good For Everyone."

2. Guy Hand takes a hard look at hard cider.

Second Newscast:

1. Recap of top story.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

First Newscast:

1. Authorities are continuing their manhunt for a shooting suspect, David Durham, along the Oregon Coast.

2. The dog belonging to the shooting suspect has been found near Waldport.

3. An Oregon crab fisherman says he is very grateful to the Coast Guard for his rescue after his boat was capsized by a wave last month.

4. Austin Jenkins reports on a Washington man who was arraigned today for allegedly threating the governor and her family.

5. Confidential records from an Oregon Dept. of Justice investigation suggests state Energy Department officials went out of their way to steer business to a firm owned by the girlfriend of Governor John Kitzhaber.

6. A tractor-trailer rig with a giant picture of Kyron Horman is heading for the road in a renewed effort to find the Oregon boy who vanished from his Portland school last June.

Center:

1. Interview with Sam Roderick Roxas-Chua. He volunteers with hospice at Sacred Heart Medical Center to help patients tell their story on camera as a rememberance for their families.

Second Newscast:

1. A swat team has searched more than 250 houses in Waldport in the manhunt for the man suspected of shooting a police officer. 

Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

First Newscast:

1. Lincoln City Police Officer Steven Dodds is expected to survive after being shot during a traffic stop Sunday. The suspect is still at-large.

2. Doitchin Krastev, a former Oregon Liquor Control Commisison investigator, has been sentenced to two years in prison for assuming the identity of a slain Ohio boy.

3. The OLCC reports record sales of distilled spirits in 2010.

4. Lieghti Sharp reports on the drop in tobacco-related cancers in Oregon being attributed to the decrease in tobacco sales.

5. Washington is debating a bill that would ban smoking in cars with minors.

6. The National Career Readiness Certificate is now available for job-seekers in Lane County.

Music In: Macka B. "Who's The Terrorists?"

Center:

1. Interview with Reese Erlich, author of "Conversations With Terrorists: Middle East Leaders On Politics."

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

Second Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on conservation groups seeking Endangered Species Act protection for chinook salmon in the Klamath River.

2. Eugene parents and students plan to rally support for school funding early Friday morning by holding signs along the Ferry Street Bridge. 
Friday, January 28, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

First Newscast:

1. Police in Waldport have scaled back the search for the man accused of shooting a Lincoln City police officer.

2. Federal prosecutors don't want to turn over new evidence sought by lawyers demanding a new trial for Pete Seda.

3. Austin Jenkins reports on a possible plea deal being struck with one of the defendants in the case of five Washington-based soldiers accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians.

4. Washington's Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether foster children have a constitutional right to a lawyer in parental termination cases.

5. Chris Lehman reports on Oregon's version of C-SPAN being cancelled later this year.

6. Lieghti Sharp reports on PeaceHealth overing low-cost screenings for uninsured or indigent women.

Center:

1. Interview with Nora Simon & Lucas Clarke with the Oregon Daily Emerald about the publishing of a new coffee table book highlighting the Oregon football teams championship season.

2. Bryan Buckalew reports on two Northwest cheesemakers being hit hard by new FDA requirements. 

Second Newscast:

1. Police in Bend say the vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run may be a GM pickup truck.

2. The Port of Portland says last year was the 3rd best in its history for marine cargo tonnage.


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