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Northwest Passage, July 18-22, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Desmond O'Boyle
First Newscast:
1. Police say a mother and four children who were pulled froma burning house were slain.
2. Desmond O'Boyle reports about a new Sen Wyden-sponsored bill that would return log road regulation to the state.
3. Rachael McDonald reports on a donation made to the courthouse garden.
4. Jessica Robinson reports Idaho remembered two fallen soldiers.
5. The OR Parks & Recreation Department announced today Mary Oberst was appointed to the state Historic Preservation Committee.
6. NW wind farms are once again producing electricity after a slow spring.
7. Mary Ames reports on unseasonable cool weather in the NW.
Center:
1. Interview with Mark Roberts and John West of the Lane Independent Living Alliance.
2. John Ryan reports on high-wire power line workers.
Second Newscast:
1. Traffic Update
2. Mark Costigan profiles UO theater graduate Rebecca Morus.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. Chris Lehman reports state workers are closer than ever to paying a portion of thier health insurance premiums for the first time.
2. OR's unemployment rate remained unchanged in June at 9.4%.
3. A King County compst company has been fined $119,000 for odors from two of its composting facilities.
4. Jes Burns reports a Eugene-based US Probation Officer has been sentenced to 10-years in prison for sexual abuse.
5. The ODF is hosting a public hearing in North Bends tonight to discuss plans for Elliot State Forest.
6. Environmentalists and PGE have settled a lawsuit over the utility's coal-fired electricity plant in Eastern Oregon.
7. About 1,000 people will lose thier jobs when the Army finishes work at the Umatilla Chemical Depot.
8. Court records show that the man suspected of killing his wife and four children was a convicted child molester.
9. An accident on Hwy 20 near Toledo slowed traffic for hours yesterday.
Center:
1. John Ryan reports on workplace safety law issues.
2. Dorothy Velasco reviews OSF's production of "August: Osage County."
3. Rachael McDonald interview on Walk for Peace.
Second Newscast:
1. Northwest Christian University is opening a counseling center for veterans.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Mark Costigan
First Newscast:
1. The National Guard's refusal to honor troop bonus payments has prompted the OR Congressional delegation to investigate the Guard's contracts and finances.
2. Jes Burns reports the man convicted of running a Ponzi Scheme that targeted residents of Florence has been sentenced to 9 years in jail.
3. Construction crews working in downtown Salem struck a gas line.
4. Austin Jenkins reports retail investors snapped up nearly $90 million in WA Highway Bonds.
5. Five men have been indicted on federal charges that arose from a crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in Spokane.
6. The USDA has designated 12 counties in ID as natural disater areas.
Center:
1. Interivew with musicians Timothy Patrick and Peter Giri.
2. VizCity: Allure of the Automobile
Second Newscast:
1. WA became the latest state to align its educational standards with a national movement.
2. WA has posted 10 straight months of job growth.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert & Mark Costigan
First Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports on the Lane County Jail releasing 84 inmates in a 6 day period this month due to budget cuts.
2. The brother of an Oregon woman who was killed along with her 4 young children, says the family believes they must forgive the husband who is suspected of murdering his family.
3. The new defense lawyer for an Oregon death row inmate who wants to fast track his execution has withdrawn a request that a judge be removed from the case.
4. A judge has urged a Eugene man to hire an attorney to help him with charges that he allegedly threatened employees at a U.S. Dept. of Veteran's Affairs office in Eugene with a shotgun.
5. Austin Jenkins reports on a second trial in WA for the alleged ringleader of a group of WA-based soldiers accused of murdering Afghan civilians.
6. Police are investigating the death of a man who was found fatally woulned in Portland.
7. The corporate parent of Alaska and Horizon Airlines today reported a 51% decline in 2nd quarter profit.
Center:
1. KUOW's John Ryan reports on workplace safety at hospitals and nursing homes.
2. Natural World.
Second Newscast:
1. Jes Burns reports on the U.S. Forest Service looking to make improvements of recreation sites near Detroit Lake.
2. At least 3 states are vowing to ignore the latest requirements under NCLB, defying the federal government as their frustrations grows.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer
First Newscast:
1. An OSU pharmacy student who was nominated to take part in a police drug-disposal program, has been convicted of selling heroin.
2. Oregon tight end Brandon Williams has decided to end his college career.
3. A 6-year veteran of the Salem PD has pleaded guilty to 1st Degree Official misconduct.
4. Austin Jenkins reports a WA prison guard was absent from his post when an inmate allegedly murdered correctional officer Jayme Biendl.
5. An Army medic says a soldier accused of masterminding the murders of three Afghan civilians last year boasted about one of the killings.
6. Portland firefighters responded to three early-morning eastside fires set in quick succession and believe they are all suspicious.
7. Buildings burned on Astoria's Historic waterfront have drawn the attention of thieves.
Center:
1. Interview with Bring Executive Director Julie Daniel.
2. John Ryan profiles workers at Western State Hospital.
Second Newscast:
1. Jes Burns reports on Oakridge's financial troubles.
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