|
|
Northwest Passage, Aug 8-12, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Desmond O'Boyle
First Newscast:
1. E. Coli has been traced to strawberries from the Jaquith Farm in northwest OR.
2. Rachael McDonald reports some Cottage Groe residents have been experiencing an unpleasant smell over the past couple of weeks.
3. Anna King reports a new agricultural plant near Othello in Eastern WA is breeding highly specialized corn.
4. Firefighting agencies from WA and OR are working to put out a sawdust fire at Longview.
5. A new report says much of the wind power generated in OR's rural areas goes unused.
6. Alzheimer's townhall being held at Campbell Senior Center Thursday.
7. Brandon Smith reports Chris Dudley may run for office again.
Center:
1. Chris Lehman profiles Mark Hatfield who died yesterday.
2. Austin Jenkins reports on health care in WA.
Second Newscast:
1. Chris Lehman looks at raising taxes on the rich.
2. Gov. Chris Gregoire is asking WA state agencies to prepare for further budget cuts that could save the state money.
3. Michelle Obama visits Corvallis.
4. Recent higher temperatures have brought a rise in oyster related illness in WA.
5. Exxonmobil and Imperial oil are seeking permission from WA to ship giant oil refinery equipment to the Port of Pasco.
6. The FBI says DNA found on the tie of Hijacker DB Cooper does not match a new suspect in the case.
7. Cheri Schumann would like Kennewick HS to know she is alive.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Desmond O'Boyle
First Newscast:
1. Eugene businesswoman Carolyn Chambers passed away Monday.
2. The toxic algae advisory for Diamond Lake has been lifted.
3. Rachael McDonald reports on Sen. Wyden's legislation to crack down on sex trafficking.
4. Five more women have accused a hospital anesthesiologist in The Dalles of sexual abuse.
5. State health officials hope to learn whether deer are the source of an E. Coli outbreak in NW Oregon linked to fresh strawberries.
6. WA Gov. Gregoire is telling state agencies to prepare for further budget cuts because of the faltering economy.
Music in: Kaminanda "Green Flame of Destiny"
Center:
1. Interview with Elliot Rasenick about this weekend's Beloved Sacred Arts & Music Festival.
Music out: Muninga "Zvobranepi"
2. Dorothy Velasco reviews the Ashland production of Henry The Fourth, Part Two.
Second Newscast:
1. Jes Burns reports on the 41 post offices that may close in Oregon and what the state's congressional delegation is doing about it.
2. Prosecutors are going to a grand jury with evidence against a Medford man accused of killing his wife and 4 children.
3. Workers at Hanford were briefly evacuated today after a plume of smoke or steam was seen coming from a ventilation system.
4. About 550 WA County residents may file claims with the county for damage done to yards by a road crew overspraying herbicide.
5. Tom Banse reports on how the falterning economy is affecting WA state.
6. Descendants of the 18th century German-American merchant John Jacob Astor will be attending the city of Astoria's bicentennial celebrations this week.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Mark Castigan
First Newscast:
1. A Bend soldier on leave from Iraq is being foreclosed on.
2. The now-dissolved Oregon Arts Alliance is calling upon former member-artists to donate thier unpaid commission to tie up loose ends.
3. FBI and IRS agents raided the office of Portland's Parking Manager this morning.
4. WA Senator Patty Murray has been appointed to the Congressional debt-reduction "super committee."
5. Jessica Robinson reports on a grizzly killing in Idaho.
Center:
1. Rachael McDonald reports on a funeral service for PFC Brice Scott.
2. Interview with Ty Conner about the Incident Log event.
3. Tom Banse reports on Tsunami concerns on the OR coast.
Second Newscast:
1. An undersea volcano 250 miles off the OR coast erupted in April, just as scientists predicted five years ago.
2. A fishery rehabilitation project is ongoing on Sucker Creek.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Hosted by: Angela Kellner & Mark Costigan
First Newscast:
1. A federal judge in Eugene has denied a new trial for Pete Seda.
2. Portland's Parking Director is speaking out following federal law enforcement raids of his home and office.
3. Chris Lehman reports on a new report that Oregon's Measure 11 sentencing law disproportionately pushes black youth into the adult criminal justice system. [discriminiation/civil rights]
4. 16 Oregon school districts will each receive $30,000 grants to implement development programs beginning next month.
5. Jessica Robinson reports on the legal battle to protect wolves.
6. The search is continuing today for a hiker missing in Linn Co.
Center:
1. Austin Jenkins reports on WA state drivers who've lost their licenses because of unpaid parking tickets.
2. Natural World with John Cooney.
3. Emily Schwing reports on efforts to save the fisher, a member of the weasel family.
Second Newscast:
1. Rachael McDonald reports on the UO economic index for June being down for the 3rd month in a row.
2. Washington's economic forecasters are no longer optimistic about the near-term future of the state's economy.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert
First Newscast:
1. Chris Lehman reports on Harry & David's plan to get out of bankruptcy.
2. Jessica Robinson reports on how low interest rates are spurring loans.
3. Jordan Criado, accused of killing his wife & 4 children and setting their Medford home on fire, entered no plea in court today.
4. A lawyer for convicted killer Kip Kinkel has filed a federal court challenge to Kinkel's prison sentence.
5. Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to send Pete Seda back to jail while he awaits sentencing.
6. Brandon Smith reports on the Middle Fork Ranger District warning mountain bikers to be cautious on trails in the Hardesty Mt. area.
Center:
1. Interview with John Larison, author of "Holding Lies."
Second Newscast:
1. Chris Lehman reports on those who do not like the name of a new wildlife conservation fund intended to compensate livestock owners for losses due to wolves.
2. Federal agriculture officials say the sage grouse could be the ranching community's equivalent of the spotted owl if environmental regulations take hold.
3. The Yakima Co. Sheriff's Office says a dump truck driver didn't realize that his truck bed was still elevated as he left a work site and snapped 10 utility lines.
4. The Director of the Federal Indian Health Service says health care for Native Americans is still vastly underfunded despite gains made in recent years.
|
