Friday 27th January, 2012

• Aldridge leads Blazers past Suns 109-71

  The Miami Herald

  PORTLAND, Ore. -- LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers blew out the Phoenix Suns 109-71 Friday night for their sixth straight win at home.Gerald Wallace ...

• Oregon Coast Dining: Eating Your Way Through Manzanita, Nehalem, Rockaway

  Beach Connection

  Conditions for Manzanita, OR at 12:34 am PST Current Conditions: Cloudy, 34 F Forecast: Fri - Cloudy. High: 46 Low: 32 Sat - Mostly Cloudy. High: 55 Low: 46 Full Forecast at Yahoo! ...

• Oregon Coast Lodging Surprises: Pacific City, Oceanside, Tierra Del Mar

  Beach Connection

  (Pacific City, Oregon) – The Three Capes Loop is the dividing line between the north and central Oregon coast, and it’s where the beach veers away from Highway 101, leaving this wild, ...

• NBA: Portland 109, Phoenix 71

  UPI

  Sebastian Telfair made a free throw and hit a 3-pointer for Phoenix during the final 37 seconds, allowing the Suns to avoid setting a record for futility. The fewest number of points scored in a ...

• Man gets 4.5 years prison in Keizer attack with hammer

  Statesman Journal

  A man involved in an attack with a hammer in Keizer was sentenced to ...

• Salem police halt search after suspect goes underground

  Statesman Journal

  A man fleeing from police took shelter in a culvert system under the southeast part of Salem this afternoon.An officer saw the ...

• 2 injured after crash into creek off Highway 22 near Grand Ronde

  Statesman Journal

  Two people were injured after their vehicle crashed off Highway 22 near Grand Ronde late this morning.According to Oregon State Police, a 2004 Jeep Liberty was headed east on the highway when it ...

• String Band Performs at Central Oregon Coast Outdoor Market

  Beach Connection

  (Lincoln City, Oregon) - A string band from the Salem area will liven things up in Lincoln City on September 25 as part of "String Band Sunday" at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. The day ...

• North Oregon Coast Celebrates 100th Birthday with Mark Twain

  Beach Connection

  In celebration of its centennial year, Grange Master Joseph Stevenson is writing and directing, "Mark Twain Out West," a musical revue that will open in October and run for two consecutive ...

• Oregon Heat Wave Info, Weather Forecasts, Live Weather

  Beach Connection

  Oregon Weather - Portland Weather - Salem - Corvallis - Coast Eugene Weather - Southern Oregon Weather Central Oregon Weather - Gorge ...

• Oregon Coast Aquarium Celebrates Oceans, Father's Day

  Beach Connection

  These mosshead warbonnets often hide in rocks or inside the casings of the giant acorn barnacle. To the left are penpoint gunnels. Photo by Cindy Hanson, Oregon Coast ...

• North Oregon Coast Events for the Season

  Beach Connection

  (Manzanita, Oregon) - Winter is here, if not technically then at least in spirit. And that means the holidays and numerous other ways to go bonkers along Oregon's coast when there’s ...

• Thrill Rides Take Flight for Season on North Coast

  Beach Connection

  Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, ...

• Aerial Joy Rides Start Again on North Oregon Coast

  Beach Connection

  Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, ...

• Unusual Birth at Seaside Aquarium, on North Oregon Coast

  Beach Connection

  Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, ...

• Man reaches plea deal in Oregon bear cub shooting

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) -- A man has pleaded no contest to animal abuse after being accused of fatally shooting a 90-pound bear cub rummaging in his neighbor's garbage. But the case could be ...

• Flood damage in Marion County tops $11.2 million

  Statesman Journal

  Larry Lulay's property on Delaney Road is strewn with rocks and debris. Mill Creek has come down from flood stage, but it holds the potential for high water throughout its 31 miles, stretching ...

• PERS rates likely to increase by a third in 2013

  Statesman Journal

  Weak returns for the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System investment fund likely will cause a dramatic increase in pension payments from Oregon cities, counties, school districts and other ...

• Officials tour flood-damaged Turner to assess needs

  Statesman Journal

  Officials tour flood damage in Turner: Officials from federal, state and local levels of government tour flood damage in Turner Friday, Jan. 27, ...

• Bicyclist killed after crash with pickup in Polk County

  Statesman Journal

  A Salem man died today from injuries he sustained after his bike was hit by a pickup.Polk County ...

• Accidental gunshot wounds Monmouth woman

  Statesman Journal

  A Monmouth woman was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the arm on Thursday, police said today. Monmouth Police Chief Darrell Tallan said West Valley Hospital in Dallas called police because a ...

• Fire, police crews pull woman from Mill Creek in downtown Salem

  Statesman Journal

  Salem fire crews swam into Mill Creek this afternoon to rescue a kayaker stranded on a debris pile. Salem Fire Battalion Chief Bob Davis said three people were kayaking on Mill Creek when one of ...

• Portland's aerial tram turns 5

  KATU 2

  South Waterfront is marking its fifth anniversary. Since the tram opened in 2007, it's made nearly 250,000 trips and carried nearly 7 million passengers. It's one of only two aerial ...

• Put the Oregon Coast Beneath Your Christmas Tree

  Beach Connection

  (Oregon Coast) – Black Friday is now a brutal blood sport. Cyber Monday is so 2010. Luckily, for those who live in Oregon, the coast is available for a relaxed, laidback shopping experience. ...

• Pelicans on Oregon Coast Face Threat of Human Food

  Beach Connection

  (Oregon Coast) – It's not as well publicized as it should be, but you are not supposed to feed the seagulls along the beaches for a variety of reasons, including the hazards it creates ...

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