Columbia Memorial Hospital has awarded a major local construction project to Rickenbach Construction and INLINE Commercial Construction. The two companies have formed a joint venture for the CMH Surgery and Hospital Renovation projects. The joint venture allows Rickenbach Construction to do the majority of the renovation projects, including the construction of a new 3 story office building. << READ MORE
Oregon legislators have a budget hole of more than $180 million to fix. A revenue forecast they got Monday said income taxes collections have been weaker than expected for the first eight months of the two-year budget. << READ MORE
Specialists who work with historic lighthouse lenses and on historic structures descended on the Cape Meares Lighthouse to evaluate damaged caused by vandalism January 9-10. Gunfire shattered portions of the 1890 Fresnel lens, and caused other damage to the historic building and Coast Guard equipment. << READ MORE
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Friday affirmed ODFW staff recommendations regarding 2010 sturgeon and spring chinook fisheries on the Columbia and Willamette rivers. ODFW staff proposed several changes to the white sturgeon fishing seasons on the two rivers in response to recent declines in sturgeon populations. << READ MORE
Light industry is one of the focuses of phase two of development of the county's north coast business park in Warrenton. The county commission meets with the Warrenton city commission this Wednesday during a public worksession according to county manager Duane Cole. << READ MORE
The Long Beach city council adopts city goals for the next two years. City manageer Gene Miles tells KAST some of the goals include using the city's website as a business recruiting tool and attracting a new hotel for privately owned oceanside property. << READ MORE
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Broussard scored a game-high 21 points, including a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining, to lift Seattle past Portland State 80-77 yesterday. Cervante' Burrell added 15 points and Charles Garcia had 12 for the Redhawks in the nonconference game. Julius Thomas led Portland State with 19 points and Jamie Jones had 18 points.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The 27th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is under way. Twenty-four mushers, including a dozen veterans, took off up the frozen Chena River in Alaska on Saturday, heading for Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, as thousands of fans cheered. Most mushers are carrying global positioning system tracking devices for the first time.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points and 13 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied for a 96-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs last night. The Spurs led by 10 points early in the fourth quarter but the Blazers made it 85-83 on Nicolas Batum's layup. With the victory, Portland swept the three-game series over San Antonio this season.
