Oregon News Coverage Advisory
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 5 years AGO
Our news coverage plans for Oregon. If you have questions or suggestions about the report, please call the Portland bureau at 503-228-2169. The West Regional Desk can be reached at (602) 417-2400.
A reminder, this information is not for publication or broadcast and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Some TV and radio stations will receive broadcast versions of the stories below, along with all updates.
Oregon at 7:30 p.m.
OREGON-SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN
PORTLAND, Ore. — Joanne Cornelius had just finished taking photos of the breathtaking waves and extreme high tide outside her home on the Oregon coast when a frantic woman pounded on her window and asked her to call 911. Children had been washed out to sea by a wave, the woman said. By Gillian Flaccus. SENT: 840 words. With AP photos.
HEMP REGULATIONS WORRIED GROWERS
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers move ahead with draft regulations. By Gillian Flaccus. SENT: 1080 words. With AP photos.
NORTHWEST STORM
SEATTLE — A winter storm in Washington state left thousands of without power in the greater Seattle area and caused school closures and delays. In western Oregon forecasters said snow was possible overnight Monday. SENT: 310 words.
SPORTS
BKW—T25 WOMEN's BBK POLL
South Carolina moved up three spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll after the top three teams from the previous week all lost. by Doug Feinberg. SENT: 630 words.
BKC—T25 COLLEGE BKB POLL
Good luck finding any team in the country that notches a better pair of road wins in the same week than Baylor, which followed up a victory at Texas Tech by invading Allen Fieldhouse and thumping Kansas on its home floor. By Dave Skretta. SENT: 750 words.
IN BRIEF:
—SNOWMOBILER AVALANCHE DEATH: Snowmobiler dies in Eastern Oregon mountain avalanche.
—PATRIOT PRAYER CLASH PLEAS: 2 of 6 plead guilty to riot in Patriot Prayer-antifa clash.
—TEACHER MOLESTATION LAWSUIT: Former student says teacher groped her 80 times, seeks $4.5M.
—2019 NORTHWEST AP PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS: Winners of the 2019 Associated Press Northwest photo contest.
The AP-Portland, Ore.