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Pats deny report they're upset with Brady choice

AP — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:19:51 +0000

The New England Patriots denied a report Thursday that they were upset with quarterback Tom Brady for opting against the team’s preferred doctors and undergoing surgery on the West...

Federal agency approves Oregon LNG terminal

AP — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:10:35 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday greenlighted a liquefied natural gas terminal along the Columbia River in Oregon _ the first LNG terminal on the West Coast to receive such...

Government says salmon disaster money on its way

AP — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:28:01 +0000

The Bush administration on Wednesday released $100 million in disaster relief to West Coast salmon fishermen, $70 million less than the amount Congress approved to help those hurt by the sudden collapse of the Pacific Coast salmon fishing...

Cold water rings dinner bell for West Coast salmon

AP — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:33:02 +0000

A federal oceanographer says a flip-flop in atmospheric conditions is creating a feast for salmon and other sea life off the West Coast, reversing a trend that contributed to a virtual shutdown of West Coast salmon fishing this...

West Coast dockworkers reach deal with shippers

AP — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:45:09 +0000

The union representing thousands of West Coast dockworkers reached a tentative contract deal with shippers Monday that promises to keep ports running and avoid another blow to the U.S....

Rap music figure convicted in Las Vegas slaying

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:17:07 +0000

A jury found a 37-year-old San Francisco rap music figure guilty in the slaying of a Kansas City rival in what authorities called a West Coast versus Midwest rap war.Andre “Mac Minister” Dow faces life in prison after being convicted...

Court makes electric rate challenge difficult

AP — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:17:59 +0000

The Supreme Court is making it difficult for utility companies to challenge costly, long-term energy supply contracts negotiated during the West Coast energy crisis seven years ago.The justices said in a 5-2 decision Thursday that the contracts...

West Coast shippers, dockworkers near new deal

AP — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:14:05 +0000

West Coast shippers say they have reached a tentative agreement with dockworkers on health care benefits, although contract talks continue.Neither the Pacific Maritime Association nor the International Longshore and Warehouse Union gave specifics...

Mets fire manager Willie Randolph, Manuel promoted

AP — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:25:38 +0000

Once he decided to fire Willie Randolph, New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya caught a flight to the West Coast, went to the team hotel and waited to deliver the news in person.”Eye to eye,” Minaya said Tuesday. “It was done...

Ky., Ore. voters choose US Senate candidates

AP — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:40:09 +0000

The speaker of the Oregon House held a narrow lead over a fiery political activist Tuesday in the race for a chance to unseat the sole GOP senator on the West Coast.Across the country in Kentucky, a millionaire businessman who grew up on a tobacco...