Date: 06/19/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A proposal permitting pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control is advancing through the Legislature. The bill allows women to skip their doctor’s visit for a birth control prescription. A pharmacist […]
Month: June 2015
What’s in the water? 2014 quality report released
18 June 2015 What’s in the Water? The annual report to Florence residents about the quality of their drinking water has been released. There are no surprises in it. Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller says… Mike Miller – “Report really demonstrates that the city has a very clean water […]
Emeralds open season on the road
18 June 2015 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports: The Eugene Emeralds open the 2015 Northwest League season on the road this afternoon in Everett, Washington when they take on the Aqua Sox in the first of five games. The Emeralds’ home opener will be next week… Tuesday, June […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/18/2015 09:20 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/291 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland State University student has accused the school of treating him differently because he is of Arab descent when a professor gave him a “zero” grade on an exam […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 06/18/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/248 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Felix Hernandez pitched eight innings of four-hit ball, Austin Jackson delivered a go-ahead RBI triple in the sixth, and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/18/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/274 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposal that would make it a felony to choke a pregnant woman. Choking someone in Oregon is currently a misdemeanor, though there are certain things […]
Investigators narrow down fire cause
17 June 2015 Investigators zero in on fire cause Investigators have narrowed down just where yesterday’s fire that heavily damaged an RV storage facility in Florence started. But, they are still trying to determine the cause. Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says the damage is […]
Withnell Dodgers complete three game sweep of Sandblasters
17 June 2015 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports: The Withnell Dodgers swept the Three Rivers Sandblasters in two games yesterday in Salem, 4-1 and 4-nothing. The Sandblasters were much better defensively than on their opening day Monday when they committed five errors… they had only one error over […]