AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1192 Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment at 3:20 a.m. PDT DOOMSDAY DRILL Rehearsal for mega-quake, tsunami starts in Northwest CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest kicks off a massive earthquake and tsunami drill as part of a multiday event to rehearse scenarios on how […]
Month: June 2016
Florence City Council to hear property clearing appeal
March Planning Commission decision challenged An appeal of a Florence Planning Commission decision made in March to allow partial clearing of undeveloped property east of Peace Harbor Hospital will be heard this evening by the Florence City Council. The Commission approved the plan March 29th to allow partial clearing of […]
Siegel and Thrall named Athletes of the Year
Siegel repeats at AOTY; Thrall gets first time nod Mikaela Siegel: There’s no disputing her athletic prowess… she was a member of the cross country team, but her biggest impact was in track and field. Her biggest achievement there was in repeating as the state champion in the 100 meter […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/874 MARINERS-RANGERS Profar a spark again as Rangers sweep Mariners with 3-2 win ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run fifth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 Sunday, sweeping a three-game series between the top two teams in […]
Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment
AP-OR–3rd Right Now/823 TRAIN DERAILMENT Oregon residents return home following oil train derailment SEATTLE (AP) — Dozens of residents of an Oregon town have been given the all clear to return home, after crews made progress in repairing damage caused by the derailment of an oil train that sparked a […]
FloGro to be given away again
Residents invited to get their “gro” on… The City of Florence will be giving away free compost one week from tomorrow. It’s called FloGrow and it’s not packaged, so you’ll need to bring your own containers… or a truck to haul it away. Each person will get up to one […]
Siuslaw names new volleyball coach
Physics teacher named to lead net program Siuslaw High School has selected a new volleyball coach for this fall. Siuslaw High School principal Kerri Tatum says Jon Hornung, the physics teacher at SHS has accepted the position. Hornung played and coached volleyball in middle school, high school and college. Tatum […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/695 MARINERS-PADRES Mariners stun Padres with 14 runs in 2 innings to win 16-13 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Seager, Dae-Ho Lee and the Seattle Mariners scored 14 times in two innings to erase a 10-run deficit and stun San Diego 16-13 Thursday night, the latest pratfall for […]