Month: July 2016

Keep a close eye on your cards; Florence Public Works headed for construction; Highway 101 North to be closed this morning for recovery efforts; Fire District fills the gap

Oregon and Washington top two states for ID fraud If you’re among the thousands of Oregonians hitting the road this summer for vacation, you’ll want to keep a closer eye on your credit and debit cards.  Oregon ranked third for identity-theft crimes across the country in 2014 according to a […]

Hillsboro powers past Eugene

Hops hit their way to win over Emeralds The Hillsboro Hops used 13 hits to power their way to a 7-4 Northwest League win over the Eugene Emeralds last night at PK Park.   It was the first time this season the Emeralds had lost two straight… and it was the […]

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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/1161 HOME RUN DERBY Giancarlo Stanton beats Frazier in All-Star Home Run Derby SAN DIEGO (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins has won the All-Star Home Run Derby with an impressive display of power that bested defending champion Todd Frazier of the Chicago White Sox. Stanton […]

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AP-OR–3rd Right Now/1209 CRASH INTO HOUSE-ARREST Arrest made in fatal Portland crash that sent Jeep onto yard (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A driver is facing charges for a crash that left one person dead and another severely injured after police say she struck another vehicle, […]

Florence Police Chief to address state trainees

Tom Turner says Dallas shootings will likely influence his comments Police officers and deputy sheriffs in the state’s 358th Basic Police Class will graduate from their 16-week course this Friday.  Addressing them at their commencement will be Florence Police Chief Tom Turner.  It will be the second time he has […]

Emeralds win three of four on the weekend

Close out Everett Series with two wins The Eugene Emeralds took both halves of a Northwest League Doubleheader in Everett, Washington Friday… shutting out the Aqua Sox 5-nothing and 11-nothing.  The first game was a makeup from the previous day that had been rained out. The Emeralds headed home to […]

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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/833 MARINERS-ROYALS Cano, Lind homer to help Mariners hold off Royals, 8-5 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Robinson Cano and Adam Lind homered in a five-run seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners held off the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday. Cano’s two-run shot to deep right field […]