Art takes the stage this weekend, flanked by wine and jazz A lot of attention has been placed on the wine and jazz music aspects of this weekend’s inaugural Florence Fest ’17. But a very large part of the weekend will also include a juried art show. The Florence Regional […]
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Vikings fall on the diamond; Oregon and Oregon State win non-leaguers
Prep baseball Siuslaw baseball wrapped up the Newport tournament yesterday with an 11-1 loss to the Philomath Warriors. The Vikings will be back on the diamond next Tuesday in Pleasant Hill. College baseball The top ranked Oregon State Beavers trailed 3-1 headed into the top of the ninth in Moraga, […]
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AP-NW–SportsMinute/591 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jusuf Nurkic had a career-high 33 points with 16 rebounds against his former team, CJ McCollum had 39 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 122-113 on Tuesday night to take hold of the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Portland leads […]
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DEHYDRATED BEAR CUB Oregon hiker brings dehydrated bear to wildlife rehab center (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A black bear cub found emaciated and dehydrated by a hiker along an Oregon trail near Salem is recovering after the man drove it to a wildlife rehab […]
Spring Beach Cleanup; Teacher of the Year; Tragedy on the beach; Slip off those studs; Vote for the best small town; celebrate 123 at Heceta Lighthouse
SOLV seeks volunteers for Spring Beach Cleanup Every spring, volunteers converge on Oregon beaches to pick up the winter’s accumulation of flotsam and jetsam. The spring 2017 version of the semi-annual beach cleanup is this Saturday from ten am to one pm. SOLV, the Oregon non-profit group that has organized […]
Athlete of the Week; UConn downs the Ducks; Viking baseball
Athlete of the Week carries a big stick Viking softball standout Claire Waggoner is Coast Radio Sport’s Athlete of the Week. The senior first baseman and utility player batted .800 over three games last week for the Vikings. She was eight-for-ten at the plate with two doubles. Waggoner also batted-in […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 28 points, Gabby Williams had 25 and UConn advanced to its 10th consecutive Final Four with a 90-52 victory against Oregon on Monday night. Top-seeded UConn (36-0) will face Mississippi State on Friday night in Dallas in the national semifinals. The win […]
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PORTLAND POLICE SHOOTING Portland officer says he warned teen not to reach for waist (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland police officer who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy last month testified that he warned the teen several times to keep his hands away from […]