Author: Bob

Lawmakers approve increased minimum wages

Ternyik to Grand Marshal Parade Long time Florence resident Wilbur Ternyik will preside over the 109th Rhododendron Festival as Grand Marshal. The Festival Committee, under Chamber President Jenna Bartlett, made the announcement yesterday. Bartlett said Ternyik “played a pivotal role as an early leader in coastal conservation and many other […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/18/2016 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – A federal grand jury in Nevada has indicted Cliven Bundy and four others on 16 charges related to an armed standoff near his ranch in 2014 over unpaid grazing fees. […]

NW sports from the AP

Date: 02/18/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/220 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Obafemi Martins has posted on social media that he has decided to leave the Seattle Sounders and join a Chinese club in Shanghai. Martins posted a lengthy goodbye […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/18/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon House has passed a bill to protect the identity of the officer who fatally shot refuge standoff spokesman Robert “LaVoy” Finicum in January. The Oregonian reports representatives approved […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/17/2016 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/232 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The former executive director of a Portland nonprofit is facing charges for allegedly embezzling $144,000 from the group. The Oregonian reports that Herman Bryant was indicted Feb. 1 on theft […]