Author: Bob

One confirmed dead in fire

4 September 2015 3 AM Blaze destroys mobile home, threatens motel One person is reported dead in an early morning fire one mile south of Florence.  Siuslaw Valley Fire Chief Jim Langborg said firefighters responded about three AM  to a mobile home, immediately south of the Ocean Breeze Motel on […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/03/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/259 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – Rookie Shawn O’Malley had three hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single in a two-run eighth inning, and Logan Morrison padded the lead with a three-run shot in the […]

State Parks maintains campfire ban

2 September 2015 Ban on backyard campfires also remains Labor Day weekend campers, at least in Oregon State Parks, will have to find another way to toast their marshmallows. A statewide ban on open flames in Oregon State Park Campgrounds will extend at least another week. Park spokesman Chris Havel […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/02/2015 09:20 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Eugene-Springfield area has seen a spike in violent crime over the past three months, including three deaths since Friday. The Register-Guard reports that murders, suicides and shootings have resulted […]