Date: 12/11/2014 09:13 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/237 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Two lawyers in Portland plan to release “Driving While Black,” a free mobile app that educates people on how to interact with police during traffic stops. Mariann Hyland and Melvin […]
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NW Sports from the AP
Date: 12/11/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/263 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Andrew Wiggins had 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the Portland Trail Blazers with a 90-82 victory last night. Corey Brewer had […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/11/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon health insurers are urging state lawmakers to act quickly in dissolving Cover Oregon and transferring its authority to other state agencies. Gov. John Kitzhaber and legislative leaders have backed […]
Sunday Fire Intentional; watch for debris flows on area roads
10 December 2014 Investigators Say Sunday Fire Was Intentional Investigators aren’t stating the cause of a fire that destroyed a Florence law office; but they are now saying the Sunday morning blaze was intentionally set. Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett, two Oregon State Police arson investigators and a Deputy […]
Prep Basketball: Cubs Sweep Vikings
10 December 2014 Siuslaw falls to Newport in pair of non-league games Joe Dotson scored 12 of his 16 points from outside the arc last night, but the Vikings fell short in Newport, 52-33 to the Cubs. Newport’s Brendan Thurber-Blaser led all scorers with 20 points, ten of those from […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 12/10/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/254 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Wesley Matthews scored 19 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers picked up their fifth straight victory with a […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/10/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/270 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Backers of Oregon’s measure to require labeling of genetically modified foods have lost a court fight they hoped would help them garner enough votes to pass the measure in an […]
Arson Not Ruled Out in Weekend Fire
9 December 2014 Probing the Fire Cause… Fire investigators say they can’t rule out the possibility of arson in a blaze that destroyed an office building in Florence Sunday morning. Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said the initial indicators pointed to the fire starting in the area of the […]




