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  CHILD DEAD-MOTHER CHARGED Oregon mom indicted on additional charges after son’s death (Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon woman charged in the strangulation death of her 12-year-old son has been indicted on additional charges of murder by abuse and criminal mistreatment for the alleged […]

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  PORTLAND SCHOOLS-RESIGNATION Portland Public Schools chief of staff resigns (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chief of staff at Portland Public Schools has resigned, leaving another high-level opening in a district trying to make a comeback from a lead crisis. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Amanda Whalen […]

City hall upgrade coming on heels of public works expansion; Women (and men) march; 126 crash claims life; Highway 36 closed by 2nd slide

After a half-century, City Hall to be upgraded Florence City Councilors are expected to sign off on an agreement Monday evening with a Coos Bay architectural firm for design and supervision services of a $1.5-million renovation and expansion of City Hall. Additional costs, including those involved in temporarily locating City […]