Author: Bob

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/30/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/251 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s ambitious experiment with redesigning the health care delivery system takes a big step forward this week. New “coordinated care organizations” will launch on Wednesday with 260,000 patients. They’ll […]

Local News: Oregon Mayors; Coast Guard Birthday; Heceta PUD

Oregon Mayors Meet in Florence… Their motto is “Strength in Unity”… the Oregon Mayors Association is meeting this weekend in Florence and they demonstrated some of that unity yesterday afternoon in a “pre-conference summit” that featured after school programs and education.  They heard from keynote speaker and Oregon Labor Commissioner […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/27/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/291 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle starter Jason Vargas allowed one hit in eight innings to win his career-high 11th game, and Mike Carp had three hits to help the Mariners beat […]

Local Sports – Eugene Emeralds Lose on the Road

The Vancouver Canadians shut out the Eugene Emeralds two-nothing last night in British Columbia.  The Ems got their first look at San Diego Padres first round draft pick from 2011 when Joseph Ross opened up on the mound in the first inning.  He faced four batters and gave up one […]

Local News: Early releases bring additional arrests; County hostage rescue team in Florence; Dog Park not quite ready; 2nd Round of Athletic Hall of Fame

Early jail releases turn into re-arrests in some cases… Out of the nearly 400 prisoners released early from the Lane County Jail in the past 30 days because of budget constraints; 17 have been re-arrested once; three have been released and arrested twice. Sheriff Tom Turner closed 96 jail beds […]