Eight spectators died, plus the pilot of a modified World War II era plane, in a crash Friday afternoon at the Reno Air Races. About 300-yards away from the impact site, two area residents: Jerry Ward and Florence Mayor Phil Brubaker. Brubaker, a pilot, said the plane lost a portion […]
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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Triple-A reports the average price of gasoline in Oregon is $3.83 a gallon, down a penny in a week and a dime higher than a month ago. Some metro prices from today’s AAA survey […]
1st Oregon News minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – The Bureau of Land Management says a fossil found by employees on federal land represents the earliest record of living beavers in North America. The 7- to 7.3-million-year-old pair of teeth was found on […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,250 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – City leaders at Oakridge have declared several city properties surplus, giving them the option of putting them on sale to fix a budget shortfall. The Eugene Register-Guard reports that city revenues dropped from $1.2 […]
2nd Oregon News Minute
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,276 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A new report on the massive new Interstate 5 bridge and freeway expansion project over the Columbia River has a big surprise for Oregon and Washington. The Oregonian reports that the just-released final environmental […]
1st Oregon News Minute
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute CORRECTION,260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press (Corrects first item to read ‘in court today’) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say four defendants are due in court today in what is believed to be the biggest drug bust in the department’s history. Investigators […]
Festival of Books to celebrate authors
It’s expected that as many as 60 authors and publishers will be participating in the first ever Florence Festival of Books in two weeks at the Florence Events Center. One of the most experienced and notable writers will be William L. Sullivan, the author of a number of hiking guides […]
Fire danger increased by illegal camping
Cooler overnight temperatures and higher humidity during the day gives the feeling that fall may be in the air, but fire officials are casting a wary eye at the underbrush. Two recent fires in the same day highlighted once challenge. Both fires were near the Florence Events Center… and both […]
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