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2nd Oregon News Minute

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,298 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – A man who tried to take a Clark County sheriff’s deputy patrol car has been sentenced in Vancouver to 23 years in prison. Raymond Hall was accused of trying to run down the deputy […]

North Fork Bear Not a Problem say officials

Wildlife officials are asking for help in dealing with a small bear that has created a problem along North Fork Siuslaw Road.  Because of the bear’s size, many people have assumed that it’s an abandoned cub and they’ve been feeding it.  If that continues, says wildlife biologist Doug Cottam with […]

Fire kills one in Florence

Firefighters struggled with a ‘stubborn’ blaze overnight that ended with fatal results.  Crews responded to 1738 West 20th Street, behind Black Diamond Flooring, just after midnight to find a single family home heavily involved in fire.  In the course of battling the blaze they found the body of a woman.  […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,382 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Maicer Izturis hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning, rewarding Jerome Williams for pitching eight innings of one-hit ball in the Los Angeles Angels’ 3-1 win over the […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Seattle-based evangelical church that is moving into Portland has postponed its first service, which had been scheduled for Saturday. Mars Hill Church Pastor Tim Smith posted a note on the church website saying […]

Our Town talks 9-11 and Eco Development

What do a walk on the beach, a good book, economic recovery and the tenth anniversary of 9-11 have in common? All will be featured on this afternoon’s Our Town on KCST. It’s been two full years since the recession officially ended and things are still tough in Florence.  Building […]