Winter Storm Warning posted for Coast Range A winter storm warning is in effect through at least midnight tonight for the South Willamette Valley and the Coast Range. The National Weather Service says there is a high probability of snow, sleet and/or freezing rain for the Valley and the higher […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle’s penalty-kicks win over Toronto last weekend drew 3.5 million television viewers, the most for a Major League Soccer final. Seattle’s 5-4 victory following a 0-0 tie Saturday night was seen by 1,411,000 viewers on Fox, the network said Tuesday. That was up 111 percent […]
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JAIL ASSAULT 1 hospitalized after assault at Polk County Jail (Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say one inmate has been hospitalized after an assault at the Polk County Jail. The Statesman Journal reports that 46-year-old Michael Gravelle, of Dallas, was taken to the hospital […]
Team health care; Smash and grab at cinemas; Dungeness; Annexation request; Council work session; Less is Best when it comes to wrapping gifts
Team Concept of Health Care The main purpose of last week’s PeaceHealth Medical Town Hall was to give the community an update on the status of recruiting and hiring more primary care physicians. But, officials also took the opportunity to talk about the “team concept” of providing health care. It’s […]
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TRAIL BLAZERS-CLIPPERS Griffin, Paul have double-doubles, Clippers hold off Blazers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Chris Paul had 21 points and 14 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Portland Trail Blazers 121-120 Monday night to sweep the season series. […]
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PORTLAND OFFICER-DRUNK DRIVING Portland cop accused of driving drunk to appear in court (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland police sergeant is scheduled for a court arraignment after an incident over the weekend in which police say he was driving drunk in a police […]
PeaceHealth adds additional practitioners; fire leaves family homeless; commercial crabbing season partially opens; Annexation request; Japanese radiation detected; and gift tree benefits high school students
PeaceHealth Cuts orphan patient list in half An update on the process of recruiting and hiring additional physicians for the Florence area was the topic Friday afternoon at the Florence Events Center. Leading the way was PeaceHealth Senior V. P. and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Adams. Dr. Mark Adams […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers passed for 246 yards and three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers routed the Seattle Seahawks 38-10 on Sunday. Seattle’s Russell Wilson threw a career-high five interceptions and the Packers (7-6) won their third straight game to keep their playoff hopes alive. […]