Date: 12/17/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/226 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kevin Durant scored 24 points, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-90 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers last night, extending the league’s longest current win […]
Florence Oregon News
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/17/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/291 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal statistics show 74,500 Oregonians have signed up for private health insurance plans via the federal exchange portal. The data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid include newly […]
Flood Watch issued… more heavy rains expected
Siuslaw River expected to crest just below minor flood stage Heavy rains tonight and tomorrow are likely to drive the Siuslaw River over its banks by early Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch in effect at four AM tomorrow for much of northwestern Oregon. Several rivers […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/16/2015 09:18 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/285 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press VENETA, Ore. (AP) – Lane County authorities are investigating a pair of armed home invasions that left the intruder and another man dead and a woman critically injured. The Register-Guard reports that the sheriff’s […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 12/16/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/243 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Elgin Cook matched his career high with 26 points, Chris Boucher had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Oregon stayed perfect at home with a 78-63 victory […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/16/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Community leaders say Portland must do more to stop the displacement of residents caused by gentrification. Low-income and immigrant families say they’re being pushed out of East Portland, a historically […]
Recreational marijuana rules adopted
Council takes “middle road” on marijuana The crowd at last night’s public hearing concerning land use rules that would regulate recreational marijuana in Florence represented local results of last year’s voter approval. Joe Henry – “There were almost equally mixed statements and positions on both sides, both pro and con.” […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/15/2015 09:21 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/241 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A Umatilla man convicted in the 2014 deaths of three Pasco people in a cornfield has been sentenced to life in prison. The East Oregonian reports that Francisco Resendez Miranda […]