Date: 12/15/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/271 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat New Orleans 105-101 last night, their seventh straight win over the Pelicans. Gerald Henderson added 19 […]
Florence Oregon News
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/15/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/278 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Pacific Power has restored electricity to most of the southwest Oregon residents who lost it during a weekend snowstorm that included strong winds. About 25,000 were without power at the […]
City Council facing busy day
Four meetings for many members scheduled for today What will likely be the final hearing on regulations governing the wholesale, growing, processing, and retail sales of recreational marijuana in Florence will take place this evening. Residents will have one more chance to comment on the rules before the Planning Commission […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/14/2015 09:24 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A wintry storm in southern and central Oregon knocked out power for thousands and caused several highway closures. Pacific Power says people should be prepared for their electricity to be […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 12/14/2015 05:00 AM AP-NW–1st SportsMinute/226 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) – Russell Wilson threw five touchdown passes, three to Doug Baldwin, and the Seattle Seahawks wore down the injury-depleted Baltimore Ravens 35-6 Sunday for their fourth straight victory. […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/14/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a fire that sent flames soaring 70 feet in the air was caused when a tractor-trailer hauling fuel crashed into railroad tanker cars filled with liquid asphalt. Police […]
Rain and high water causes chronic transportation challenges
126 at Cushman faces daily delays at high tide Highway 126, four miles east of Florence, has been closed or reduced to one lane of traffic for several hours each day because of flooding beneath the railroad bridge at Cushman. Midday high tides cause the water to back up beneath […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/11/2015 09:27 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Fierce Northwest storms that sent rivers bursting from their banks, closed roadways and produced a rare tornado have had one positive effect – easing summer drought concerns that prompted cities to […]