Florence Oregon News

Christmas Baskets to get Turkeys after all

Annual project set for Saturday Donations of approximately $21-thousand will mean food boxes with the ingredients for a Christmas Dinner… including turkeys… will be handed out to an estimated 425 households Saturday morning in Florence. Organizers with the Soroptimist club had been concerned that the price and availability of turkeys […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 12/17/2015 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/250 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police are looking for suspects in a Portland shooting that left one man dead outside a convenience store. The Oregonian reports witnesses had reported seeing a white SUV speeding past […]

NW Sports from the AP

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 […]

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 […]