Date: 01/27/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/219 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A U.S. Department of Education report shows Oregon’s 69 percent graduation rate for the class of 2013 was worst among the 49 states able to calculate their rates in the […]
Florence Oregon News
Disaster Planning Process Getting Underway
21 January 2015 Disaster Planning Begins Anew A 12-month effort to prepare a new disaster plan for the Florence area begins tomorrow morning. The project is spearheaded by the West Lane Emergency Operations Group. Siuslaw Valley Fire Chief Jim Langborg says it’s aimed at improving what’s already prepared. Jim Langborg […]
Boys and Girls Club in danger of closing
21 January 2015 Turning things around at the Boys and Girls Club Leaders at the Boys and Girls Club in Florence are struggling to regain a firm financial footing. Several people have already been laid off and programs have been cut in order to reign in costs. A daily […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/23/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) – Investigators say DNA evidence has linked an Oregon prison inmate to at least two of five killings of young women that terrified the San Francisco Bay Area for four […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 01/23/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/259 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Evan Turner hit a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left and the Boston Celtics overcame the shorthanded Portland Trail Blazers 90-89 last night. Avery Bradley had 18 points […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/23/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal regulators say a chain restaurant discriminated against male employees when it refused to hire them for summer jobs in a Utah resort town. The claims against Ruby Tuesday came […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/22/2015 11:05 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – TriMet tested the first Max train yesterday on the Tilikum Crossing bridge over the Willamette River. The agency says it was a successful test of the first leg of the […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/22/2015 11:02 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/225 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck part of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge early today in northern Nevada, about 40 miles southeast of Lakeview, Oregon. The refuge, […]




