Florence Oregon News

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/24/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/233 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) – A rare tornado has ripped roofs off several buildings, uprooted trees and shattered windows in the southwest Washington city of Longview, but there were no reports of injuries. A meteorologist […]

Darkening your skies and taxing your high

23 October 2014 Darkening your skies and taxing your high The Florence City Council said yes Monday night to a couple of different questions. The first was whether or not to tax recreational sales of marijuana in the city. If voters approve ballot measure 91 and retail sales of pot, […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/23/2014 09:23 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A strong fall storm has drenched Portland in record rain and triggered a sewer overflow into the Willamette River. The National Weather Service reports that rainfall at Portland International Airport […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 10/23/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/270 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) – Rookie Julius Randle scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Jeremy Lin added 13 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 94-86 victory over […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/23/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/257 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – A black bear cub found wandering the aisles of an Oregon drugstore will be raised with the goal of releasing him into the wild next year. The Oregon Department of […]

Rhody Path Discussions On Again

22 October 2014 Off again, on again path discussions Only a couple hours after Florence City Councilors had reached a consensus to hold off on further discussions about the controversial Rhododendron Drive Multi-Path, they were talking about scheduling another work session next month. Immediately following Monday’s work session, where the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/22/2014 09:27 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/238 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – High winds and heavy rain hit the Northwest coast overnight in first strong weather front of the fall. The National Weather Service has posted a wind warning for the coast of […]