Florence Oregon News

Encounters of the Cougar Kind

6 June 2014 Possible brushes with big cats prompt advice from biologist A Florence man, taking a cigarette break in his back yard during the early morning hours one day last week was startled by something large crashing against his fence. That was followed by several cries in the night. […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/06/2014 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A University of Oregon student who says she was sexually assaulted by three members of the men’s basketball team says the athletic department prioritizes winning over student safety. It’s the […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 06/06/2014 05:00 AM AP-NW–1st SportsMinute/333 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A University of Oregon student who says she was sexually assaulted by three members of the men’s basketball team is making her first public statement since […]

4th AP Oregon News Minute

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Lawmakers from Oregon and Washington are talking about reviving plans for a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver. A group including a dozen lawmakers from both states and both parties […]

3rd AP Oregon News Minute

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A registered sex offender who assaulted a developmentally disabled woman in a unisex restroom at a Springfield mall has been sentenced to four years in prison. The Register-Guard reports 27-year-old Brexin Schulz made a deal with […]