16 April 2014 Improved Economy Means Less Revenue at LCC A budget shortfall at Lane Community College could turn into layoffs and reduced class offerings next year. The two-year school is facing a loss in funding of somewhere between 11-and-12.5-million dollars next year because of an improving economy. When times […]
Florence Oregon News
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2014 10:59 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police are looking for a police dog who may have been injured in a shooting that also left an officer and a suspect wounded. The suspect was arrested after […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2014 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/243 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say an officer was wounded in a shootout with a man carrying a rifle in the southwest part of the city early today. Police say the officer is […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 04/16/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/260 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Prince Fielder and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit back-to-back homers, Robbie Ross limited Seattle to five singles in seven-plus innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Mariners 5-0 last […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 50-year-old man convicted of attempted aggravated murder in a plot to kill his partner in a southeast Portland market has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Oregonian […]
Florence Police Chief Finalists Named
15 April 2014 Two Days of Interviews Set Two Oregonians, three Idahoans, and one Texan are in the mix to be Florence’s next Police Chief. Six finalists out of 31 applications have been selected. Three of the finalists are County Sheriffs, including Tom Turner of Lane County and Jeffery Isham […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/15/2014 10:59 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/244 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – At least 71 Oregon cities have moratoriums on medical marijuana dispensaries and more than 40 others are considering one. The Oregonian reports the list of cities does not include Portland, […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/230 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State economists say Oregon’s labor market is tightening. The Oregon Employment Department says employers reported 10,000 more job vacancies than they did a year ago and more trouble finding the right candidates. That led […]