Florence Oregon News

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/18/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/266 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Elements of Gov. John Kitzhaber’s effort to improve the health care system are expanding from Medicaid patients to state employees and their families. Insurance companies agreed to adopt changes required […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/17/2014 09:42 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/252 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Flags at public institutions in Oregon are flying at half-staff today in memory of two teens killed in school shootings. Gov. John Kitzhaber ordered flags lowered to stand with the […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 06/17/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/254 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The Seattle Mariners defeated the San Diego Padres 5-1 last night. Kyle Seager hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Brad Miller added a solo shot, and […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/17/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/264 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has taken new steps toward a potential lawsuit against the developers of its failed health insurance website by hiring a phalanx of lawyers and issuing demands for evidence and […]

One dead, another missing in Florence Plane Crash

16 June 2014 Plane Crash Claims one life… one person missing Witnesses say they heard a loud “pop”, then watched as a small single-engine airplane fell from the sky yesterday morning; plummeting into the ocean near the Siuslaw River entrance. Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue spokesman Sean Barrett said one […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/16/2014 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) – A public service is planned today for Jared Padgett, the Oregon teen who shot and killed a high school classmate before killing himself. A family spokesman tells The Oregonian that […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 06/16/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/267 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Kyle Seager had four hits and three RBIs, and the Seattle Mariners stopped a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers yesterday. Hisashi Iwakuma […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/16/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/278 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) – The Lane County sheriff’s office says a small plane carrying two people has crashed off the Oregon coast near Florence, and at least one person has died. Sgt. Carrie Carver […]