Date: 08/07/2013 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/285 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Jose Reyes homered on the first pitch of the game, added an RBI single to cap Toronto’s big fourth inning, and the Blue Jays handed Seattle ace […]
Florence Oregon News
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/07/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/293 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified the man killed yesterday while working on one of five major forest fires in the region. Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson says 19-year-old Jesse Trader was […]
County Commission Terminates Administrator Contract
Lane County Administrator Contract Terminated Lane County Commissioners acted quickly and unanimously today to terminate the contract of Administrator Liane Richardson. The county’s chief executive for the past year and a half had been on paid leave since late July after irregularities in her take-home pay were revealed. She admitted […]
Relay for Life; Can You Cook With No Electricity? Shark Week
6 August 2013 Local Fight Against Cancer Takes Center Stage Ever since the first Florence Relay for Live more than a decade ago, the local version of the American Cancer Society fundraiser has been an over-achiever. Early relays were consistently recognized by the ACS for raising more money, on a […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/06/2013 11:15 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/247 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Grants Pass police have identified a man shot to death as a construction worker who had moved to the city from Salem a few months ago. The Daily […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/06/2013 09:30 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A Umatilla County woman who was assaulted six months ago in a home invasion robbery has died. The East Oregonian reports 80-year-old Joyce Key of died Saturday. Three Walla […]
NW Sports Minute from the AP
Date: 08/06/2013 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/462 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Mark DeRosa’s pinch-hit, two-run single in the eighth inning gave the Toronto Blue Jays and R.A. Dickey a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners last night. Dickey […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/06/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/308 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – A Coast Guard helicopter has transported two burned crew members from a cargo ship about 15 miles southwest of the mouth of the Columbia River. The agency says the […]