Date: 07/16/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/257 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Gov. John Kitzhaber’s top adviser on the failed Columbia River Crossing project is under investigation. The Oregon Government Ethics Commission decided Friday to formally investigate accusations that Patricia McCaig […]
Florence Oregon News
City to Mull Water Sales to Tribe; Railway gets rehab bucks from legislature; Girl Power of Florence
15 July 2013 City Mulls Water Connection to Tribal Land Florence City Councilors will deliberate this evening on whether or not to extend a water connection to Three Rivers Casino. City officials were approached by the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians this past spring about […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/15/2013 10:53 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/312 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Hundreds of people gathered in Portland’s Peninsula Park yesterday to protest George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. KGW reports speakers used a […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/15/2013 09:41 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/300 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – The Coast Guard says a man rescued from a sinking fishing boat near the mouth of the Columbia River is suspected of being drunk, and he faces a charge […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 07/15/2013 05:29 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/254 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Hisashi Iwakuma won for the first time in over a month and the Seattle Mariners completed their first sweep of the season yesterday, beating the Los Angeles […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/15/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The law allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon comes with more than a few unanswered questions. Opponents, including Rep. Andy Olson, say the bill, which goes into effect in […]
Fire Danger Rising; Forest Trails in Poor Shape; LDS Members turn attention to Coos Bay Parks
12 July 2013 Fire Danger on the Rise Strong winds along the coast and high temperatures inland have combined to make things very dry in Western Oregon. That’s prompted fire officials to announce tighter restrictions when it comes to working and recreating in forested areas. Effective July 15th private and […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/12/2013 10:28 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/239 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) – A power outage near Hermiston was caused by a snake. The East Oregonian reports a snake slithered through a fence and disrupted a breaker at the Umatilla Cooperative’s Feedville […]