Date: 04/17/2013 04:00 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/354 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Eastern Oregon have identified two men severely injured in the explosion of a homemade bomb on Sunday. The Ontario Argus Observer reports they are 59-year-old Mark Brinton […]
Florence Oregon News
Local Doctor aids Boston wounded; Lawmakers ponder sales tax; Emergency drill on 101 bridge to delay traffic; Lane’s longest span opens
16 April 2013 Local Doctor Aids Boston Wounded Two Florence residents were walking back to their downtown Boston hotel yesterday when they heard the first blast. Rachel Pearson said it was as if “time slowed down”. She now knows the second blast came about 15 seconds later, but it seemed […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2013 10:25 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/288 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – A Coos Bay man who was teaching his 11-year-old daughter to drive when she ran into a parked car has been arrested on a drunken driving charge. The […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2013 09:28 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/280 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BEND, Ore. (AP) – A mid-April snowstorm caught some people off guard in central Oregon. KTVZ-TV says that Downtown Bend Business Association president Chuck Arnold reported he wore his dress shoes to work […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 04/16/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/378 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Following the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, organizers of the Eugene (Ore.) Marathon say their event will go on as planned on April 28. Eugene […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/343 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon physician did not have any time to rest after completing the Boston Marathon. Paul Pearson of Florence had just finished the race and was walking back to […]
Florence runner finishes Boston Marathon… attends to wounded
A Florence runner who had just completed the Boston Marathon hadn’t even had time to recharge before he and his wife began helping people after two explosive devices went off near the finish line. Boston Marathon explosion video Raw video More Terrorism Paul and Rachel Pearson were walking back to […]
Bright outlook for salmon this year; Florence City Council and Planning Commission to meet jointly; Truck crash shuts down 101 Saturday
15 April 2013 Good News for Salmon fishers… Fisheries managers say all the signs are pointing to a very good season when it comes to salmon fishing this year. Recreational and commercial troll Chinook salmon fishing on the central Oregon coast looks especially good thanks to strong returns to the […]