17 April 2013 Preparations for annual festival underway You can meet the 106th Rhododendron Festival Junior and Senior Courts tomorrow during the monthly Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Noon Forum at Three Rivers Casino. You can also submit your entry for the May 19th Grand Floral parade this week without […]
Florence Oregon News
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/17/2013 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/300 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says it will temporarily stop processing new concealed handgun license applications for residents of Washington state. Lt. Steve Alexander says the suspension will give […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 04/17/2013 06:06 AM NW–1st SportsMinute/617 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon runners will assemble on Portland’s waterfront tonight to pay tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The Portland Triathlon Club has invited […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
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 […]
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 […]




