Date: 10/12/2012 05:36 AM NW–SportsMinute/299 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) – A year after making the transition from Canadian Football League player to Pro Bowl cornerback, Brandon Browner is continuing to prove his value to the Seattle […]
Florence Oregon News
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 10/12/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/290 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a roaming mob of as many as 75 people vandalized several businesses – including four banks – last night in southeast Portland. Sgt. Pete Simpson says windows […]
Local News: Fires highlight weather change; City shrinks Planning Commission; Gardiner sewage spill
October 11, 2012 Weather Change Eases Fire Concerns Fire crews were kept busy Tuesday afternoon with a pair of fires only minutes apart. Operations Chief Marvin Tipler with Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue said the first one, on Grand Avenue a mile south of Florence turned out to be a […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 10/11/2012 09:33 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/310 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon education officials’ report card ratings for public schools and districts shows that 31 percent of Oregon’s 1,155 schools were rated outstanding in 2011-2012 – up from 28 percent […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 10/11/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/258 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) – Damian Lillard had 14 points and seven assists in his first NBA action, and the Portland Trail Blazers capitalized on the absences of Kobe Bryant and […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 10/11/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/250 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a large truck hauling yeast collided with a light-rail train in North Portland. The accident happened yesterday afternoon in the industrial area near Widmer Brewery. TriMet says […]
Local News – Real Estate Up – Gas Prices Up – Death Explained – COPD Screenings
Real Estate Sales Looking Optimistic The good news… Realtors in Florence sold more homes in the first nine months of this year than they did in all of 2011. The not so good news, the median price of those homes, at $153,500, is $100,000 less than it was seven years […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 10/10/2012 10:40 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/215 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Multnomah County grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing by two Portland police officers involved in a Sept. 29 wounding of a shooting suspect. Both officers shot Joshua Stephen […]