Date: 08/01/2012 10:32 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/319 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon secretary of state has dismissed $75 fines levied against Medford’s current and former police chiefs for their comments about the 2010 medical marijuana initiative. Current Chief Tim […]
Florence Oregon News
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/01/2012 09:28 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/274 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) – Environmentalists are opposing plans to build a waterfront hotel, commercial building and wake-boarding park in Hood River, known for its world-class wind surfing. They say the project will […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 08/01/2012 05:46 AM NW–SportsMinute/230 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Dustin Ackley drove in three runs and Jason Vargas pitched seven strong innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to their sixth consecutive victory, 7-2 over the Toronto […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/01/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/257 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Health Authority has certified five more groups to coordinate treatment for low-income patients with state-funded health care. State officials say the new coordinated care organizations will start […]
Long time educator passes away
A 32-year veteran of the Siuslaw School District who began his education career in 1961 in Florence passed away last night. Richard N. Whitmore was principal at Siuslaw from the fall of 1974 through the end of the school year in 1993. Whitmore was born in Toledo in 1937; married […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/31/2012 10:32 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/247 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A popular spot on tours of the Capitol in Salem is the vault in the state treasurer’s office. It was built in the 1930s and the massive steel door […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/31/2012 09:26 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/346 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have made an arrest in a weekend attack on a woman who was walking on a trail in Portland’s Hoyt Arboretum. The woman screamed loudly and the man […]
NW sports from the AP
Date: 07/31/2012 05:30 AM NW–1st SportsMinute/268 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The Metropolitan King County Council has voted to approve a proposal for a new arena that could bring the NBA back to Seattle. The plan also […]