Florence Oregon News

Local News: City Continues Trans Plan Discussion; 101 Closed 4 Hrs in Coos County; Gas Prices Up; Stiles to Chair LCC Board

Transportation Plan Deliberations to Continue They just flat ran out of time Monday night.  The Florence City Council had so many things to do, they weren’t able to get to all of them.  One of the items, according to Mayor Phil Brubaker, was the city’s Transportation Systems Plan.  Rather than […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/18/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – The Josephine County jail has stopped housing burglary suspects because of budget cuts. Sheriff Gil Gilbertson tells the Grants Pass Daily Courier suspected burglars are instead being cited […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/18/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/250 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders each hit two-run homers and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 last night. Every Mariners starter had […]

Local News: Marine Debris Cleanup; Wildfire; Home Prep; School Levy; Whales

States to get token marine debris cleanup funding It’s been described as a “slow-motion environmental disaster” that could take years to unfold.  The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan unleashed hundreds of thousands of tons of household, industrial and environmental detritus into the Pacific Ocean… some of which has […]