North Florence Neighbors Band Together in Absence of Police Presence Residents just outside the Florence City limits are taking things into their own hands. An informal and impromptu neighborhood watch came together to corral one suspect caught breaking into a home near Heceta Beach Road. The residents turned him over […]
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Local Sports: Sandblasters Split with Crushers; Ems open 14 game road trip with a Gem
Sandblasters Split Six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning weren’t enough yesterday afternoon as the Three Rivers Sandblasters fell 12-8 to the Canyon Crushers in the first game of a double header at Dodson Field in Florence. Six ‘Blasters errors contributed to the Crushers victory. In game two […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/21/2012 10:40 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/224 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – The Clatsop County sheriff’s office says its narcotic team and the Coast Guard searched three fishing vessels at the Warrenton Marina. A small amount of marijuana was found on […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/21/2012 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ESTACADA, Ore. (AP) – Paramedics say a hiker has been rescued after falling 25 feet down a steep slope in the Mount Hood National Forest. The Oregonian reports that the hiker was trapped […]
NW Sports Minute from the AP
Date: 06/21/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/353 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) – Ryan Roberts hit an inside-the-park home run, Justin Upton ended a long drought with a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks tied a franchise record with six […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/21/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/334 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Gov. John Kitzhaber’s spokesman says Oregon officials have had conversations with federal partners about needed financial and logistical help with debris expected to arrive from last year’s Japanese tsunami. […]
Local News: Dunes City Septics; Gas Prices Plummet; Marine Reserve Rules; EQ off Coast
Dunes City Council Discuss Septic Inspections… Voters in Dunes City may get a chance to weigh in on the matter of septic tank inspections, but just what question they’ll be asked still remains to be seen. After hearing from their attorney in a closed session for about 45 minutes last […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/20/2012 10:38 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Mt. Hood Skibowl owner Kirk Hanna has agreed to pay $500,000 to a bicycle rider he struck and injured while driving drunk in Portland in 2010. The Oregonian reports […]