Hundreds of U.S. Flags Expected to be Retired Tomorrow… To some it’s a holiday on par with the Fourth of July: June 14th, Flag Day. It’s the annual observance of the adoption by the 2nd Continental Congress in 1777 of the first standards for displaying and caring for the flag […]
Florence Oregon News
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–3rd NewsMinute/228 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The free ride may be ending for TriMet’s MAX trains and city streetcars in downtown Portland. The TriMet board is voting today on ending the free rail zone, and the city Bureau of […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–2nd NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Salem fire officials say an apartment building fire has injured at least five people. Deputy Fire Marshal John Stroebel tells the Statesman Journal that some were being treated for smoke inhalation while others […]
NW Sports from the AP
NW–SportsMinute/345 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Clayton Richards pitched seven strong innings, Everth Cabrera had an RBI triple in a four-run sixth and the San Diego Padres hung on for a 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–1st NewsMinute/349 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say they’ve caught up with a convicted bank robber they’ve been hunting since they allege he threatened a university guard, robbed a bank and carjacked a vehicle. Sgt. Pete Simpson said […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–3rd NewsMinute/256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) – The Japanese dock that was washed away in last year’s tsunami and landed on the Oregon coast last week is attracting thousands of visitors to Agate Beach near Newport. State officials say 11,000 […]
Local News – Dialysis Clinic; Tax Evader; Child Porn; Japanese Dock
Cost Cutting Measures could put Dialysis Clinic back on track. Florence planning commissioners are being asked to approve modifications to a proposed dialysis clinic that developers say will significantly reduce construction costs and get the project moving again. The original design review for the 62-hundred square foot facility on Kingwood […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–2nd NewsMinute/294 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A federal court jury has convicted a former Florence real estate agent of income tax evasion, failure to file tax returns and witness tampering. The U.S. attorney’s office says Randall Johnson filed federal […]