Increased Membership Brings Increased Funding Requirements A slight change in focus, and an expanded partnership with Siuslaw Schools over the past 18 months has been a boon to membership at the Boys and Girls Club. Director Ken Gaylord says the two organizations cooperated on the federal 21st Century Grant to […]
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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Sam Adams says he won’t implement an arbitrator’s ruling that a police officer fired after he shot an unarmed man in the back in 2010 should be reinstated. Adams said yesterday he […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/326 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s mayor says he won’t implement an arbitrator’s ruling that a police officer, fired after he shot an unarmed man in the back, should be reinstated. Mayor Sam Adams says the city attorney thinks […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–SportsMinute/457 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michael Young hit a two-run homer and had four RBIs to back Derek Holland, leading the Texas Rangers over the Seattle Mariners 5-3. Young had an RBI single in the first. […]
Local News: Real Estate Market Rebound? Tsunami debris; Offshore earthquakes; If I Were Mayor…
Positive Signs Shown in Real Estate Market The real estate market in Florence started the year off in a much more positive light than it has the past few years. Tawfik Ahdab with the Pacific Valuation Group says there were 69 closed single family residential sales in the area between […]
Case still open in death of Florence man
No charges in fight death at Occupy Eugene camp EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A man was fatally beaten in December at the Occupy Eugene camp, and no one has been arrested or charged, although the case remains open. Police have wrapped up their investigation of two men involved in the […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A man was fatally beaten in December at the Occupy Eugene camp, and no one has been arrested or charged, although the case remains open. Police have wrapped up their investigation of two men […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/295 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Hospital says a security technician helping other staffers deal with a behavioral incident involving a patient collapsed and later died last night. A spokeswoman says other staffers started CPR and the man […]