Florence Oregon News

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 […]

NW Sports from the AP

NW–SportsMinute/364 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Jimmy Rider drove in the winning run with a shallow pop fly that landed just inside the left-field foul line in the bottom of the ninth, lifting Kent State to […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–1st NewsMinute/326 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say an armed man they thought was holed up in a parking garage at Portland State University has vanished. Lt. Robert King said yesterday that 54-year-old David Chilton fled into the […]