AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,304 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A former Salem mayor was among those joining in an Occupy Salem demonstration on the steps of the Oregon state Capitol. Former Mayor Mike Swaim told a crowd that the Statesman Journal estimated at […]
Florence Oregon News
Local News Digest – PT Smith Passes Away; HWD issues; Chowder Cookoff results
Local health care supporter passes… A long time advocate for enhancing the quality of health care in the Florence area passed away last week. P.T. Smith was 96 years old. PeaceHealth CEO Rick Yecny said Smith was responsible for many of the health care improvements made in the area over […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An autopsy today may confirm a body found in a Jeep in Oregon is a missing Washington man whose wife was killed in what an investigator calls a “vicious, vile reign of terror” by […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,317 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The youngest victim of what authorities describe as a Northwest crime spree that left three people dead is being remembered by his family as polite, helpful and passionate about his music. Nineteen-year-old Cody Myers […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,302 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Backup Seattle quarterback Charlie Whitehurst threw a go-ahead 27-yard touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin, and Brandon Browner returned an interception 94 yards to clinch the Seahawks’ 36-25 victory over […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,303 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) – A man has been hospitalized after he tried unsuccessfully to save a woman from a fire at a mobile home park in Clackamas. Fire crews were unable to immediately enter the home because it […]
Local News Digest – Chowder Blues and Brews; Wild Coho; and Sewer Extension
16th Chowder Blues and Brews The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a party this weekend at the Events Center… the 16th annual Chowder Blues and Brews festival opens at five this afternoon. Executive Director Cal Applebee says there are plenty of samples of all three namesakes… Cal Applebee […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,238 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Eugene School District is restoring five teaching positions because of crowded classrooms. Superintendent Sheldon Berman says dozens of elementary classes have more than 30 students. The largest had 37. The Register Guard reports […]
