Florence Oregon News

Local News Digest: Peer Court; School Board; Pounding and Christmas Trees

Community Discussion on Florence Peer Court It’s been around for many years, but many people in the community aren’t aware of Peer Court.  For the past several years it’s been held in conjunction with the Boys and Girls Club and Mo Young with the Lane County Prevention Program says it […]

1st Oregon News from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,266 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – City officials are defending police officers’ use of batons against Occupy Portland protesters while clearing out their camp. Mayor Sam Adams and police officials spoke yesterday, a day after police used their batons to […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,307 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Freshman Kevin Pangos tied the school record with nine 3-pointers and finished with 33 points to lead No. 22 Gonzaga to an 89-81 win over Washington State. Pangos, a guard […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,316 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Police drove hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators from weeks-old encampments in Portland and arrested more than 50 of them. Police moved in shortly before noon yesterday and forced protesters into the street after dozens […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,300 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Several hundred protesters, some wearing goggles and gas masks, marched past authorities in a downtown street yesterday, hours after riot police forced Occupy Portland demonstrators out of a pair of weeks-old encampments in nearby […]