Standing room only has the community and City Council honor out going Florence Police Chief Sanders was honored at Tuesday night’s Florence City Council meeting for his service to the community and law enforcement. Before a crowded house Sanders was notably speechless, but in a recent interview with Coast […]
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ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Mount Ashland ski area has closed temporarily, hoping for a good storm to provide snow and cover the runs now too rocky for skis and boards. The closure is a symptom of a regional warm spell. The Medford Mail Tribune reports that the […]
Local News – New Florence City Manager – 1st Challenge to City Sign Code – PERS Overpayments to be collected
The Florence City Council will open the first meeting of the new year saying goodbye to Florence Police Chief Maury Sanders, who announced his retirement last week. The second item addressed by the council will be the swearing in of a new Florence City Manager, Jacqui Betz. The former assistant […]
AP Regional News
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Eugene police say a bus driver helped them arrest a bank robbery suspect. Officers alerted LTD bus drivers last Friday afternoon to a description of a man sought after the robbery of a U.S. Bank branch. KEZI-TV reports that one driver saw a man matching […]
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AZALEA, Ore. (AP) – An Azalea man brought into a local hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the head early yesterday has died. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says Robin Brink died at Mercy Medical Center. The sheriff’s office says it has questioned one suspect and several witnesses but […]
Local News – Florence Police Chief Retires; Flood Watch; Power Outage Cause; Wyden Town Halls
Florence Police Chief opts for retirement… He said it has been a “great experience”, but now is the time to retire and “create the opportunity for a transition of leadership within the department”. After serving 5 ½ years as the top cop in Florence, Maury Sanders will be stepping down […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,305 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – The parents of a 23-year-old man killed on an Ashland bike path are adding a second reward fund to help find the killer. David Grubbs was attacked so brutally he was nearly decapitated on […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,295 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A new snowpack measurement at Oregon’s Mount Hood found just 41 inches of snow. That’s about 54 percent of average for this time of year. Across the state, the newspaper says Oregon’s snowpack is […]




