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Residents receive jury duty scam calls

4 February 2015 More suspicious calls to local residents reported A number of local residents are reporting they’ve received phone calls telling them they missed jury duty and they have an arrest warrant. But the resident can settle that warrant by paying a fine over the phone. Florence Police Chief […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/04/2015 09:24 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/229 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Health officials in Lane County say a second University of Oregon student has been diagnosed with the potentially deadly bacterial blood infection that causes meningitis. The Register-Guard reports that County […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/04/2015 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/291 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers, boosted by the return of center Robin Lopez, held off the Utah Jazz 103-102 last night. LaMarcus […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/04/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/329 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – Skeptics say the collapse in oil prices and its impact on natural gas production from American shale deposits could mean trouble for the proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas […]

Relay for Life – 12 Hours

21 January 2015 Relay for Life will be slimmed down this year This year’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life will still involve the same number of people and hopefully, say organizers, raise the same amount of money. But it will all take place in half the time as in […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/03/2015 09:12 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/247 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal officials say an Oregon businessman must pay 33 employees more than $512,000 in unpaid wages and damages after being caught in a scheme to avoid paying overtime. The Labor […]