Date: 10/24/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/233 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) – A rare tornado has ripped roofs off several buildings, uprooted trees and shattered windows in the southwest Washington city of Longview, but there were no reports of injuries. A meteorologist […]
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Florence Man Dies – 101 Closed at Coos Bay Through Late Friday
23 October, 2014 Construction Crash Closes Highway, 1 Dies. A Florence man was killed and Highway 101 at the McCulloch Bridge in North Bend will remain closed through late Friday following a construction accident Wednesday night. The body of 52-year old Mark Fortune was recovered from the waters of Coos […]
Darkening your skies and taxing your high
23 October 2014 Darkening your skies and taxing your high The Florence City Council said yes Monday night to a couple of different questions. The first was whether or not to tax recreational sales of marijuana in the city. If voters approve ballot measure 91 and retail sales of pot, […]
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
23 October 2014 Cross Country District Meet Today Both the Siuslaw Viking boys and girls cross country teams are ranked in the top five in the state headed into today’s Far West District Cross Country meet in Brookings. The two top scoring teams in each class… plus top finishing individual […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 10/23/2014 09:23 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A strong fall storm has drenched Portland in record rain and triggered a sewer overflow into the Willamette River. The National Weather Service reports that rainfall at Portland International Airport […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 10/23/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/270 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) – Rookie Julius Randle scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Jeremy Lin added 13 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 94-86 victory over […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 10/23/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/257 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – A black bear cub found wandering the aisles of an Oregon drugstore will be raised with the goal of releasing him into the wild next year. The Oregon Department of […]
Rhody Path Discussions On Again
22 October 2014 Off again, on again path discussions Only a couple hours after Florence City Councilors had reached a consensus to hold off on further discussions about the controversial Rhododendron Drive Multi-Path, they were talking about scheduling another work session next month. Immediately following Monday’s work session, where the […]