16 April 2013 Local Doctor Aids Boston Wounded Two Florence residents were walking back to their downtown Boston hotel yesterday when they heard the first blast. Rachel Pearson said it was as if “time slowed down”. She now knows the second blast came about 15 seconds later, but it seemed […]
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Athlete of the Week; prep baseball and softball; Ducks and the Pilots; and volunteers sought for track meet
Siuslaw softball standout Ashlee Cole is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the week. The junior catcher was five-for-six at the plate in a split double-header against South Umpqua last week. Cole went three-for-three in game two with two home runs, six RBI and a sacrifice. Honorable mention goes to junior […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2013 10:25 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/288 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – A Coos Bay man who was teaching his 11-year-old daughter to drive when she ran into a parked car has been arrested on a drunken driving charge. The […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2013 09:28 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/280 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BEND, Ore. (AP) – A mid-April snowstorm caught some people off guard in central Oregon. KTVZ-TV says that Downtown Bend Business Association president Chuck Arnold reported he wore his dress shoes to work […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 04/16/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/378 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Following the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, organizers of the Eugene (Ore.) Marathon say their event will go on as planned on April 28. Eugene […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 04/16/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/343 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon physician did not have any time to rest after completing the Boston Marathon. Paul Pearson of Florence had just finished the race and was walking back to […]
Florence runner finishes Boston Marathon… attends to wounded
A Florence runner who had just completed the Boston Marathon hadn’t even had time to recharge before he and his wife began helping people after two explosive devices went off near the finish line. Boston Marathon explosion video Raw video More Terrorism Paul and Rachel Pearson were walking back to […]
Bright outlook for salmon this year; Florence City Council and Planning Commission to meet jointly; Truck crash shuts down 101 Saturday
15 April 2013 Good News for Salmon fishers… Fisheries managers say all the signs are pointing to a very good season when it comes to salmon fishing this year. Recreational and commercial troll Chinook salmon fishing on the central Oregon coast looks especially good thanks to strong returns to the […]




