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 […]
Other News
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 […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,538 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III didn’t dazzle but Baylor still pulled out a thrilling Alamo Bowl victory in the highest-scoring bowl game in history, beating Washington 67-56 in a […]
Local News – River Level; Minimum Wage; Christmas Trees; Pedestrian Safety
After a long dry spell the pendulum swings… The Siuslaw River crested just below flood stage above Mapleton late last night and is headed downward, but more rain today could slow that decline or cause a brief rise in the river level. According to the National Weather Service, though, it’s […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,344 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – Lane County prosecutors had been seeking to install an alcohol interlock device on the car of a Veneta man before he crashed the vehicle on Christmas night, killing himself and seriously injuring three others. […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,338 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon school districts have to decide by March 1 whether to accept students from other districts under a new open enrollment law approved by the Legislature this year. The change raises a number of […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,315 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – Convicted of killing a highly decorated Marine Corps flying ace, Jesse Fanus was the youngest person on Oregon’s Death Row when he was sentenced to death in 1999 at age 19. Now a Marion […]
