Local News

Local News – Rods, Rhodies, Goonies and I-Fun.

Thursday, September 06, 2012 Rods and Rhodies… For the fifth straight year Historic Old Town Florence will be turned into a three block car show as 125 high-line classic hot rods line both sides of Bay Street on Saturday and Sunday.  It’s the Rods and Rhodies, and this year it’s […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/06/2012 10:31 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/232 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – It’s going to cost plenty to see Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Monday in Portland. Invitations to the private fundraiser say tickets range from $1,000 for admission […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/06/2012 09:38 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/241 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   WHITE SALMON, Wash. (AP) – Fire crews are building containment lines around two fast-moving new wildfires threatening dozens of homes in south-central Washington along the Columbia River Gorge. Fire officials say residents of […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/06/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/309 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Kevin Millwood pitched six stingy innings to win for the first time in 5½ weeks and the Seattle Mariners beat the staggering Red Sox 2-1 on Wednesday […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/06/2012 03:58 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/306 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Salem man charged with murder in a fatal confrontation in a Walmart parking lot had been released from the county jail three weeks earlier because of overcrowding. The […]

Local Sports – Prep Volleyball

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… Prep volleyball gets underway on area courts tonight.  The Viking Varsity opens at home against the Elmira Falcons at Six this evening.  Mapleton Volleyball will be on the road to face Siletz Valley. There’ll be plenty of volleyball in Reedsport this coming weekend […]

Local News – Heceta PUD hearing; Gas Prices; Our Town

September 5, 2012 Water PUD Formation Hearing Set… A public hearing, conducted by the Oregon Department of Energy in two weeks, will allow area residents the chance to have a say in the possible formation of a new People’s Utility District that would take over the Heceta Water District.  Kathy […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/05/2012 10:45 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland City Council is prepared to pay more than $150,000 in lost disability payments to firefighter Tom Hurley. The matter is on today’s agenda, although the city is […]