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Local News – New Florence City Manager – 1st Challenge to City Sign Code – PERS Overpayments to be collected

The Florence City Council will open the first meeting of the new year saying goodbye to Florence Police Chief Maury Sanders, who announced his retirement last week.  The second item addressed by the council will be the swearing in of a new Florence City Manager, Jacqui Betz.  The former assistant […]

AP Regional News

     EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Eugene police say a bus driver helped them arrest a bank robbery suspect. Officers alerted LTD bus drivers last Friday afternoon to a description of a man sought after the robbery of a U.S. Bank branch. KEZI-TV reports that one driver saw a man matching […]

DUI Arrest Up Over Last Year, Florence Police Chief Retires, and Two Governors Place A Friendly Wager

Oregon’s New Years Driving fatalities and DUI arrest up Oregon State Police troopers reported more DUII arrests around the state in comparison to last year’s New Year’s Eve night. Increased enforcement efforts by OSP troopers, county deputies and city police officers will continue through tonight during the holiday weekend national […]

AP Regional News and Sports

AZALEA, Ore. (AP) – An Azalea man brought into a local hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the head early yesterday has died. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says Robin Brink died at Mercy Medical Center. The sheriff’s office says it has questioned one suspect and several witnesses but […]