Officials celebrate first fiber optic connection in new network The final touches on a project funded by a 2009 federal stimulus package is nearing completion. The result will be a fiber optic connection between government buildings, public safety agencies and medical facilities in Florence. It’s part of a larger project […]
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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,278 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A 28-year-old Springfield man accused of faking cancer has been charged with theft by deception and ordered top go on trial Feb. 28. Police said members of Charles Embleton’s church who raised money for […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,351 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – An Oregon man accused of driving drunk and causing a Vancouver, Wash., crash that killed an infant has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. The Columbian reports that 26-year-old Christopher Roman of Hillsboro will be […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,337 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Robert Sacre scored 15 points to lead No. 19 Gonzaga to a 73-53 victory over Notre Dame last night. David Stockton scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, Kevin Pangos added […]
1st Oregon News Minute
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,305 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A 22-year-old man has told a judge he understands the murder charge against him in the fatal stabbing of an Eastern Oregon corrections officer who stopped to help a stranded motorist. Joshua Charles Weeks […]
Local News – City Manager Hiring; Gas prices lower, but still high; Digital Mammography; Bridge Work
City Manager Replacement Likely to Come From Within The City of Florence is taking a different direction in looking for a successor to City Manager Bob Willoughby. After five years he announced last week that he would be leaving December 31st to take a similar position in Silverton. Mayor Phil […]
3rd Oregon News Minuted from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,308 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The ex-husband of a woman killed by Oregon death row inmate Gary Haugen calls Gov. John Kitzhaber a coward for halting Haugen’s execution. Ard Pratt is a former Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy who responded […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,344 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. home prices are falling again in most major cities — but not Portland, one of just a few cities that saw home prices rise. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index shows prices dropped in September […]
