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 […]
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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 […]
Local Sports
The Rose Bowl is a living archive of football tradition. Every year, teams participate in the same oceanside pep rallies, Disneyland visits and Hollywood beef-eating extravaganzas before those flowered parade floats glide down Colorado Boulevard right before the game. All that history suits No. 9 Wisconsin and No. 6 Oregon, […]
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 […]
Local News – Florence Police Chief Retires; Flood Watch; Power Outage Cause; Wyden Town Halls
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 […]
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 […]