Truck driver takes wrong turn Florence police say they don’t really know where the driver of a large box-van thought he was headed Thursday evening, but he wound up in the Siuslaw River. Police commander John Pitcher said a large delivery van, owned by Eugene’s Automatic Heat Installation and Service, […]
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Ducks dancing in Sacramento; Siuslaw grad hurls a gem
College basketball: Ducks seeded high in Mid-West Regional The Oregon Ducks are the third seed in the Mid-West Regional and will face Iona Friday night Sacramento to open up the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. Kansas is the number one seed in the region… with a win Friday, Oregon would then […]
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PHOENIX (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 28 of his 39 points in the first half and the Portland Trail Blazers recovered to beat the Phoenix Suns 110-101 on Sunday night after blowing an 18-point second-half lead. Lillard scored just four points in the fourth quarter, but fellow guard C.J. McCollum […]
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MISSING SKIER-RECOVERY EFFORT Search for missing skier on Mt. Hood becomes recovery effort (Information from: KEZI-TV, http://www.kezi.com/) HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say the search for a 57-year-old man who went missing on Tuesday while skiing on Mt. Hood has become a recovery effort. Sgt. Pete Hughes with […]
Goodwill getting a new home; Localized flooding; Stiles steps down from LCC Board; Set your clock ahead – check your smoke detector, your tires and your shoes; Lawmakers eye your interest deduction
Goodwill considering new location A Highway 101 commercial building, vacant for nearly a decade, is headed for new life as the home of Goodwill Industries in Florence. The non-profit agency wants to move from their current location to the former Rite-Aid building at 12th Street and Highway 101. In processing […]
Oregon opens tournament play with a win
Ducks to face Cal in conference semi-final Number five Oregon ran away from Arizona State in the second half yesterday and cruised to an 80-57 victory over the Sun Devils in one quarterfinal of the men’s Pac-12 basketball tournament in Las Vegas. Fifth seeded Cal gets by Utah Jabari Bird […]
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RANCHING STANDOFF TRIAL-NEVADA Defendant medical complaint interrupts Bundy standoff trial LAS VEGAS (AP) — A medical complaint involving a defendant with a history of health problems briefly interrupted the Las Vegas trial of six men accused of wielding guns during an April 2014 armed standoff between followers of Nevada […]
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jusuf Nurkic had a career-high 28 points and 20 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-108 in overtime Thursday night. Nurkic also had eight assists and six blocks in Portland’s fourth straight win. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vytautas Andriuskevicius won’t play […]