BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Dillon Brooks hit a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds to play to cap a comeback from 16 points down and No. 6 Oregon beat California 68-65 on Wednesday night to keep its hopes alive for a Pac-12 title. The Ducks (25-4, 14-2) trailed by 16 points […]
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Cold Weather Shelter to open this week; Lane County improves bond rating; Florence Fest ’17 to debut; PeaceHealth Lab Layoffs; Gas prices steady
Cooler weather prompts opening of shelter The Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter will be open tonight and tomorrow… and if cooler overnight temperatures persist, it could open Friday night as well. The shelter this evening will be housed in the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw at 3996 Highway 101. Greg […]
Prep and college basketball this week
Prep basketball: Siuslaw to host Newport for Play-In The Siuslaw Vikings will host the Newport Cubs Friday night, seven pm at Siuslaw High School, for an OSAA basketball “Play-In” game. The Vikings, the second place team in the Far West will host the fourth place Cubs from the Oregon West […]
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FATAL POLICE SHOOTING 2 Beaverton police officers shoot, kill man on roof BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A Beaverton police spokesman says two officers have shot and killed a man standing on a roof. Officer Mike Rowe said Tuesday the man was waving a gun and pointing it at people […]
Weekly suppers; lots of rain; slide closes 101; Around the world with PTA; See birds, sea birds!
Weekly suppers offer food and fellowship Four area churches have gathered together to offer dinner to anybody and everybody each Wednesday evening. Greg Wood – “We just thought it would be good to bring people together and that’s what we do. The target audience is lonely seniors or families or […]
Athlete of the week… and college baseball
Brandt named Athlete of the Week Siuslaw basketball standout Jared Brandt is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the week. The junior forward scored a combined 10 points, pulled down 21 rebounds, handed out 7 assists, and had 7 steals in two games last week, helping the Vikings to second place; […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gabe Taylor and Jazz Johnson scored 13 points apiece and Portland cruised to a 96-58 win over NAIA Walla Walla last night. D’Marques Tyson and Xavier Hallinan each scored 12 points and Philipp Hartwich added eight with 12 rebounds for Portland (10-19), which snapped a […]
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PRESIDENTS DAY-PROTESTS Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’ Thousands of demonstrators across the U.S. have turned out to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents’ Day protest dubbed Not My President’s Day. The numbers weren’t close to the million-plus who thronged the streets following Trump’s inauguration a […]