DRUNK DRIVER SENTENCE Drunk driver who killed passenger gets 6 years in prison (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for killing his passenger in a drunken driving crash southwest of Portland last summer. […]
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Tiny House at Home Show; Gas prices surge; final personnel shift at WLAD; Woman accused of murder told police two stories
Tiny house can be smart The Florence Home and Garden show will start its third decade this weekend with a new display out front… a tiny home. This home is a “SMART” one according to Nathan Watson of Tiny SMART Homes of Albany. Nathan Watson – “SMART is meant more […]
Pac-12 women open play Thursday in Seattle
Oregon State earns #1 seed at Women’s Pac-12 tournament The Oregon State women will open the Pac-12 Basketball tournament with the day off Thursday before taking on the winner of tomorrow’s game between USC and Cal. Oregon State was named the number one seed in the tournament after finishing on […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Marcus Morris scored a career-high 37 points, including Detroit’s first seven in overtime, and the Pistons rallied from a 13-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-113 on Tuesday night. Ish Smith had 12 points, seven assists and seven steals for the […]
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EUGENE REST STOPS Eugene council makes permanent 2 programs for homeless (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Eugene City Council has unanimously voted to make permanent two programs that provide those without homes legal and safe places to sleep. The Register-Guard reports city councilors on […]
Record rainfall in February; Fraudville brings real cash; Water improvement on Rhody; Crash injures one.
Wet enough for you? Florence receives an average of just under nine-inches of rain each year during the month of February. That’s according to statistics compiled by the City of Florence and going back to 1957. Those charts also show the previous record rainfall in February came in 1999 when […]
Champion wrestler earns Athlete of the Week honors
Huff named Athlete of the Week Siuslaw wrestling standout Richard Huff is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The junior 113-pounder went into the OSAA 4A State finals as the number one seed and came away with the championship trophy. Huff won his first two matches by fall, pinning […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) — Kansas is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The Jayhawks (26-3) moved up two places to the top spot, receiving 58 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel. Gonzaga (29-1) fell to fourth after losing its first game of […]




