Mayor concerned about growing costs of ReVision Increasing cost estimates for a Highway 101 facelift in downtown Florence have not derailed the plan, but it has Mayor Joe Henry feeling uncomfortable. Joe Henry – “This started out as a five-and-a-half million dollar project at which point ODOT was going to […]
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NCAA Basketball tournament – Men and Women; College baseball
Ducks recover to punch ticket to KC Tyler Dorsey hit a contested go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 38.4 seconds to play; E.C. Matthews airballed a long 3 in the waning seconds trying to force overtime, and third-seeded Oregon rallied in the second half to beat upstart […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Morris drew a penalty to set up the first goal, scored on a header in the 66th minute to give Seattle the lead, and the Sounders celebrated last year’s MLS Cup title with a 3-1 win over the New York Red Bulls Sunday. More than […]
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OREGON DATA CENTER Amazon planning third data complex near Hermiston (Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.com) PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Amazon is proposing to build a third data complex west of Hermiston consisting of four data centers. The East Oregonian reports that the Seattle-based e-commerce giant recently bought 120 acres […]
Rain respite brief; Mayor lunches with the Governor; Dallas Brass to share experience; PeaceHealth to resume Nurse negotiations
City offering free sand bags and sand… Thursday’s brief respite from the rain was just that. More rain is coming today and tomorrow. That’s in addition to record amounts of rainfall leading to water accumulating in places not seen before according to Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller. Mike Miller […]
NCAA basketball tournaments under way; Pac-12 baseball
Pac-12 Baseball underway Top ranked Oregon State baseball scored two runs in the first inning; Luke Heimlich and Max Engelbrekt combined for a two-hitter; and the Beavers held on for a two-run shutout win over Arizona State yesterday afternoon in Phoenix to open play in the Pac-12. It was the […]
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POLICE SHOOTING-LAWSUIT Family of veteran shot by Eugene police files $7.5M lawsuit (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The family of a former Army soldier who was shot to death at his home in 2015 by a Eugene police officer has filed a $7.5 million lawsuit […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored on the power play in the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Thursday night. Both teams are well back in the Western Conference playoff race. The Canucks finished winless on their five-game homestand, with the […]






