RANCHING STANDOFF-PLEA BARGAIN TURMOIL Those who took plea deals in Oregon standoff weigh options SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An occupier of an Oregon wildlife refuge who took a plea deal before seven co-defendants were acquitted of the same charge says his lawyer is talking with prosecutors and withdrawing his […]
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HIV in Florence; Food backpacks for kids; Parks smoking ban denied; Mail your ballot; Rhody logo selected; Higher costs and fewer selections for indivudual health coverage in ’17
Cluster of HIV cases in Florence causing concern Recent news that five cases of HIV/AIDS have been diagnosed in the Florence area in the past few weeks has public health officials concerned. Jason Davis is with the Lane County Public Health Department. He says the five cases are “clustered” together […]
Brooks named first-team preseason All American
First ever Duck to receive the recognition Oregon’s Dillon Brooks is the first Duck ever to be named to the Associated Press Pre-Season All American list. The 6-7 junior forward is expected to miss the start of the basketball season because of an off-season foot injury. Brooks was a first […]
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MAN ON FIRE Man hospitalized after suffering burns in Corvallis field (Information from: Gazette-Times, http://www.gtconnect.com) CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Police in Corvallis say a man has suffered life-threatening injuries after being burned in a field east of the Highway 34 bypass. The Gazette-Times reports that police had responded Wednesday […]
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MLS-SOUNDERS-SCHMETZER Seattle takes away interim tag, makes Schmetzer head coach SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Sounders have taken away the interim tag and named Brian Schmetzer head coach. Seattle made the announcement at its annual meeting with season-ticket holders Wednesday night. Schmetzer took over as the interim head coach […]
Ballots coming back; tsunami signs will multiply; Eco finds a new home; Port dealing with winter debris; County parks smoking ban rejected; Rhody logo selected
Voters are returning ballots… More than 80-percent of Lane County registered voters are expected to return ballots for next week’s general election. That means election workers are going to have a busy week. As of yesterday, 81-thousand ballots had been returned… that’s right at 33-percent. That means they could see […]
Siuslaw preparing for Cross Country title defense
OSAA State Finals this Saturday in Eugene Members of the Siuslaw Viking Girls’ Cross Country team are working this week to prepare for a defense of last year’s state title. The Vikings, led by individual state champion Celie Mans, won the 4A team title in 2015. They will be making […]
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WARRIORS-TRAIL BLAZERS Curry has 28 points and Warriors beat the Blazers 127-104 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 points, 23 in the third quarter alone, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-104 on Tuesday night to extend their early season winning streak to […]
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