Date: 12/23/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The backlog of untested forensic evidence at the Oregon State Police’s five crime laboratories has nearly doubled over the past 10 years. A state audit shows a backlog of nearly […]
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Zoning change to allow for microbrewery in Old Town
Micro Brew planned for Old Town Florence A request to open a micro brewery and tasting room in Old Town Florence will advance after Florence City Councilors approved a change to the zoning code allowing manufacturing and distribution of wholesale food and beverage in the area. Mayor Joe Henry said […]
Athlete of the week; prep basketball and wrestling results; college hoops
Athlete of the Week Siuslaw Basketball standout Destinie Tatum is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The junior guard scored 19 points and pulled down 20 rebounds in the Lady Vikings’ loss last week to Cottage Grove. Honorable Mention goes to Taylor Dotson. She led scoring for the Vikings […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 12/22/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/259 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma (hee-sash-ee ee-wah-koo-mah) will receive his $1 million signing bonus from the Seattle Mariners in three equal payments through 2017 as part of his contract that […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/22/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/238 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – Court records show that the woman suspected of killing a pedestrian and hurting 30 others when she slammed her car into a sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip changed her […]
Local News – Florence Woman Died In Landslide Friday – Lighting Contest Winners Announced
Holiday Lighting Contest Winners Announced. The blustery weather Thursday night didn’t keep the judges of the Florence Holiday Light display contest from making their appointed rounds. Three Florence businesses, and three area residences caught the eye of the judges, bringing “quite the sparkle” throughout the area according to Sherri Bollinger […]
Local Sports – Prep and College Basketball
On the courts Friday night in girls basketball thee Lady Viks fell in non league play to Cottage Grove 74 / 44…while in Mapleton the Sailor girls fell to Pacific 52 / 20…. In Florence the Viking Boys fell to Cottage Grove 59 / 30. The Viking Boys are at […]
3rd AP Northwest News Minute
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – Four college students from Oregon were among those hurt when a vehicle plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk outside a Las Vegas Strip casino. Pacific University says the students are members of the wrestling team and […]
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