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Peace Harbor Breaks Ground on Emergency Expansion A community drive to raise $5-million in donations and pledges to expand the 25-year old Emergency Department at Peace Harbor Medical Center finally reached its goal last week. Leaders of the “Leave a Legacy, Save a Life Campaign” announced the accomplishment at a formal […]
Two State Champion hurdlers are Coast Radio Sports’ Athletes of the year: senior Joseph Dotson and junior Mikaela Siegel; both from Siuslaw High School Dotson was a standout football and basketball player for the Vikings. He also competed at this year’s Summit Decathlon in Bend where he finished in fourth […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Two sizeable earthquakes struck off the coast of Oregon overnight but officials say no tsunamis were triggered. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck at 12:52 a.m. and a second quake measuring magnitude 5.5 hit at 4:46 a.m. […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) – A strong earthquake has rumbled off the Oregon coast but it appeared too distant to cause any problems. The USGS says the magnitude-5.8 temblor struck shortly before 10 last night and was centered in the Pacific […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Jerry Sands hit a two-run homer, his first of the season, David Murphy added a pinch-hit RBI single, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 last night. Sands homered in the […]
Authorities are looking for Josh Ward who walked away from an Oregon Youth Authority work detail in Florence Wednesday afternoon. Ward, pictured to the right, was in the custody of OYA at Camp Florence for attempted sex abuse I and attempted robbery I. His home of record is in Veneta […]
29 May 2015 City of Florence cuts prescription take back program There are no longer any designated places in the community where you can get rid of old and unused prescription drugs. The City of Florence used to have a depository at the Florence Justice Center, but it was locked […]
29 May 2015 Bruins bump ducks to softball elimination round The Oregon softball team lost to Pac-12 rival UCLA 7-1 last night in Oklahoma City to open the NCAA Women’s College World Series. That puts the Ducks on the elimination track if they want to survive long enough to make […]
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