Date: 06/16/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/263 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – House Speaker Tina Kotek is unveiling a proposal to gradually raise Oregon’s statewide minimum wage to $13 an hour by 2018. Kotek’s proposal would allow cities to select an even […]
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City utility fees to increase
15 June 2015 Council to hear proposal Florence residents can expect to see an extra couple-of-dollars added to their utility bills come July 1st. The Florence City Council will consider fee increases this evening for water, wastewater and stormwater. The average increase for those three categories will total $1.47 per […]
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports
15 June 2015 NCAA Track and Field Titles remain in Eugene The Oregon men and women made Track and Field history over the weekend, coming away from the NCAA championships with both team titles at Hayward Field. The Oregon men had three individual champions and four second place finishes for […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/15/2015 09:18 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A former executive of a southern Oregon helicopter company faces sentencing for falsifying weight records for a helicopter that crashed while carrying firefighters in 2008, killing nine people. Steven Metheny […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 06/15/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/269 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – Rookie Lance McCullers and four relievers combined for a two-hitter and Evan Gattis tied a career high with four hits, helping the Houston Astros cruise to a 13-0 […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/15/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/278 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. (AP) – Fire officials say a wildfire in southwest Oregon had grown, fanned by high winds and terrain. The so-called Buckskin fire was estimated at nearly 2 square miles, or about […]
Ports can legally work on telecom projects; Florence woman returning home after devastating crash
12 June 2015 Legislature Clarifies Port Telecommunications Abilities The regulations allowing what Oregon Ports can and cannot do, never included the ability to work with telecom companies. Oregon Senator Arnie Roblan said that’s because the internet didn’t even exist when the rules were made. Senator Arnie Roblan: “You think you […]
Oregon women lead NCAA TF after day one
12 June 2015 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports: The Oregon women lead team scoring after day one of their portion of the NCAA National Track and Field Championships in Eugene. The Ducks scored 31 points yesterday at Hayward Field, but face serious challenges from Arkansas, Georgia, and Southern […]




