The Rose Bowl is a living archive of football tradition. Every year, teams participate in the same oceanside pep rallies, Disneyland visits and Hollywood beef-eating extravaganzas before those flowered parade floats glide down Colorado Boulevard right before the game. All that history suits No. 9 Wisconsin and No. 6 Oregon, […]
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AZALEA, Ore. (AP) – An Azalea man brought into a local hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the head early yesterday has died. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says Robin Brink died at Mercy Medical Center. The sheriff’s office says it has questioned one suspect and several witnesses but […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,538 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III didn’t dazzle but Baylor still pulled out a thrilling Alamo Bowl victory in the highest-scoring bowl game in history, beating Washington 67-56 in a […]
Local News – River Level; Minimum Wage; Christmas Trees; Pedestrian Safety
After a long dry spell the pendulum swings… The Siuslaw River crested just below flood stage above Mapleton late last night and is headed downward, but more rain today could slow that decline or cause a brief rise in the river level. According to the National Weather Service, though, it’s […]
Local News – Stormy weather; New Laws; Gas Prices
Plenty more rain… About an inch-and-a-half of rain fell in the Florence area over the past 24-hours and weather forecasters say there’s more on the way. A series of storms moving in rapid succession will continue to sweep in from the south west between now and late tomorrow night bringing […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,286 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Gerald Wallace had 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 101-79 win over the Sacramento Kings last night. LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,222 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers opened their season with a 107-103 win over the Philadelphia 76ers last night. Gerald Wallace added 21 […]
Local News: Florence man dies following Occupy Eugene fight; Christmas Trees extreme hazard; Dry December; Police say no wrong done
Florence man dies following Occupy Eugene fight About 30-people gathered over the weekend for a vigil to remember a Florence man who died last week after a fight at the Occupy Eugene encampment. Occupy leader Kristen Carpenter said she was sorry they couldn’t stop “the violence in the system sooner” […]
