Month: December 2011

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,362 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Kevin Pangos hit 5 of 7 3-point shots and scored 19 points last night as Gonzaga opened West Coast Conference play with a 90-51 win over Portland. Sam Dower added […]

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 […]

3rd Oregon News Minute

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,270 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Police say four people were arrested after they pitched tents on Eugene City Councilor George Poling’s lawn objecting to his vote to close an Occupy Eugene campsite. Poling tells the Register-Guard that on Sunday […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The director of a new health insurance marketplace for individuals and small businesses says the federal government lobbed “a grenade” into the plan this month. But Oregon Health Insurance Exchange director Rocky King says […]