Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Lawmakers from Oregon and Washington are talking about reviving plans for a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver. A group including a dozen lawmakers from both states and both parties […]
Month: June 2014
Local News – Betz Say’s “Good-bye” – FEC Funding – New SHS Principal
Management Transition at City The City of Florence is going to be under new management soon. The previous occupant of the City Manager’s office, Jacque Betz, wrapped up work yesterday. She has worked for Florence for 15 years; the last 2 ½ in the top position. Unlike most changes in […]
Local Sports – It’s MLB Draft Day
The Major League Baseball 2014 Draft gets underway this evening in Seacaucus, New Jersey. Oregon State outfielder Michael Conforto is projected as an early first round draft selection. Twice the Pac Twelve’s Player of the Year, Conforto is a finalist for this year’s Golden Spikes award. His Beaver teammates, left […]
3rd AP Oregon News Minute
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A registered sex offender who assaulted a developmentally disabled woman in a unisex restroom at a Springfield mall has been sentenced to four years in prison. The Register-Guard reports 27-year-old Brexin Schulz made a deal with […]
2nd AP Oregon News Minute
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say a 4-year-old boy has died after a fall from an upper-story window at an apartment building. Sgt. Pete Simpson says firefighters and police were sent last night to the Miraflores Apartments after a […]
1st AP Oregon News Minute
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is refusing to halt a federal judge’s order declaring Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. The order follows an emergency appeal by the National Organization for Marriage that seeks to overturn the May 19 ruling […]
AP Oregon Sports Minute
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – Hisashi Iwakuma combined with two relievers on a six-hit shutout and the streaking Seattle Mariners beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 to complete a two-game sweep. Cole Gillespie and Kyle Seager hit run-scoring singles. […]
4th AP Oregon News Minute
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has declined to block any new same-sex unions in Oregon while a federal appeals court considers whether an anti-gay marriage group can intervene in the case. The decision follows an emergency appeal by the […]
