Florence News

Residents living in the Florence and Stevensville area may have noticed smoke in the mountains Wednesday afternoon.

HAMILTON - The Ravalli County sheriff says a shooting death early Tuesday near Stevensville was a suicide.

The two men who are accused in the brutal murders of three women at a Florence hair salon are set to be arraigned on the latest set of charges from federal prosecutors.

Two men charged in a triple murder at a Florence hair salon will not be executed if convicted of the crimes.

A Florence woman faces five felony counts for forging prescriptions. Prosecutors say in court documents that Maurine Campbell walked into Lolo Drug last week and tried to fill a prescription.

A Ravalli County woman is accused of trying to run over her husband with her car.

Firefighters are battling a wildlands fire burning in the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge in Stevensville.

Commuters traveling on U.S. Highway 93 between Stevensville and Florence should use caution as we are receiving reports of several accidents in the area.

Fire officials say three fires which have burned about 40 acres just south of Florence are now fully contained.

Women looking to become professional birth support providers attended a Saturday workshop in Missoula to learn more.

A 51-year old woman was taken to the hospital after crashing her vehicle along U.S. Highway 93 South near Florence.

February is American Heart Month and one woman in Florence is using a needle and thread to help open heart surgery patients heal their heart.

The Montana Department of Transportation plans to hold a public meeting to talk about a plan to fix up the Eastside Highway between Florence and Stevensville.

Montana State University has announced the signing of Katherine Niemeir from Florence to a national letter of intent.

Saturday's windy weather has caused some problems across Western Montana, especially in the Bitterroot Valley.

HELENA - A bill that could prevent juvenile sex offenders from living near schools was heard Friday by the House Judiciary Committee.

Don Gisselbeck's job on First Night is a hand-me-down, but oh what a job. For a couple of hours, he stands in front of the Florence Building and reads Shakespeare's sonnets.

A tin soldier made with lights stands as a welcoming figure at the brightly adorned house and yard of the Keyser home on Darlene Drive in Missoula.

The attendees were treated to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and caroling.