Florence News

There is good news for those who are loving this run of nice weather in northwest Oregon including the coast and Portland as the trend looks to remain in place over the weekend, on and off for the next week, and then maybe returning around Valentine's Day .

FLORENCE, Ore. - A man has pleaded no contest to animal abuse after being accused of fatally shooting a 90-pound bear cub rummaging in his neighbor's garbage.

The Oregon Department of Transportation has reopened Highway 126 at Cushman, 3 miles east of Florence.

Florence: Red Cross Shelter being opened at the Florence Events Center. ORC Emergency Response Vehicle from Eugene is on the way.

With more than 40 million Americans reported to be impacted by recent severe winter storms in the Pacific Northwest; forecasters reported Jan.

The system this morning is on schedule but slightly delayed by about 5 hours. The rain and snow didn't develop in Lane County until about 6:30 AM and it looks to continue for the rest of the day.

FLORENCE, Ore. - A struggling Oregon restaurant owner has a deal for customers: If they chip in toward his overhead, he'll pay them back in half price food.

Oregon State Police are investigating as "suspicious" the death of a 22-year-old Portland man whose body was found near Florence this week.

The Yoruba African Art Exhibit opened for display on Jan. 9 in the Lane Art Gallery located in Building 11 and will continue until Feb.