Walkout Affecting More Than Cap and Trade We are entering day 4 of the GOP walkout in Salem as Republican lawmakers emphasize their opposition to the Cap and Trade bill that Democrats are attempting to push through the short legislative session.  Democrats are trying to entice the Republicans back into […]

Oregon Chamber Weighs in on Cap and Trade The Oregon Chamber of Commerce is speaking out about the proposed cap and trade bill that the legislature is attempting to pass.  This week’s walkout by republican legislators will hurt the efforts to bring Oregon carbon emission standards into what many call […]

Flu Hanging Around Recent worries about the spread of the corona virus and what could happen if it were to be epidemic in the U.S. puts a shade on the annual flu bug that has been affecting us.  The Oregon Health Authority says despite recent downturns in influenza cases last […]

Paving and Sidewalk Work Continue This week may see the wrap up of paving along the ReVision Florence Project as crews work towards buttoning up side streets.  There is still some sidewalk work to be completed along highway 101.  In ODOT’s weekly update they list the installation of drainage utilities […]

Shooting Victims Identified The Lane County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of the shooting that occurred Tuesday morning in the Southview residential community.  According to Lane County Sheriff’s detectives 75 year old Alan Terry was shot by his 71 year old wife, Lana, before taking her own life.  The […]

Shooting Investigation Update We still do not know the identities of the couple found shot in Southview on Tuesday, but Lane County Sheriff’s detectives have given some insight into what they think occurred at the residence north of Florence.  Tuesday morning at 6:17 am the Lane County Sheriff’s office received […]

Few Details on Southview Shooting Little more is known this morning about the shooting that left one person dead and one person in critical condition. Police responded to a residence in the 90800 block of Southview Lane yesterday morning around 8 am and located an elderly couple both with gunshot […]

Woman Safe After Crash into Water A woman and her dog are safe this morning after her Honda Accord went off the road and into the water on the north side of Highway 126 at milepost 5 around 5 pm yesterday afternoon.  Oregon State Police along with Western Lane Ambulance […]