Man Charged With Assault in Shooting The Florence Police are investigating an assault that involved a shooting that took place on Friday evening. Florence police along with the Oregon State Police responded to a shooting at 2180 52nd Street in Florence at approximately 6:30 pm. 30 year old Andrew Terry […]
Florence Oregon News
New Rules for Cyclists; Sneaker Wave Warning Extended; KMTR Off-Air; Coos Bay Man Killed; Christmas Tree Pick-up
New Rules for Cyclists Florence drivers will have to pay closer attention to cyclists as a new law goes into effect on Wednesday. Cyclist in the past have been regulated by the same laws as motor vehicles when it comes to intersections, but beginning January 1st cyclists will no longer […]
Fishermen Rescued; Whale Watching; New Boating Rules; Sneaker Waves
Fishermen Rescued Four commercial fishermen escaped serious injury yesterday when their commercial fishing boat the Darean Rose ran aground and capsized just after leaving the fueling pier at the Charleston Marina. The U.S Coast Guard Sector North Bend responded to the sinking vessel and was on scene within 10 minutes. […]
ReVision Break; New Rules; Veneta Man Killed
ReVision Break ReVision Florence will take a break over the next 2 weeks. They finished up some concrete and paving work on Monday but will now be off until January 6th. Project manager, Megan Messmer says that traffic control will remain in place during this period as the site is […]
FURA Seeking Committee Members; Services; Whale Watching; Recycling Old Electronics
FURA Seeking Committee Members Time is running out if you want to be considered for a committee position with the City of Florence. Interested residents have until the 31st of December to get in their applications. Those applications can be found at ci.florence.or.us. The Florence Urban Renewal Agency is the […]
Crabbing Date Set; City Offices Closed; Flu Numbers Up; ReVision Florence
Crabbing Date Set The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have settled on a date to open commercial crabbing along the coast. Tuesday, December 31st will be when the boats will be back in the water collecting Dungeness crab. December 1st is the usual target date for the crustacean, but […]
Storm Surges Through; Budget Committee; LCC Supports Bond; DeFazio Not in Favor of USMCA
Storm Surges Through With high winds expected to continue through the day the threat of power outages looms along the coast. Central Lincoln PUD reported several outages along the coast since the wind began yesterday, but so far, widespread outages have not occurred. A coastal flood advisory has been added […]
Landslide Dangers; No Grease!; Star Wars
Landslide Dangers With the rain and high winds expected the Oregon Department of Transportation has issued an alert for much of the central Oregon coast regarding the possibility of Landslides. Several areas along the coast are trouble spots for the potential of earthen shifts that can quickly turn deadly. Heavy […]




