Bridge Accident An accident yesterday afternoon caused a back up of traffic along Highway 101.  Emergency crews responded to a two vehicle wreck on the Siuslaw River Bridge at approximately 4:15.  Both lanes of the bridge were affected and the bridge was closed down until about 5:30.  There was no […]

Remnants of Storm Siltcoos Station Road remains closed as a result of Sunday’s high winds.  Downed trees and power lines have caused the closure and work crews continue to work to reopen it.  Thompson Creek Road near Brickerville also remains closed.  Central Lincoln PUD is reporting it still has about […]

Some Outages May Take Days to Repair Central Lincoln PUD is reporting about 6 thousand outages in their coverage area, but only about 1300 of those are in the Florence area.  Chris Chandler with Central Lincoln PUD says while most customers in the Florence area will have power back on […]

COVID-19 Number and Pandemic Review of 2021 As we take a look back on 2021 no single story has impacted the Siuslaw region more than the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Even as yesterday’s numbers from Lane County show another 10 cases for the Florence area for a total of 897 all-time cases.  […]

Power Back on By Late Afternoon Yesterday’s accident on Highway 101 near Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue left more than 750 businesses and residences in the area without power for part of the day.  A power pole was severed causing extensive damage to the lines.  Chris Chandler with Central Lincoln […]

Accident Closes 101 Temporarily Highway 101 remained closed for more than two and a half hours this morning after an accident that caused a power line to go down across the highway.  The vehicle also took out a fire hydrant.  The driver of the vehicle was transported to Peace Harbor […]

Ambulance and Tree Collide Early this morning a Western Lane Ambulance collided with a tree on Highway 126.  The tree fell directly in front of the ambulance doing considerable damage to the vehicle.  The only occupants in the vehicle were the two WLAD employees.  There were no injuries reported.  The […]

Weather Advisory Extended The wintry weather that impacted the coast continues to be an issue as we roll into the week.  The National Weather Service is predicting extremely cold conditions as a Canadian Cold Front takes hold over the next several days.  A winter weather advisory has been extended for […]