Don’t get too comfortable… Weather forecasters say you may get a brief respite from stormy weather today, but there’s more on the way. A Flood Warning remains in effect for the Siuslaw River near Mapleton and a High Wind Warning will be in effect from two this afternoon through Four […]
Florence Oregon News
3rd News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,293 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Forecasters say a series of storms will keep western Oregon wet as residents deal with flooding in the Willamette Valley that took two lives this week in Albany. The jet stream is aiming storms […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,266 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press TURNER, Ore. (AP) – Scenes of destruction and dramatic rescue played out across the Willamette Valley yesterday as melting snow and torrential rain socked the area with the worst flooding it’s seen since 1996. A young mother and […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,323 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press TURNER, Ore. (AP) – Raging waters from a flooded Oregon creek swept a carload of four people out of a grocery store parking lot and into the mouth of a canal culvert. Only two surfaced, a father and […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,378 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Jared Cunningham had 21 points and Devon Collier 20 as Oregon State pulled away in the second half to defeat UCLA 87-84 Thursday night. Angus Brandt added 13 points and […]
Local News – Flooding and power outages
Heavy Wind and Rain Pummeled the Central Coast… The highest recorded wind gust was 113 miles an hour, recorded yesterday in Charleston and nearly three inches of rain fell in the Florence Area. Mapleton remains under a flood evacuation notice and Highways 126, 36 and 38 are closed because of […]
Highway 126 closed due to high water – Flood evacuation notice still in effect
Highway 126, three miles east of Florence was closed just before eight this morning as the rain swollen Siuslaw River continued to back up due to high tides. Oregon Department of Transportation officials say water is crossing or standing at several locations between Mapleton and Florence. Residents of the Mapleton […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,302 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – Rescuers have found the body of a child from an Albany creek where a car was swept away last night from a grocery store parking lot. Fire Department spokeswoman Wanda Omdahl says the search […]
