Florence

Lane County has installed a six-foot-wide temporary path at Heceta Beach that connects the parking area to the beach. It’s part of an effort to make the coast more accessible.

A Yachats developer has completed a $10.9 million affordable rental housing project in Florence and has plans on the drawing board for two more projects totaling $22 million.

Corinne McElroy was pulled from the cold ocean waters with the help of bystanders- one of whom remains a mystery.

The Florence Senior Meals Program is reopening Dec. 4. The Springfield meal site will re-open in January and Coburg will re-open in February. The sites closed during the pandemic.

Florence has become the seventh Oregon location where an all-terrain track chair will be available for people with mobility challenges to use at no cost.

Siuslaw School District in Florence is asking voters to renew its five-year levy in next month’s election.

A whale of an explosion from 1970 still echoes through Oregon history and culture. This time, it’s been through a curious baseball promotion that culminates this weekend.

When the tide is low on the Southern Oregon coast, giant spiraling paths can be seen drawn in the sand. In the spring and summer, people flock to Bandon to walk these artistic labyrinths that stretch out to the size of a football field.

Eight coastal Oregon communities are getting a grant from Travel Oregon to help improve their accessibility for travelers with disabilities.

In response to Covid case spikes, the Siuslaw School Board held a special meeting Wednesday to vote on three proposals meant to stop the spread and relieve teachers.

Lane County Public Health was notified of a large COVID-19 outbreak at a memory care facility on the Oregon coast.Nineteen residents with memory loss have…

People in Florence have a new option to return bottles and cans for the deposit value. Oregon Bottle Drop has opened a location at the Florence Fred Meyer…