Coastal News

On Friday, June 15, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., the Oregon Historical Marker Program will dedicate a new historical marker in Arch Cape. The marker tells the story of the USS Shark, which wrecked at the mouth of the Co...

On June 12, 2018 at approximately 1:25 PM, Tillamook County Law Enforcement received a complaint of a reckless driver traveling southbound on Hwy 101 near Manzanita. Rockaway Beach PD located the vehicle southb...

Visitor access to the interior of Heceta Head Lighthouse will be temporarily closed starting July 1, 2018, for repairs. The work, which is expected to be finished by July 31, 2018, will repair several cracked i...

The Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR) all-depth halibut fishery will be open for one additional day on Thursday, June 21. After the most recent openings in Washington, the Washing...

The Surfrider Foundation’s Newport, Siuslaw and Portland Chapters have announced they will be hosting the 10th annual Otter Rock n Roll Youth Surf and Beach Cleanup Challenge in celebration of International Sur...

ODOT release - U.S. 101 shoulder work starts Tuesday, June 12, 2018, Expect some delays traveling in the area.  Newport — Crews will be doing repair work and laying rock on the shoulders of U.S. 101 south of Ne...

On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at approximately 9:15 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a report of a two-vehicle serious injury crash on US-101 around milepost 132. Preliminary in...

During the week of June 11-15, Marine Law Enforcement personnel from around the state will be learning and perfecting their drift boating skills on the Rogue River.  Students will learn to swim in whitewater, p...

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California early Saturday morning, June 9.  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located west of Ferndale, CA where two fau...

Friday, June 8, is World Oceans Day.  Everyone who is concerned about the state of the ocean is invited to a special gathering and beachwalk celebrating the occasion, co-sponsored by the CoastWatch program of t...