Commercial Crabbing, Jan 16
The 2017/18 commercial crab season in Oregon’s waters is still on hold. The season normally starts the first of December and runs through August. However, meat content was determined to be less than an allowa...
Fatal on Hwy. 101, Jan. 15
On Thursday, January 11, 2018 at approximately 8:30pm Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on US Highway 101 near milepost 89. Preliminary investi...
Central Coast K9 Pursuit, Jan. 15
On January 12, 2018 Deputy Smith of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the report of a physical domestic disturbance occurring at a residence just north of the City of Yachats. Deputies arriv...
Quakes, Jan. 15
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the outer fault of the two that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Sunday, Jan. 14. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located west of Ferndale, CA near Ca...
ODFW seeks nominees to represent Oregon on Pacific fisheries council, Jan. 15
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is accepting nominations for a seat on the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The deadline to request nomination materials is Feb. 8, 2018 and the three-year term beg...
DEQ Fines Florence Man, Jan. 12
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Reinard A. Pollmann of Florence $1,641 for failing to properly operate and maintain the underground storage tanks at his facility at 2118 Winchester Ave ...
College cancels South Coast Writers Conference for 2018, Jan. 12
SWOCC news release. Southwestern Oregon Community College regrets to announce the cancellation of the 23rd Annual South Coast Writers Conference, which had been scheduled Feb. 16-17, 2018 in Brookings. The con...
USCG Urges Safety for Dungeness Crab Season, Jan. 12
The Coast Guard is reminding commercial fishermen and the boating public to remember safe boating practices and honor crabber-towboat lane agreements as the presoak period for the commercial Dungeness crab seas...
Oregon’s Marine Reserves, Jan. 11
Take a Dip Below the Surface into Oregon’s Marine Reserves! Join the Newport Chapter of Surfrider Foundation for our first Chapter Meeting of 2018 to learn more about research in Oregon’s Marine Reserves. The m...
Study finds body size of marine plankton, currents keys to dispersal in ocean, Jan. 11
When it comes to marine plankton, the smaller you are the further you travel. A new international study found that the size of plankton, and the strength and direction of currents, are key to how they are dispe...