Coastal News

Red Cross Response to the Chetco Bar Wildfire: * Since August 17, the Red Cross has operated a wildfire evacuation shelter. The shelter remains open at Riley Elementary School, 94350 6th St, Gold Beach, OR 9744...

Weather: Critical fire weather conditions have continued. Extreme fire behavior was anticipated. Dry and unstable conditions will lower humidity into the night and the unstable air could lead to more lift and v...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial mussel harvesting from Tillamook Head, south of Seaside, to Cascade Head...

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific seafloor within the Cascadia Subduction Zone Sunday, Aug. 27.  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located west to Northwest of Coos Bay on the ou...

Oregon Housing and Community Services announces the availability of financial help for homeowners who have lost their home due to wildfire. The Wildfire Damage Housing Relief Account can help low-income Oregoni...

The American Red Cross shelter set up for evacuees of the Chetco Bar Wildfire served more than 150 meals Wednesday, Aug. 23, and housed 20 people overnight. The Red Cross has provided 114 overnight stays and 1,...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is proposing amendments to agency rules related to overnight camping rates for state parks. A $2 per site increase in the base rate for overnight rental fees on...

The American Red Cross shelter set up for Chetco Bar Wildfire evacuees remains open in Gold Beach and continues to provide shelter and aid to people displaced from their homes. The Red Cross shelter is located ...

Oregon Dept. of Forestry update:  The Chetco Bar Fire is operating with a unified command structure that includes Oregon State Fire Marshal, U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry and Coos Forest Pr...

On August 22, 2017 at around 4:00 am, a Lincoln City Police Officer observed a vehicle pull out of NE Port Ave northbound onto NE 14th St and recognized the driver as 27-year-old Eric Pullen, a suspect driver w...