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High Wind Watch South Coast, April 5

Weather alert, NWS.  The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a High Wind Watch...which is in effect from late Thursday night through Friday afternoon. * Winds...South 40 to 50 with gust to 65 mph. * ...
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Hwy. 101 Brush Cutting Central Coast, April 3

Crews will begin at least two weeks of brush cutting along U.S. 101 on Monday, April 3. Work will start near the Newport Municipal Airport and continue south to the Alsea Bay Bridge. For the safety of crews and...
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Hwy. 101 Bridge Work in Curry Co., April 3

U.S. Highway 101 motorists should expect weekday lane closures and brief delays 10 miles south of Port Orford as construction begins Monday, April 3, on Reinhart Creek Bridge. Work is scheduled for daylight hou...
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Oregon Salmon Commission, March 30

Public Meeting and Budget Hearing, Thursday, March 30, 2017, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Building (Building at South End of Hatfield Marine Science Center), 2127 SE Marine Drive, Newport, Oregon. Proposed ...
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Log Roll Fatality Update, March 29

The victim of Saturday's, March 25, fatal log roll accident on the Bandon beach at the South Jetty has been identified as Aurora GENAI SHEFFEL, a 14-year old female from Eugene.  According to police reports, Sh...
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Albacore Commission, March 28

The Oregon Albacore Commission budget committee will meet on Tuesday, March 28 at 1:00 pm, Holiday Inn Express, Astoria to review a draft budget for FY 2017/18. This budget will then be presented to the entire ...
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Smith River Road Pursuit, March 27

On Thursday, March 23, 2017, around 2:30 p.m., a deputy in the Reedsport area overheard Oregon State Police looking for a stolen silver Volvo from the Lane County area. A short time later, the deputy spotted th...
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Eagle Poached in Curry Co., March 27

On March 20, 2017, an OSP Fish and Wildlife Division Trooper responded to a report of a Bald Eagle that had been killed and dumped at the mouth of the Winchuck River near Brookings. The Bald Eagle's talons had ...
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Quakes, March 27

Both ends of the fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast shook Saturday, March 25.  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 3.2-magnitude quake shook the north end west of Craig, Alaska, while a ...