Fatal South of Newport, Feb. 27
On Saturday February 25, 2017 at about 7:40 a.m., OSP Troopers responded to a single motor vehicle crash on Highway 101 near milepost 136 (approximately four miles south of Newport). The involved vehicle, a gre...
Regional Forest Practices Committee, Feb. 24
The Southwest Oregon Regional Forest Practice Committee will submit its formal recommendations on streamside protection for the Siskiyou region to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) during a public confere...
Quake off Bandon, Feb. 24
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded west of Bandon on the Pacific Ocean seafloor early Friday morning, Feb. 24. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located between the two fault lines th...
Phone Scam Central Coast, Feb. 23
News release Newport PD. On February 21, 2017, Newport Police Officers began receiving calls about a potential phone scam. Victims were reporting that, during the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, they had rece...
Quakes, Feb. 23
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook the northern end of two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast early Thursday morning, Feb. 23. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located sout...
Missing Woman Central Coast, Feb. 23
On the evening of February 21, 2017, Lincoln City Police Department received a report that Lynette Kay PROPST, age 60, of Lincoln City, had been missing for a few days. PROPST was last contacted by text message...
44-Years for Sexual Abuse, Feb. 16
A 61-year old Florence male was sentenced to 44-years in prison by a Lane Co. Circuit Court judge Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Eugene for sexually abusing two teenage girls. The sentence by Judge Mustafa Kasubhai means...
Felons & Firearms on Central Coast, Feb. 16
News release Newport PD. On February 13, 2017, Newport Police Officers received information that two male subjects, in a small tan hatchback vehicle, were in the Newport area trying to sell multiple firearms t...
Rescue, Feb. 16
Two males were rescued late Tuesday, Feb. 14, by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after they became stranded in an ocean side cliff south of Yachats on the Central Oregon Coast. A rescue swimmer had to be dr...
Quake, Feb. 16
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California Wednesday, Feb. 15. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located southwest of Rio Dell, CA where two fault line...