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Stolen Vehicle Arrest, Dec. 2

News release Newport PD.  On November 25, 2016 Newport Police Officers conducted an initial investigation into a stolen vehicle complaint. A black 2010 Toyota Scion was stolen from the Walmart parking lot. The ...
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Whale Watch Spoken Here Training, Dec. 2

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking whale-lovers to participate in its Whale Watching Spoken Here program. The program places trained volunteers at 24 whale-watching sites along the Oregon coa...
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Quake, Dec. 2

A 2.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California Friday, Dec. 2.  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located north northwest of Redway, CA, close to where the ...
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Repeat DUII Offender, Nov. 29

News release Newport PD.  On November 26, 2016, at 10:20 p.m., Newport Police Officers joined a law enforcement multi-agency effort that led to the arrest of a repeat offender for Driving Under the Influence of...
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Red Cross Responds to Reedsport, Nov. 29

Disaster responders with the American Red Cross Cascades Region responded to a home fire disaster on November 28, 2016, at approximately 5:00 p.m. in the 700 block of Carlson Road in Reedsport, Oregon. The fire...
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Quakes off Bandon, Nov. 28

Two major earthquakes were recorded within the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the South Oregon Coast Sunday and Monday.  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 4.9-magnitude quake was recorded at 9:34 p.m. Su...
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Cape Mendocino Quake, Nov. 25

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook an area near Cape Mendocino in Northern California Thursday, Nov. 24, where two fault lines begin that run parallel with the Oregon Coast.  According to the U.S. Geological Surv...
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Telephone Outage Western Douglas Co., Nov. 25

The Douglas County 911 center has been updated with information regarding the outage. Approximately 15,000 Charter Communications customers are out of telephone and internet service from approximately Florence ...
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Landslide Caution, Nov. 24

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from Thursday morning through Friday evening for areas of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. The watch area includes the Portland metro area, the no...