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Drowning off Whaleshead, Feb. 1

An Ashland man died while swimming in the Pacific Ocean at Whaleshead Beach State Park located on Oregon's south coast. On January 30, 2016 at approximately 2:00 p.m. ALEXANDER HOWELL, age 23, from Ashland, was...
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Whole Lot of Shakin, Feb. 1

A couple significant sized earthquakes shook one of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Friday, Jan. 29. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.0-magnitude quake was recorded at 4:...
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Sinkhole in Harbor, Jan. 29

ODOT Alert, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, 4:04 p.m. ODOT: SW Oregon: A widening sinkhole in Harbor (MP 358) requires a full detour of U.S. 101 for public safety. ODOT will move traffic to the detour at 9 p.m. Advanc...
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Reckless Driver Central Coast, Jan. 28

News release from the Newport PD. On January 23, 2016, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Newport Police Officers were dispatched to the intersection of NW Nye and NW 10th Streets on the report of a two-vehicle crash...
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Chetco Designation, Jan. 28

Portions of the Chetco and Molalla rivers received Scenic Waterway Designations following the signing of an Executive Order by Governor Kate Brown Wednesday, Jan. 27. They are the first designations since 1988....
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Quake off Northern California, Jan. 28

A 2.7-magnitude earthquake shook the inner fault line of two that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Wednesday, Jan. 27. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was recorded at 1:43 p.m. and was loca...
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Central Coast DUII, Jan. 27

News release from the Newport PD. On January 24, 2016 at about 7:50 a.m., Newport Police Officers responded to a single-car crash on the west side of South Coast Hwy at SW Hurbert Street. Officers arrived to fi...
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Shots Fired on Central Coast, Jan. 26

News release from the Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office. On January 22, 2016 at approximately 10:44am, Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a disturbance at the Fogarty Creek RV Park located on Highw...
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Quake off Eureka, CA, Jan. 26

A 3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred within one of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Monday, Jan. 25. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 9:11 a.m. and was lo...