Discouraging Sea Lions, Feb. 19
Officials with the Port of Astoria on the North Oregon Coast continue to wrestle with a Sea Lion population problem. The large Pennipeds, as they do at most ports along the Oregon Coast, take over Port docks, d...
Siuslaw Bridge work will close one lane Monday, Feb. 19
Florence – ODOT crews will be using a snooper crane on the Siuslaw Bridge Monday, February 22, to replace stainless steel hydraulic line clamps that have corroded on the draw bridge. One lane will be closed fro...
School Trespasser, Feb. 18
On February 17, 2016 at 12:53 pm Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and a Newport Police officer responded to a report of an adult female who was trespassing on Waldport High School property. The investigation r...
8th Annual Sharing the Coast Conference coming to Coos Bay, Feb. 18
The 8th annual Sharing the Coast Conference is coming to Coos Bay March 4-6. The public is invited to share in the wealth of information about coastal science and natural history that the conference provides. T...
DNA evidence shows that salmon hatcheries cause substantial, rapid genetic changes, Feb. 18
A new study on steelhead trout in Oregon offers genetic evidence that wild and hatchery fish are different at the DNA level, and that they can become different with surprising speed. The research, recently publ...
D.B. Western, Inc. Defeats All Criminal Charges Arising Out of Crook County Accusations
The State of Oregon has abandoned its efforts to pursue criminal charges against D.B. Western, Inc., and its founder, Dennis Beetham, based on accusations made by Mr. Beetham's ex-wife that the company had stor...
Southwestern to host Authors’ Night featuring Keynote Peter Brown Hoffmeister, Feb. 12
Southwestern Oregon Community College will host Authors’ Night as part of the South Coast Writers Conference. Join the Gold Beach community for this exciting and uplifting evening. Peter Brown Hoffmeister will ...
South Coast Writers Conference Opens for Registration!, Feb. 12
Southwestern Oregon Community College is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 21st Annual South Coast Writers Conference. The conference brings together a collection of writers from the Nor...
Quake, Feb. 12
A 2.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California Thursday, Feb. 11. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located where two fault lines begin that run parallel wi...
Hwy. 101 NB reopening in Harbor, Feb. 12
One lane of traffic was restored in each direction on U.S. 101 south of Brookings. Northbound traffic moved back to the Oregon Coast Highway from a temporary detour shortly before 10 p.m. Southbound traffic mov...