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Cape Mendocino Quake, Dec. 2

A 2.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California Tuesday, Dec. 1. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was recorded at 6:57 p.m. and was located 41-miles south to so...
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Neskowin TreeHouse Builder Fined, Dec. 1

The Construction Contractors Board (CCB) recently fined a Washington-based business $5,000 for working without a license while building a single-family tree house in a Sitka spruce in Neskowin. "These tree hous...
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Blue Whale, Dec. 1

The Blue Whale that washed up on a Curry Co. beach Nov. 2, was emaciated. Officials with the OSU Marine Mammal Institute at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport say the 82-foot long whale most likely s...
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Fatal East of Seaside, Dec. 1

One person was killed and others injured during a three-vehicle accident east of Seaside on Hwy. 26, Sunday evening, Nov. 29. The accident occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 26 and Hwy. 103, about 25-miles ea...
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Quake, Dec. 1

A 2.9-magnitude earthquake shook one of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Monday, Nov. 30. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 1:33 p.m. and was located 57-m...
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Wild Turkey Day Pursuit, Nov. 30

A 20-year old Idaho male is in custody at the Curry Co. Jail in Gold Beach following a high-speed chase in a stolen car Thanksgiving Day from Brookings to Gold Beach. Daniel William Talavera, Nampa, ID, has bee...
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Cold Case Search for Missing Aircraft, Nov. 30

The Missing Aircraft Search Team (MAST) has renewed the search for a missing aircraft out of Aurora, Oregon that could have gone down in the vicinity of the Central Oregon Coast back on July 7, 2007. Courtland ...
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Quake, Nov. 27

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook the southern end of two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Friday, Nov. 27. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was recorded at 3:06 a.m., and wa...