Coastal News

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Vehicle Pursuit Central Coast, Dec. 3

News release from the Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office. On December 1, 2015 at approximately 4:00 AM, a Deputy with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office observed a suspicious vehicle exit from a posted private drive...
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Whale Watching, Dec. 3

Twice a year the Oregon State Parks & Recreation Dept. promotes Whale Watch Week with trained-knowledgeable volunteers manning view points from Astoria to Brookings for three-hours a day during the December...
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Fort Bragg Quake, Dec. 3

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake shook an area near Fort Bragg in Northern California early Thursday morning, Dec. 3. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was near the starting point of two fault lines ...
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Landslide Concerns in Curry Co., Dec. 3

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Curry County coast from 10 p.m. today through Thursday afternoon. Track this flood watch here: http://1.usa.gov/1H8QPWS "Intense rainfall is a commo...
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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...