Coastal News

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Undersea Gardens, Sept. 14

A long-time tourism attraction on the Central Oregon Coast will soon be removed from its perch on the Historic Newport Bayfront and dismantled. Undersea Gardens, when it was opened in the ‘60s, was billed as “1...
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Great White off North Coast?, Sept. 14

A Great White Shark is believed to be responsible for the deaths of four mammals off the North Oregon Coast. Officials say they have found the remains of two harbor seals, a stellar sea lion and a dolphin on th...
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Run to the Rogue, Sept. 14

The annual “Run to the Rogue” memorial event for the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians was held on the Central and South Oregon Coasts this past weekend, Sept. 12th & 13th. The run commemorates the ...
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Illegal Parking Arrest, Sept. 10

News release from the Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office. On September 7, 2015 about 4:30PM, deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office responded to a report of an illegally parked vehicle near SE 35th St. and...
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Two Vehicle Accident, Sept. 10

On September 7, 2015 at about 2:30PM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two vehicle collision on Highway 18 near milepost 12 (east of Lincoln City). Preliminary information indic...
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Whiskey Run Fire, Sept. 9

The wildfire that burned near the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Monday afternoon is believed to have been caused by an ATV operating in the area of Whiskey Run Beach off Seven Devils Road. Fire officials responded q...
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Wildfire near Bandon Dunes, Sept. 8

A wildfire broke out Monday afternoon, Sept. 7, north of the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. The fire burned an estimated 60 to 70 acres. It started about 2 p.m. on the north side of Whiskey Run Beach and quickly spr...
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Medevac West of Coos Bay, Sept. 4

A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a Frenchman reportedly suffering from a heart attack aboard a vessel 80 miles west of Coos Bay, Thursday, Sept. 3. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air S...
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Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Sept. 3

News release from the Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office. On September 2, 2015 at about 3:40 PM, Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a reported shots fired call near the 1000 Block of Highway 20 in Newport...