Quake, Aug. 6
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake shook an area off of Cape Mendocino in Northern California Wednesday, August 5, where two fault lines begin that run parallel with the Oregon Coast. According to the U.S. Geological S...
Stolen Handguns, Aug. 6
Gold Beach Police sent out a teletype region wide following the discovery of a break-in and theft of 20 handguns from the Rogue Outdoor Store the last week of July. The break-in and theft were discovered early ...
Curry Co. Stabbing, Aug. 6
Two people are in custody and a third was transported to the hospital in Gold Beach following a stabbing at a campsite on the Chetco River, near Brookings, Sunday, Feb. 2. Thirty-two year old Frank Howard, a tr...
Male with Knife Arrested, August 3
News release from the Newport PD. On July 31, 2015 at about 5:30 p.m., Newport Police Officers were dispatched to a report of a male subject attempting to stab a female with a knife, and yelling he was going to...
Central Coast Fatality, August 3
On July 31, 2015 just after 7:00AM, OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a passenger vehicle versus a commercial vehicle on Highway 101 just south of Lincoln City. Preliminary informa...
Central Coast Closed to Mussel Harvesting, August 3
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the closure of recreational and commercial mussel harvesting on the Oregon coast from Cape Meares, south of Tillamook...
Coastwatch Offers Depoe Bay Shoreline Science Workshop, July 31
Places still remain for the special shoreline science workshop being offered in Depoe Bay Aug. 1-3 by the CoastWatch program of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition. The workshop, which provides three full ...
Major US 101 paving project to begin soon, north of Florence, July 31
A two-year paving and curve widening project on US 101, north of Florence, will begin in August. The US 101: Cook’s Chasm to Sutton Creek project, which covers a 17 mile segment of US 101 in Lane County (MP 167...
Researchers conclude popular rockfish is actually two distinct species, July 30
A new analysis confirms that the Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus), a popular and commercially significant rockfish sought by anglers primarily off the California and Oregon coasts, is actually two separate and...
Overnight bridge inspection in Florence to create lane restrictions, July 30
A routine bridge inspection of the US 101: Siuslaw River Bridge in Florence, will create nighttime lane restrictions this week, and travelers should allow a little extra time when crossing the bridge. Beginning...