Coastal News

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Missing Man on Oregon Coast, May 25

Troopers are continuing their investigation into a missing Sheridan man whose vehicle was located at Cape Lookout State Park. On May 19th, 2015 at 1:00pm troopers responded to the report of an abandoned vehicle...
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Salishan Fire, May 25

An early morning fire at the Salishan Resort on the Central Oregon Coast caused about $150,000 to $200,000 in damages, but no guest had to be evacuated and no one was injured. Mutual Aid was requested by the De...
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Bandon State Natural Area Sale, May 25

The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department has entered into an agreement with the owner of Bandon Dunes golf resort to sell 280-acres of the Bandon State Natural Area’s 878-acres to develop another golf c...
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Targeting Hungry Sea Birds, May 25

Government hunters are preparing to shoot thousands of hungry sea birds on an island at the mouth of the Columbia River near Ilwaco, WA to prevent them from eating baby salmon. The plan is to reduce the Double ...
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Fake Orca, May 25

Sea lions have been overcrowding public docks in some of Oregon’s ports this season, and one community is going to try something different to get them to move on. The Port of Astoria has tried many ways to disc...
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Sunken Vessel, May 25

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a sunken fishing vessel in the Ilwaco, WA Channel for possible pollution and as a potential hazard to other vessels. Pollution responders arrived Saturday morning, May 23, aft...
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Quake off Bandon, May 25

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded west of Bandon early Friday morning, May 22. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 12:40 a.m. and was located 135-miles west of Bandon within the...