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...
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...
Coast Guard scheduled to open 2 seasonal search, rescue detachments in Southern Oregon, May 25
Coast Guard Station Chetco River, located in Brookings, Ore., and Coast Guard Station Coos Bay, located in Charleston, Ore., reopened their seasonal search and rescue detachments along the Rogue River and Coqui...
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...
Drought prompts earlier trout release on Oregon coast, May 25
In what may be the first of many drought-related activities this year, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife rescheduled the planned release of trophy trout in five North Coast lakes. The release of 1,550 ...
Mussel harvesting closure extended along Oregon Coast, May 25
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have extended the closure of all mussel harvesting from the Columbia River to Gold Beach on the southern Oregon Coast. The ext...
Central Coast Structure Fire, May 20
News release from the Newport FD. Newport Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire early Tuesday morning, May 19, on the 800 block of NE Douglas Street. The first arriving fire unit reported ...
USCG Medevac near Oregon/California Border, May 20
A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a fisherman who had reportedly lost consciousness and was suffering from chest pain 30 miles west of Crescent City, California, Tuesday, May 19. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopt...
Oregon Coast Range Death Investigation, May 19
Troopers conducted a death investigation in the Oregon Coast Range after Bend man found deceased in RV. On May 17, 2015 at approximately 10:03 PM, OSP Troopers were dispatched to LL Stub Stewart State Park on t...
Oregon Salmon Commission, May 19
Public Meeting and Budget Hearing, Tuesday, May 19, 2015, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Building (Building at South End of Hatfield Marine Science Center) 2127 SE Marine Drive, Newport, Oregon, Proposed Agen...