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DUII Accident Central Coast, May 13

News release from Newport PD. On Sunday, May 10, 2015 at about 12:30 a.m., a Newport Police Officer was flagged down by a TCB Security Officer who had come upon a vehicle that had driven off the roadway. Newpor...
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Central Coast Shooting, May 13

News release from the Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office. On May 10, 2015 at 12:45 AM, Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City, on a report of a male ...
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Tangled Sea Lion at Sea Lion Caves, May 13

At Sea Lion Caves they’re continuing to keep an eye on a female sea lion that is tangled in what appears to be a sport salmon fishing rig. General Manager Boomer Wright said the sea lion was perched on a rock i...
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Quakes, May 13

Two earthquakes, and an explosion in Douglas Co., were recorded Tuesday, May 12, by the U.S. Geological Survey. According to reports, the 2.6-magnitude explosion occurred at 2:43 p.m., and was located 20-miles ...
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Oregon Albacore Commission Special Meeting, May 12

The Oregon Albacore Commission Promotion Committee will hold a special meeting conference call at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 to discuss the following agenda items: Proposed Agenda: 8:00 a.m., 1. Call to...
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Sand Board Champ, May 12

He grew up in North Bend, but Gabriel Cruz now calls Florence home and he’s King of the Hill, well, really Dunes and the Central Coast has plenty of sand beginning on the north side of the Coos Bay Channel, and...
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Missing South Coast Man, May 12

Law enforcement officers in southwest Oregon are looking for an overdue 63-year old Brookings man reported missing Thursday, May 7. William “Bill” Ahern III, a retired landscape photographer and avid camper and...
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Central Coast Schools Lockdown, May 11

The three Lincoln City public schools went into a “Red Alert,” lockdown, Thursday, May 7, following a threatening phone call about 2 p.m. to Taft Elementary School. The caller reportedly threatened to “harm sch...