Coastal News

Are you enjoying the Mediterranean climate of Gold Beach? If so, you should be aware that there are a variety of Mediterranean-type climates across the world. In comparison to Monte Carlo, Gold Beach would be a...

It’s springtime in the harbor seal world. That means baby seals will start appearing on Oregon’s beachfront and no, they are not stranded and in need of human assistance. The first reported “stranding” was aire...

They have a variety of names, “Purple Sailors” or “By-The-Wind Sailors” are the two mostly mentioned along the West Coast, but their real name is Valella Valella and when they come ashore, they stir up reaction...

News release from the Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office. On April 11, 2015 at approximately 9:35am, Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a residence in the 200 block of N Deer Drive, Otis, Oregon to invest...

News release from the Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office. On April 12, 2015 at approximately 7:15PM Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Karl Vertner contacted Chester William Smith Jr., age 29, at his Otis home in regard...

A 25-30' section of a fiberglass boat spotted off Oregon's coast April 9 has been safely towed to Newport in Lincoln County. Dave Debeloy Enterprises of Newport hooked up to the object, suspected to be debris f...

The Cascade Subduction Zone off the Oregon Coast was active Friday, April 10. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, three quakes hit near the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast. A 4.2-ma...

A surprise sighting of a pair of western snowy plovers nesting on the spit south of Nehalem Bay State Park has Oregon State Parks staff on "bird alert." It also means some changes for beachgoers on the two-mile...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has announced the details of a new pilot project that will allow ODFW to steer fish passage mitigation resources from individual impact sites, such as culverts,...

ODFW Report - Ocean salmon fishing is open from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.; fishing is picking up on the Columbia and Willamette rivers; anglers are reporting early catches on the Rogue, Umpqua and other coastal...