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Spring Whale Watch Week, March 23

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will host its spring Whale Watch Week March 21-28 at 24 designated whale watching sites along the coast. Trained volunteers from the Whale Watching Spoken Here prog...
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Into the River, March 20

A Central Oregon Coast man only suffered minor injuries after his vehicle left Hwy. 34 east of Waldport and ended up in the Alsea River. The accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, about 12:15 p.m., March 17. T...
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Cape Mendocino Quake, March 19

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California Wednesday, March 18, where two fault lines begin that run parallel with the Oregon Coast. According to the U.S. Geological Survey,...
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Quakes at both ends, March 17

The two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast received jolts at both ends Monday, March 16 and early Tuesday, March 17. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 4.0 quake was recorded ...
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Snowy Plover Nesting Season Underway, March 17

The nesting season for the western snowy plover, a small shorebird that lays its eggs and raises its young in the open dry sand, began on area beaches March 15 and runs through September 15. Some area beaches h...
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Poaching on the Central Coast, March 16

The Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division in Newport is asking for the public's help locating the person(s) responsible for the unlawful killing and waste of two bull elk in Lincoln County. On We...
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Quake at Cape Mendocino, March 16

A 2.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California Saturday, March 14. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 9:20 p.m. and was located 40-miles west to sout...
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Central Coast Stabbing, March 16

News release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office. On March 14th, 2015 at about 8:00am, deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office responded to a report that an adult male, who was the victim of a stabbing,...
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DEQ fines North Coast Lumber Mill, March 11

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fined Hampton Lumber Mills Inc. $15,600 for air quality violations at its sawmill and planing facility at 550 NE Skipanon Drive in Warrenton. DEQ issued this penal...