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Woman Sentenced for Sex with a Minor, Feb. 6

A 37-year old Toledo woman was sentenced to 30 months in a state prison following her conviction for having sex with an underage male. Stephanie M. Kroker pled guilty to Sodomy in the Third Degree, Sex Abuse in...
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Sea Lion Docks, Feb. 6

The docks at Port Dock 1 on Newport’s Yaquina Bay were originally installed to provide recreational boaters a place to moor on the historic waterfront. However, over the years, sea lions moved in. Not just a fe...
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Port Orford Home Listed, Feb. 5

The Peter J. Lindberg House in Port Orford is among Oregon's latest entries in the National Register of Historic Places. Designed and constructed by local businessman and community leader Peter J. Lindberg betw...
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Quakes, Feb. 2

A series of quakes at Cape Mendocino in Northern California, where two fault lines begin that run parallel with the Oregon Coast, continued on Friday, Jan. 30. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 3.0-mag...
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Vehicle Arson on the Central Coast, Jan. 30

News release from the Newport PD. On January 29, 2015, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Newport Police Officers responded to the 200 block of SE Benton Street regarding a vehicle fire. When Officers arrived on scen...
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Pedestrian Dies from Accident Injuries, Jan. 30

News release from the Newport PD. On January 23, 2015, at approximately 10:25 a.m., Newport Police Officers investigated a traffic crash at 1010 SW Coast Highway involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Newport Po...
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Cape Mendocino Quakes, Jan. 30

More shaking at CapeMendocino in Northern California where two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast begin. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 4.3-magnitude quake was recorded at 11:13 a.m...